Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Not the flying spaghetti monster. Not Vishnu or Krishna. Not Joseph Smith. Not Quetzalcoatl. Not Buddha. Not Confucius. Not Mohammad. But GOD HIMSELF created the heavens and the earth.
The word Hebrew word bara’ (“to create”) appears five times in the 1st chapter of Genesis itself. Most of the time when God bara's, he does it through merely saying something. In fact, the word "said" appears eight times in the first chapter of Genesis alone. What's so interesting about that?
Well, quite a lot. But before I continue, I must digress and let you know why I'm writing about Genesis. By the grace of God, I have fallen deeply in love with gleaning and reading from God in His word that I have decided to take the rest of my life to read Scripture as many times as possible.
After reading the 1st chapter of Genesis, I thought to embark on a project. It's simply called "A New Project." Sounds simple. It may seem so but the word "project" has a wide variety of semantic meanings that I plan on drawing out through this process. "A New Project" seeks to do as much as a wide variety of its meanings do. A "project" is:
(1) A proposed or planned undertaking; a long-term task that requires independent research.
In doing so, I hope to demonstrate how Scripture is just a blueprint of God's great project called "salvific history"-- the idea that all of history is about God's undertaking in bringing about salvation to mankind through Jesus Christ.
(2) Causing (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface
I hope to be able to highlight some parts of Scripture that many of us may easily overlook that highlight God's gorgeous attributes and actions, as well as practical applications and insights each verse gives us.
(3) Imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time
Picturing ourselves in the text is part of being able to find our place in the story of God. Because we weren't physically present at creation, we can only imagine what it was like to live and walk with God, experience a world without sin, and look forward to the restoration of all things through Christ when He returns.
Enter "A New Project." Let's start from the start shall we...
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
On a Side Note:
Today, President Obama addressed the nation to inform us that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. To which I respond, "Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice" Proverbs 29:26. America may have killed Osama Bin Laden's body, but God pours His wrath eternally upon his soul. That's REAL justice.
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