In this lesson, we examine the account of Cain and Abel, considering why Cain’s sacrifice was rejected, why Cain killed his brother, and what this historical event means for us today. We also answer this question: “Where did Cain get his wife?”
In this lesson, we examine the account of Cain and Abel, considering why Cain’s sacrifice was rejected, why Cain killed his brother, and what this historical event means for us today. We also answer this question: “Where did Cain get his wife?”
In this lesson, we discuss the different effects of the Fall evident in God’s confrontation of Adam and Eve and in the curses God pronounces as punishment for their disobedience; the curses have implications for Satan, child rearing, marriage, work, and death. We also examine how believing in Jesus Christ rescues one from all of these…
In this lesson, we discuss three common old-earth viewpoints in today’s church: the Gap Theory, Progressive Creation, and Theistic Evolution. We also consider whether the church’s previous error regarding geocentrism/heliocentrism in the early 1600s should affect our attitudes toward the claims of scientists and theologians today.
In this lesson, we discuss Genesis’s clear and specific claims about the age of the earth, both in Genesis 1-2 and in the special genealogies of chapters 5 and 11. We also examine radioisotope dating and whether its necessary assumptions fit with a biblical worldview.
In this lesson, we examine the account of man’s and woman’s creation in Genesis 2 and think through the passage’s implications for gender and marriage today. We also discuss whether Genesis 2 contradicts Genesis 1 and whether we should see Genesis 2 as straightforward history or evolutionary allegory.
In this lesson, we discuss what the Bible can tell us about dinosaurs and whether the evolutionary claim that dinosaurs died out before humans existed lines up with Scripture.
In this lesson, we discuss the creation of the different animal kinds and what makes man different from all other creatures.
In this lesson, we discuss the meaning of the word “day” in Genesis 1, the events of creation days 1-4, and the significance of plant kinds.
In this lesson, we overview the creation sequence presented in Genesis 1 and discuss whether the Bible’s account and evolutionary theory are compatible.
In this lesson, we tie up the ideas about God, the Bible, and the gospel we’ve examined this quarter. We also discuss worldview quiz questions to help assess ourselves as to whether we really trust the Bible to be our ultimate authority or not.