Adam and Eve had two sons, the elder was Cain and Abel was the younger. The younger became a herdsman and the elder a farmer. No sibling rivalries are mentioned but one day Cain murders Abel. Unjustified primeval fratricide! The tipping point that led to the younger brother’s demise actually happens at the altar of … Continue reading Why Did God Reject Cain’s Sacrifice?
How is Where We Sit with God Connected to Our Walk with Him and Our Stand for Him?
Psalm 1 contrasts the way of the righteous and the wicked. The righteous one is “blessed” and “like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither” (Psa. 1:1, 3a).1 The blessed prosper in all that they do (Psa. 1:3b-4), whereas the wicked are “like … Continue reading How is Where We Sit with God Connected to Our Walk with Him and Our Stand for Him?
Did A Talking Snake Deceive Eve?
Genesis 3 tells us that “the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made” (v. 1).1 A snake made by God whose craftiness surpassed the other creatures but with the peculiar capacity of speech. This serpent seduces Eve into eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of … Continue reading Did A Talking Snake Deceive Eve?
Is Equality a Self-evident Truth?
July 4, 2020. Independence Day. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These words come from the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted by the Second Continental … Continue reading Is Equality a Self-evident Truth?
Did Adam and Eve really exist?
A recent Gallup Poll indicated that 42% of Americans believe God created humans in their present form 10,000 years ago. Conversely, half believe humans evolved (i.e. they developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life), albeit God guided the evolutionary process.1 Billy Graham shared about being open to models that find compatibility between … Continue reading Did Adam and Eve really exist?