1 Peter 3:13 (MEV): Who is he who will harm you if you follow that which is good? This is a rhetorical question. One that Peter asks knowing the obvious answer. For us believers, as the previous citation of Psalms 34 teaches--the eyes of the Lord on the righteous, and He's set His face against …
Category: 01 – Genesis
Genesis outlines the beginnings of things. Understanding it is foundational to the understanding of the rest of the Bible.
Heir of All Things
Hebrews 1:1–2 (MEV): God, who at various times and in diverse ways spoke long ago to the fathers through the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the world. I love the book of Hebrews. There is …
Genesis 2:17: You Will Surely Die?
Genesis 2:17 (MEV): but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." When you read that verse, what comes to mind? I offer, most who read the verse won't really take it at what is written. …
Jesus has been Gifted Everything
John 5:21–23 (MEV): For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. The Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all men should honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor …
The Lord Who Created the Heavens is the Servant
Isaiah 42:5–9 (MEV): Thus says God the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and that which comes out of it, who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk in it: I the Lord have called You in righteousness, and will hold …
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Foundational Thinking
Genesis 1:1 (MEV): In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In the beginning God... There is no other objective foundation for thinking critically. It is a standard that is external to anything that exists in our reality. With this foundation, it is easy to explain anything coherently. To reject this foundation is …
The Next Forbidden Tree
Genesis 3:22 (MEV): The Lord God said, “The man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. And now, he might reach out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” After the fall, God set aside access to another tree. It was the tree of …
Naked Meets Crafty
Genesis 2:25 MEV They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Genesis 3:1 MEV Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the …
