I’ve heard people ask if God knew that Adam would sin, ushering in pain, sorrow, and death. There are many Bible verses that make it plain that God planned salvation before He created anything (1 Peter 1:17-21). However, there is a fascinating answer to this question of whether God knew Adam would sin. The answer […]
Category: Creation
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Jesus of Nazareth, the Crown of Mankind
The author reflects on Larry Bird’s extraordinary influence on Indiana State University’s basketball team in the 1970s, which showcased community engagement and pride. This leads to the topic of God’s original intention for mankind and the failure of the first Adam to be humanity’s leader. However, Jesus Christ came, representing the final Adam, leading mankind in God’s greater plan for humanity.
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God Held a Meeting
Before Creation, God, as one God with three Persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), decided to create. Jesus, the Son, was chosen as the Creator, speaking all things into existence. As the heir and ruler of His kingdom, Jesus holds all authority and reconciles all things to Himself, allowing believers to live in peace through faith in Him.
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Quantum Foam
Today’s title sounds a bit like a James Bond movie; it’s not. When I read the Twitter post (below) from Physics History, I thought that even the very fabric of all creation is “frothy” as it waits with eager longing. Maybe Jesus will return today and give His creation peace! For the creation waits with […]
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All Creation Shares a Common Root
I recently watched a documentary about linguistic archeology. This is the study of discovering the branches of a language and finding the root language from which our modern languages developed. Here’s an interesting quote from Dr. Paul Geggarty1, an expert in archaeology and Language: Human societies don’t just come from nowhere, and nor do the […]
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God is beyond our wonder
Truly, we serve an incomprehensible, marvelous, wondrous, complex God that loves us so much that He sacrificed His Son to provide a way of escape from His wrath and judgment.
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Boast in the Lord
God planned salvation before the creation of everything. God’s intent was to deny humanity any scrape pride in our salvation.
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Jesus Was There
If we stroll back to the Creation of all things, we will find God. We’re on a mission to discover Christ in Christianity. Our first task is to clear away all the layers of “good intentions” and the cruft that has gathered on the narrative of Creation.