About this episode

The episode discusses the foundational truths of Genesis regarding creation, salvation, and the implications of believing in God versus atheism.

GENESIS gives us the foundational TRUTH of the Bible, necessary for us to receive SALVATION, whereas believing the LIE leads to destruction (2Thess 2:10,11). It’s the fundamental issue of reality - ORIGINS. Why is this universe here? Why are we here? Is there a God who created us, or is it all just a big accident? Everything depends on this issue including our identity, meaning & purpose. There are only 2 ways to interpret reality – the TRUTH or the LIE. The TRUTH is there is a GOD, who CREATED all things and defines who we are. He has the right of ownership & sovereignty over us, and to expect our loyalty. He defines right & wrong. We are accountable to Him, and one day will judge us. He gave us the freedom to choose or reject Him, to believe the TRUTH or the LIE, but will hold us accountable for our choices. The LIE says we’re just accidents, the product of random events (evolution), so our life has no purpose or meaning. No wonder there's such despair in society. The only alternative is ATHEISM (this universe is all there is). EVOLUTION is a BELIEF, a RELIGION based on the LIE, to explain our ORIGINS apart from God. You either believe there’s a personal Creator God, or that…

Topics covered

• truth
• origins
• creation
• salvation
• morality
• atheism
• evolution

Keywords

• Genesis
• truth
• salvation
• creation
• evolution
• morality
• God
• lie
• despair
• accountability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford Bible Church

Books & works: 2Thess 2:10,11

Places: Genesis

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