...Darren J Black Jr Daryl Neipp BIB 105 7 September 2015 My Biblical Worldview: How does Genesis 1-11 effect it? Introduction How does Genesis 1-11 effect my worldview and how does it contribute to my everyday life. Reading these chapters has a big impact on my life and there are so many things that it covers in such a condense amount of time. You have Adam and Eve being created and how that effects my worldview on marriage in the world. Also how we define ourselves as a man and a woman and the different roles of each of us that the bible defines for us. How Cain and Abel relantionship with each other defines how we should act and not become jealous with one another. The wickedness in the world when Noah was here and how the Lord saw the world was so evil and destroyed it, which is kind of how I look at our world today. There many topics in these chapters that I will discuss and explain how all of this effects my biblical world view today and what I think of all of it in this paper that I am writing today. Natural World The 1st chapter of the bible pretty much sets out the natural world and all that is in it, in Genesis chapter 1 to 2 the LORD our God makes everything light, darkness, land, sea and all the creatures in the world. He creates Adam and later Eve somewhere to live and basically live off the land. This chapter is the reason the natural world exist and that God was gracious to give us so much in it. Without the beast that roam the earth or the birds that...
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...The creation of humans have been thought bout for trillion of years. People have become so curious that they made their own beliefs and stories to back it up or explain it. The West African and Genesis creation stories contain archetypal similarities and differences. The West African belief story, created the human and he created human by using clay. He “formed the clay in the shape that he saw in his reflection”(West African). In other words he created the human in the image of a god. That is the similarity between In the Genesis creation story the human was also made in the image of the god. Instead of using clay he used dust. Also the Earth was created different. In the beginning there was only the heavens and he himself. He created it...
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...mine as I talk about human identity, natural world, human relationships, and civilization. After reading Genesis 1-11 we’ve seen how God has worked with those four major concepts, and how He has shaped our world today. In Genesis 3:11-12 (Then He asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” Then the man replied, “The woman You gave to be with me-she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”) Before eating from the tree neither Adam nor Eve knew that they were naked, nor did they care. From my worldview, this is when God put human identity into play. By man not obeying God, we suddenly felt insecure about having our bodies covered, causing Adam to hide when he heard God call for him. Even when they disobeyed God, he turned around and sewed clothes for them; I believe God created human identity to prove that even when we disobey God, He won’t turn his back on us and he’ll continue to provide for us even when we don’t deserve it. From reading the Theology of Work Project I became more familiar with the natural world and coming to realize that, “The book of Genesis is the foundation for the theology of work” says Theology of Work Project. What I mean by this is that before taking this class, yes I was a believer but I hadn’t read much into the Bible. From reading this commentary I now see the book of Genesis completely different. Before I just know that it explained how we came to be, and well, I just believed...
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...Student Name Institution Professor Date Native American Planning Aspects Introduction Future events are highly dependent on decisions made in the past and at present. Though, we cannot perfectly predict the future, we can determine it by the decisions we make presently (John Macionis & Vincent Parillo, 108). The story by Michael Apted in his movie “thunderheart” explores how past decisions and activities helped shape the modern day America. Indigenous Americans Sioux enjoyed an attractive traditional background before the institution of a modern American society. The only aspect they had to deal with, then, was the moderation of their culture by the American Government. Moderation of culture plays a part in degradation of spiritual and cultural beliefs. (John, Macionis & Vincent, Parillo, 109). Moderation was effected by stripping them off their indigenous land and placing them in reservations. This marked the beginning of a long term cultural warfare alluded to by George and James that latter led to labor differences between the rich and the poor in modern day America, (George, and James, 1) “Thunderheart” movie tactfully captures real activities that took place in the reservations that led to the shaping of modern day American Culture. This paper seeks to scrutinize a number of planning issues that have helped shape the modern day America. These planning issues include: cultural discrimination, assimilation, corruption and lawlessness. This paper puts into perspective...
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...beginning, God created the earth and everything in it. He looked at everything He had created and saw that it was perfect (Genesis 1:1, 31). All of God’s creation worked together in perfect harmony. Why, then, is the world not perfect today? In the beginning of the world, mankind fell from perfection and God made a plan to restore perfection. All of God’s creation was perfect. Man was perfect because “God created man in his own image” (Genesis 1:27). Adam, the first man, was alone, so God created a woman, Eve, from one of Adam’s ribs. Eve was the perfect companion for Adam. Because the world was free of sin, Adam and Eve knew nothing of evil. In order to give them the choice to experience sin, God put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden. He told them not to eat the fruit of the tree; if they did, they would surely die. In this perfect world, Satan waited in the tree of knowledge of good and evil disguised as a serpent. Satan started up a conversation with Eve, questioning the rules God had made. Eve told Satan that if she ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, she would die. Satan tempted her with a lie by saying, “You will not surely die, for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:4, 5). Because she wanted to be like God, she was willing to believe the lie. She ate the fruit and gave the fruit to Adam...
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...document (this one) each week. DayDate | Priority of ScriptureScripture Ref w/ phrases of interest (type verses out) | Pursuit of TruthPotentialCollision/Integration Point | Practice of WisdomApplication(how might you respond with this Truth is challenged) | Monday,8/25 | Genesis 1020“These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.” | Defeating the devil and evil | The devil is around us at all times, especially when we are weak. Many workers in the workplace may feel overused, underestimated, or weak. This is when the devil will encounter us and tempt us, as Christians we need to fight off this temptation and overcome our weaknesses and temptations. | Tuesday,8/26 | Genesis 1317 “Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.” | Anger is a choice we must not pursue | There are many times in the workplace that can set of situations of anger. This verse talks about how being angry with your brother (college) will make you liable to judgment, many workers will be angry at times with their co workers if work is not sufficient or promotions occur that others feel are. To deserved. | Wednesday,8/27 | Genesis 1516 “In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.” | Stay pure to your husband and wife that sits at home. | In today's society we hear a lot of situations were lust has occurred in the workplace, this...
