If we truly took the Bible seriously, I’m not sure we would ever get past the first chapter. Consider: in ancient Near Eastern societies, it was the king who was thought of as an image of God; it was ...

You may have heard quite a few sermons on the creation. Read Genesis again, paying particular attention to the "ordering" of things. This ordering plays an ongoing role among the Hebrew people. The ...

Last week, we broached the doctrine of creation by emphasizing the distinctive teaching of Judaism and Christianity: everything that exists comes from the hand of God. While the question of how God ...

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Genesis, chapters one and two, present two accounts of creation. Many critics of the Bible (often, atheists) assume that they are contradictory. But there are many factors involved in interpreting ...

Q: The "God Squad" column has meant so much to me through the years. The way you clearly address the thorniest questions is so helpful! I would appreciate your insight on a few questions that I have ...

History is the basis for every major Christian doctrine. Creation, a literal Adam and Eve, marriage, sin, death, the flood, the tower of Babel, Christ's virgin birth, His death and resurrection and ...

You might not expect it, but the very first words of the Torah explain how social change works. The most familiar English rendering is “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” That’s ...

In previous articles (The Red Button of Adam, Part 1, Part 2), I considered the two accounts of the creation of Adam, the first one - given in the description of the sixth day of Creation: Genesis ...