“Genesis- Foundations
and Beginnings” 1/07/07
Genesis 1:1-2
Ever struggle
with your history or do a genealogical study?
Genesis is the book of
histories (foundations) which includes YOURS
Contrast
Genesis (beginnings) with Revelation (completions):
·
Earth
created/destroyed;
·
Sun
created/destroyed;
·
Night
created/destroyed;
·
Seas
created/destroyed;
·
Sin
arrived/destroyed;
·
Curse
given/removed;
·
Death
entered/ removed;
·
Man
expelled/received;
·
Tree
of life guarded/access;
·
Sorrow
entered/removed;
·
·
Satan’s
influence/judgment and banishment.
Anticipates
Major False Philosophies Of Mankind Today:
Atheism- God
exists; Pantheism- God is transcendent; Polytheism- One God; Materialism-
Matter created; Humanism- God is the Sovereign; Evolutionism- God created; Uniformitarianism-
God intervenes.
165 direct
quotes in NT and 100 in first eleven chapters alone.
What if Genesis wasn’t
written? Would we understand sin,
POINT 1- Moses
wants us to know that God is the SOVEREIGN CREATOR
A.
The universe is a
product of God’s creative ABILITIES
1)
The cosmos had to come from somewhere- Cosmological Argument
2)
The cosmos has too much beauty (design)- Teleological Argument
3)
The cosmos is dependent on a transcendent being- Ontological Argument
B.
Evolution as a
theory (model) doesn’t provide satisfactory EVIDENCE
1)
Can’t explain the origins of matter (matter neither created nor destroyed)
2)
Can’t explain the origins of life from non-life.
3)
Can’t explain the increase in order (evolutions) that contradicts entropy- DNA
1) Michael Behe:
Irreducible Complexity 1 - Blood Clots, like a mouse trap
2) TIME magazine August
23, 1999 cover article 2
We have nothing to be scared of. Romans 1:18-25
3) “Tornado In A Junkyard” by James Perloff 3-
It’s Easier for a Tornado to…” Rom 4:17
POINT 2- Moses
wants us to know that even in chaos God is READY
A. The earth is described as being in a state of
formlessness and EMPTINESS
B. Yet God is spoken of as brooding or hovering
over His CREATION
Creation is void of
purpose, meaning, and function. Does
this describe your life?
God is always ready and
eager to bring purpose and meaning through His power to our lives. Will you invite him to do this? Will you trust Him?
2 http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19990823,00.html
3 http://www.amazon.com/Tornado-Junkyard-Relentless-Myth-Darwinism/dp/0966816005