Week 12: Genesis Part 10

MORAL CHOICE There is also a moral choice behind accepting creation or evolution. Why is it that people seize on the theory of evolution and hold onto it so fanatically? The answer is that it is the only real alternative if you want to believe that there is no God...

Week 11: Genesis Part 9

Evolution If we are to grasp the basics of the theory, there are certain terms we need to know. Variation is the belief that there have been small, gradual changes in form which are passed on to each successive generation. Each generation changes slightly and passes...

Week 10: Genesis Part 8

THE ORIGIN OF MAN Let us look first at what the Bible says. Genesis tells us that man is made of the same material as the animals. The animals were made of the dust of the earth. We too are made of exactly the same minerals that are found in the crust of the earth. A...

Week 9: Genesis Part 7

Human relationships In Genesis 2 we see man at the center of a network of relationships. These define the meaning of life. The relationships have three dimensions: to that which is below us, to that which is above us, and to that which is alongside us. Or, to put it...

Week 8: Genesis Part 6

Earth days Some take the word “day” literally as an earth day of 24 hours. This conflicts with the scientists’ assessment of the geological time it would take to create the earth, given its apparent age. A gap in time Some suggest a gap in time...

Week 7: Genesis Part 5

Scientific questions Understanding the need for simplicity does not answer all the questions which arise from the Genesis account of creation. In particular we must consider the speed at which creation took place and the age of the earth, two separate but interrelated...