July 8, 2008 at 7:35 am (Art Folio, Medieval Themed Journal, Personal Devotional)
Tags: art, Art Folio, Australian art, Bible, Christianity, colours, deserts, devotional, devotionals, girl art, girl's art, God, illlustration, Isaiah 44, nature, Old Testament, pencil, religious art, rivers, streams, trees, water
Pencil on tinted paper, June 2008.
Isaiah 44:3-4 (Today’s New International Version)
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams.
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July 7, 2008 at 2:42 pm (Books, Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Bible, Christianity, Jesus, devotionals, God, Books, Bible Study, devotional, Scripture, Spirituality, Christian, Saviour, Savior, meditations, Isaiah 61, Deuteronomy 10, Nehemiah 9, mercy, forgiveness, xenophobia, superhero, comic books
I’ve been reading a book about comic book illustration (1), and was amazed at how a hero can be represented by the shape and style of his / her appearance. Qualities including nose shape, muscle build, the shape of the neck, even the back, they all contribute to identifying the hero by appearance alone.
Being one of those individuals who tends to think too much about most things, I started to wonder what a Bible-based conception of a real hero would be. Far be it from me to reduce my Lord to a mere mythical action figure, so please don’t think that’s what I’m doing. However, His life displayed heroic qualities that go far deeper and are more profound than sculpted abs, muscular thighs and a big chin!
I think Isaiah 61 is a beautiful portrait of the amazing work of the Saviour. I hope it is an encouragement to you.
Isaiah 61:1-3 (The Message)
The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners. God sent me to announce the year of his grace - a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies - and to comfort all who mourn, To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom, a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them “Oaks of Righteousness” planted by God to display his glory.
He’s out there, healing the brokenhearted who turn to Him. He’s bringing a message of life and joy.
Now, read of the Lord’s amazing character:
Deuteronomy 10:17-18 (New Living Translation)
“The LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and takes no bribes. He gives justice to orphans and widows. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
The Lord is not a xenophobe! 
Justice for those who cannot achieve it for themselves, the poor, the needy, the widow, the lonely, the orphan. And God is not swayed as humans are. He cannot be bribed into action.
And finally, on these thoughts, the Lord is merciful. He freely forgives, even those who have turned on Him.
Nehemiah 9:17 (New Living Translation)
But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and full of unfailing love and mercy.
Wow!
(1) Hart, C (2007), Simplified anatomy for the comic book artist: how to draw the new streamlined look of action-adventure comics, Watson-Guptill Publications: New York, USA. ISBN-13 9780823047734.
PS - I am enjoying this comic anatomy book. Look it up if you’re into drawing! Even though I don’t personally draw in this style, it is always a useful exercise to expand one’s horizons. And it’s really helped me learn about anatomy, as it applies to drawing, without going into excessive detail.
(2) Scriptures accessed 7 July 2008 at http://bible.crosswalk.com/.
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May 17, 2008 at 8:42 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Advent, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional, faith, Gospel, grace, Romans 7, Romans 8, salvation
There are a few answers to that question, but for now I want to focus in on one area.
To get the most out of this Bible Study, read the Scripture excerpt carefully, then answer the questions based on what you read in the Scripture text.
Romans 7:21-25, Romans 8:1-9
So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God–through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. (NIV)
• Why did God send His Son, Jesus? (Rom 7:24-25, Rom 8:2-4)
• Verse 1 says, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…” Taken in the context of the rest of this Scripture, mean that there is never any sort of condemnation for a follower of Christ?
• Compare this to Romans 6:1-4:
What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. (NIV)
• Does being saved by faith and grace mean that it is acceptable to continue walking in sin?
• Why is there “now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus… who do not live according to the flesh..”? (Rom 8:1,4)
• Who is unable to please God? (Rom 8: 8 )
• What are the characteristics of the person who cannot please God? (Rom 8:5-7)
• What are the two laws competing for our attention? (Rom 7:21-25)
• How is a slave to sin released from sin? (Rom 7:24-25
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May 17, 2008 at 8:37 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Advent, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, creation, devotional, Jesus, New Testament
Luke 3:23-38
When Jesus began his work, he was about thirty years old. He was the son, so people thought, of Joseph, who was the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Kenan, the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. (GNT)
- What nationality is Jesus, according to this genealogy?
