About this episode

This episode discusses how Genesis reveals foundational truths about God, supported by Jesus' teachings on creation and human nature.

The fact Genesis reveals the foundational Truth of God is confirmed by the teaching of Jesus, who treats its account of the Creation, Fall & Flood as literal. *GENESIS 1 reveals a personal supernatural God created this world. So, life did not arise by accident as evolution teaches. He created man in His image, with authority to rule. Man did not descend from apes, but is a direct creation of God. *GENESIS 2 describes His special creation of man (v7), made us in His image to have fellowship with Him (3:8). As our Creator, He is our Owner & Lord, with an absolute right to rule us & define who we are & our purpose. He makes the rules & sets the boundaries. He put Adam & Eve under obedience, and explained the result of rebellion (v17). God defines right & wrong, there are absolutes, and we’re accountable to God; if we rebel, there are consequences & judgment. God created man as male & female (1:27, 2:18-25), the origin of sexuality, with Adam & Eve the original pattern. He instituted marriage between a man & a woman & family. *GENESIS 3 reveals the devil tempted them into sin. As a result, man died spiritually & was cast out of God’s Presence. Sin resulted in man losing God’s…

People in this episode

Host: Oxford Bible Church

Topics covered

• Creation
• Fall
• Flood
• Sin
• God's Authority
• Marriage
• Judgment

Keywords

• Genesis
• Jesus
• Creation
• Sin
• Marriage
• Authority
• Judgment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Genesis

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