In this fast-paced generation we live in, I’m sure you’ve all heard the question, “So what’s the bottom line? Before we get into some long, drawn-out explanation, just give me the bottom line.” Well, in Genesis 1:1, the Holy Spirit gives us the bottom line right up front—-“In the beginning God created—.“ And there you […]
Last week our attention was drawn to the little word midst found in Genesis 1:6, and the possibilities it might suggest. “And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.“ We’re not going to repeat our full investigation of this Greek
There’s always a danger when reading a familiar portion of Scripture such as the Christmas story of just skimming the surface. Genesis 1:1 is like that: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth,” and on we go, straining the words through our eyes like some well-known nursery rhyme. We are always the losers when
