SERMON: "Old Testament Overview, Part 2: In the Beginning"
Old Testament Overview A Twelve Week Trek through the Text Part 2: In the Beginning This Session: The Nature of our World Genesis and Creation The Biblical Record The Implications I. Introduction What do we believe about the world around us? People in the ancient world, and in many religious cultures, believed their deities created the earth. The Bible provides an explanation of God creating the world. People today think that God did not create it. They use science to support this notion. However, if there’s anything we’ve learned in the past couple of years, it’s that the science is never “settled” nor do scientists operate without motivation. Is the science truly “settled”? Science: Meaning (etymology): Middle English, knowledge Definition (Merriam-Webster, first definition): a : knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method b : such knowledge or such a system of knowledg...