- Can you find Biblical references to any of the individuals listed here?
- How far back in history does this genealogy trace Jesus’ human family? Does it suggest any gaps (in a plain reading of the text)?
- How old was Jesus when He began His work? What does this suggest to any 20-something Christians who are worried that they’ve missed their ministry calling?
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May 17, 2008 at 8:31 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Advent, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional, God, Jesus, John 1, New Testament, Religion, Spirituality
John 1:1-18
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all people.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God– children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. (TNIV)
Where the other three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) focussed more on the natural aspects of Jesus’ birth, the Gospel according to the Apostle John gives us another perspective.
- Who is the person addressed as “The Word?”
- In the first paragraph, what are three attributes of the Word?
- What does this passage say about Jesus’ role in Creation?
- Who was the John who wrote this Scripture, and who was the John mentioned in the text? Are they the same person?
- What have we received from Jesus Christ?
- How do we know God the Father?
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May 17, 2008 at 8:29 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional, Religion
Matthew 2:1-23
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’” Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route
When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.
When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.” So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” (NIV)
- Does the text indicate how many wise men, or magi, there were?
- Why was Herod disturbed?
- Why did Herod say he wanted to find the Christ child? What was his actual motive to find the Christ?
- How did God communicate to Joseph the need to escape? Where did Jesus spend His childhood?
- What happened to the young boys in Bethlehem?
- What are the different ways that God communicates to His people in this text?
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May 17, 2008 at 8:28 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Advent, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional, Religion
Luke 2:21-40
On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.” The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.” There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then had been a widow for eighty-four years. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. (TNIV)
- What was Simeon’s prophecy?
- What was Anna’s prophetic revelation about? Does it surprise you that the Bible records both men and women as prophets (not only men)?
- What is the prophecy directed to Mary, from Simeon? If this was said to you, how would you feel?
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May 17, 2008 at 8:26 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Advent, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional
Luke 2:8-20
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. (TNIV)
- Think about this scene: baby Jesus, called Messiah, yet described as a baby lying in a manger - a feeding trough for animals! Can you see anything odd about this scene?
- Why was Jesus’ birth considered a great joy?
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May 17, 2008 at 8:23 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Advent, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional, Jesus
Matthew 1:18-25
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”–which means, “God with us.” When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. (NIV)
This passage has some interesting implications… at least, I get a lot out of it!
- When Mary got pregnant, was she married to Joseph?
- What does this suggest about the significance and importance of engagement, before marriage, if Joseph considered divorcing Mary (even though they weren’t yet married)?
- Joseph is described as a “righteous man.” What did he plan to do? How was this righteous? (Considering that an adulterous woman could well be stoned to death in those days.)
- How did God communicate to Joseph? Do you consider this a valid means of God communicating with humans? How did Joseph respond to God’s instructions?
- Did Joseph and Mary ever consumate their marriage? Was Mary a perpetual virgin?
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May 17, 2008 at 8:17 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Advent, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional, Religion
Luke 1:46-56
Mary responded, “Oh, how I praise the Lord. How I rejoice in God my Savior! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation will call me blessed. For he, the Mighty One, is holy, and he has done great things for me. His mercy goes on from generation to generation, to all who fear him. His mighty arm does tremendous things! How he scatters the proud and haughty ones! He has taken princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly. He has satisfied the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands. And how he has helped his servant Israel! He has not forgotten his promise to be merciful. For he promised our ancestors – Abraham and his children – to be merciful to them forever.” Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home. (NLT)
- What are the characteristics of God? (e.g., merciful, mighty.)
- Why would the generations to come remember Mary?
- Have the generations ever since remembered Mary?
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May 17, 2008 at 8:15 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, Christmas, devotional, Religion, Scripture
Luke 1:39-45
A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “You are blessed by God above all other women, and your child is blessed. What an honor this is, that the mother of my Lord should visit me! When you came in and greeted me, my baby jumped for joy the instant I heard your voice! You are blessed, because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.” (NLT)
- What does this passage indicate about the unborn baby’s personality? Is it possible for unborn babies to have emotional responses (according to this Scripture)?
- Why is Mary blessed?
- How did Mary and Elizabeth know each other? (see Luke 1:36.)
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March 26, 2008 at 12:21 pm (Fizzy Musings, apologetics)
Tags: apologetics, Christianity, creation, devotional, faith, Genesis 2, God, Hebrews 11, Jesus, Psalm 33
This is from the Days of Praise devotional (January 3, 2008), written by Dr Henry Morris. I couldn’t have written it more clearly, so I’ve reproduced it here.
”Instantaneous Creation”
“Let them praise the name of the LORD: for He commanded, and they were created” (Psalm 148:5).
The concept of “fiat creation” is opposed by evolutionists and all who believe in the so-called geologic ages. Nevertheless, this is clearly the teaching of the word of God, and God was there! Psalm 148 exhorts all the stars to praise the Lord, and then notes that, as soon as God spoke, they “were created.” Similarly, “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. . . . For He spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast” (Psalm 33:6,9).
It is worth noting that whenever the verbs “create” or “make” are used in reference to God’s work of creation, they are never in the present tense. God is not now creating or making stars or animals or people as theistic evolution requires; at the end of the six-day creation period, in fact, God “rested from all His work which God created and made” (Genesis 2:3).
This is the teaching of the New Testament also. “The worlds |that is, the space/time cosmos, the ‘aeons’| were framed |not ‘are being framed’| by the word of God |not ‘by processes of stellar evolution’|, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear |not ‘out of preexisting materials,’ as required by theories of chemical and cosmic evolution|” (Hebrews 11:3).
The Lord Jesus Christ Himself confirmed the doctrine of recent creation. “From the beginning of the creation |not, that is, four billion years after the solar system evolved| God made them |Adam and Eve| male and female” (Mark 10:6). Thus, those who believe in the geological ages are rejecting both the Biblical record and the authority of Jesus Christ in order to attain ephemeral acceptance by the ungodly. This is a poor exchange! HMM
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March 11, 2008 at 12:40 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: Bible, creation, Genesis 1, Christianity, God, Bible Study, New Testament, devotional, Creation in the New Testament, Genesis 2, Matthew 19, Mark 10
In Genesis
God created the man and woman in His image on the sixth day, then brought them together as man and wife.
Genesis 1:27, 31
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. … And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 2:23-24
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
In the New Testament
Jesus told the people that a man and woman would be married and become one flesh, because in the beginning God made the first marriage.
Matthew 19:4-5
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
Mark 10:6-8
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
Reflection:
The New Testament makes many references to the Creation of the world, as described in the book of Genesis. The New Testament authors treat it as history. Much of the Gospel message would have to change or be distorted if we removed all references to Creation.
References:
McIntosh A. Genesis for today: the relevance of the Creation / evolution debate to today’s society. 3rd edition. Leominster, UK: Day One Publications; 2006. pp. 107-114. Koorong.
Tyler DJ. The Guide: Creation – chance or design? Darlington, England: Evangelical Press; 2003. pp. 17-30. Koorong.
Crosswalk.Com Online Bible. URL: http://bible.crosswalk.com (cited March 2008).
Scriptures from the King James Version (The Authorised Version) of the Bible. 1611. Public Domain. Koorong. Word.
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March 11, 2008 at 12:30 pm (Fizzy Musings, Personal Devotional)
Tags: 2 Corinthians 4, Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, creation, Creation in the New Testament, devotional, Genesis 1, God, Hebrews 1, Hebrews 11, New Testament
In Genesis
God commanded light to exist by His Word.
Genesis 1:3-5
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
In the New Testament
God commanded the light to shine, and upholds all Creation by the power of His Word.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 1:3c
…upholding all things by the word of his power…
Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Reflection:
The New Testament makes many references to the Creation of the world, as described in the book of Genesis. The New Testament authors treat it as history. Much of the Gospel message would have to change or be distorted if we removed all references to Creation.
References:
McIntosh A. Genesis for today: the relevance of the Creation / evolution debate to today’s society. 3rd edition. Leominster, UK: Day One Publications; 2006. pp. 107-114. Koorong.
Tyler DJ. The Guide: Creation – chance or design? Darlington, England: Evangelical Press; 2003. pp. 17-30. Koorong.
Crosswalk.Com Online Bible. URL: http://bible.crosswalk.com (cited March 2008).
Scriptures from the King James Version (The Authorised Version) of the Bible. 1611. Public Domain. Koorong. Word.
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