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...Christians Environmental Actions to the Environment Abstract When God created earth he also created man to look after and care for earth. In the book of Genesis God gave man the responsibility to care for His creation. As a Christian it is our responsibility to take care of the earth that God blessed us with. A few ways that Christian’s can demonstrate their desire to help with the preservation of earth is through recycling paper, water conservation, and participating in environmental missions. By participating in these actions Christians are setting an example for future generations to learn about our responsibility to care for the creation that God created as well as obeying God’s word. Christians should be the first ones interested in caring for the environment and its preservation and therefore paving the way to keep earth a place that God would be proud of. When God created earth he also created man to care for the earth. Some ways that man can demonstrate his responsibility to care for the earth and its preservation is by recycling paper, water conservation, and through environmental missions. The bible clearly states God gave man the responsibility to care for creation (Genesis 2:15). One way that we can care for the earth is through recycling of our everyday products. For example: water bottles, old phone books, aluminum cans, and paper can easily be recycled. The benefits of recycling is beneficial for those in the local community as well as globally. According...
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...Reflection: Image of God I have often wondered in my Christian walk what it truly means to be created in the image of God. When reading the account of creation in (Genesis 1:26) on the sixth day, God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness”. Thus, He finished His work with a “personal touch.” Then He formed man from the dust and gave him life by sharing His own breath (Genesis 2:7). Consequently, man is unique among all God’s creations, having both a material body and an immaterial soul and spirit. Meaning we have a soul and spirit and live in a body. But what does all this really mean? Having the “image” or “likeness” of God means to me, in the simplest terms that we were made to resemble God in every aspect of our lives. It's interesting to note that the two words used for image and likeness are also used in Genesis 5:3 which talks about how Adam had a son "in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth." Seth was in the image and likeness of Adam, just as Adam was created in the image and likeness of God. The Scripture says that “God is spirit” (John 4:24) and therefore exists without a body. However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God as it was created in perfect health and was not subject to death. Dominion: When I consider what God says about dominion, my first thought was that God wanted me to be the boss, as in bossing people around, do what I say” but that is not the dominion God was speaking of. He wants us to maintain...
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...Bibl 105-B17 Vereen, Steve Genesis 1 starts off, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” which indicates that God is the source of the entire natural world. From this creation, we have day and night, land and water, heaven and earth. All the stars, moons, and planets are His design. Everything we see today is a result of that creation. All these things He created for His own pleasure. God desired to populate the earth. He did this with animals and humans. This means God also created man (and woman). All was flawless in the world. There was no death, no sin. Adam and Eve had a perfect relationship with each other, and with God. He had created them in His own image. He walked and talked with them frequently. He gave Adam complete control of everything in the garden, allowing them to eat “of every tree of the garden” (Gen.2:16, NKJV) except for “the tree of knowledge and evil” (Gen. 2:17, NKJV). As long as Adam followed this one rule, he and eve were welcome in the garden. This all changed when Eve allowed herself to be tempted by Satan while Adam stood idly by. At this point, all perfection came to an end. Death, both physical and spiritual, had entered the world. Adam and Eve had disobeyed God’s one commandment. They were thrown out of Eden, and separated from God. This one act has had massive impact on the entire population of the world ever since. The next generation, and all generations that followed, wasn’t immune from sin. The story of Cain and Abel...
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...The Bible has is the standard by which God's people choose to live their lives. However, the creation story in the book of Genesis has long been a much debated truth. "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1), is the very foundation of Christian belief. The idea that there is a God who created mankind and is actively involved in our "evolution" is gloriously addressed in the opening chapter of this Book of Life. As believers, we have the challenge and the opportunity to deliver this truth to those who may not believe. Also, our response to the ever changing ways the world views Christianity must be based on the truth in the Word of God, not by what we feel or see. Our world, and everything in it, was created by a forever God who chose to share His creation with us. The love story that is creation extends to all who will believe. In his book, "Genesis 1-11: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture," Kenneth Matthews states; "Creation's mystery and its Maker beckon us to know the One in whom "we live and move and have our being." This truth is central to our understanding of what God desired in His creation. We are to have our being in Him! God desires for us to know him intimately and to experience Him through His creation. The world around us is filled with awe-inspiring wonder. It is as complex as it is beautiful. God's amazing handiwork can be easily seen in the smallest insect, a towering forest landscape or the expansive night...
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...Life on Earth and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life in our solar system 2. Explain the theories for the genesis of life. There are many cultures and religions explaining their version of the theories for the genesis of life. Back in Medieval times some Europeans believed that small creatures appeared without apparent external cause or reason from garbage or old clothes. An Italian physician named Francesco Redi proved this belief to be wrong. He proved that maggots came from flies that laid their eggs, rather than appearing without apparent external cause from garbage or old clothes. Genesis of life came from sunlight. An experiment was conducted by a student of Physics testing energy for rearranging atoms and molecules into organic forms. The student Stanley Miller filled a closed glass container with a mixture of gases. A reservoir of boiling water was at the bottom and above it was an apparatus that caused sparks to pass through the gas mixture. Amino acids and other organic chemicals formed from the gases and water. Since then, there has been other more sophisticated research has been conducted synthesizing additional amino acids and even nucleic acids. These molecules organize into DNA and RNA encoding the genetic information of organisms. The origin of Life - science.jrank.org/ 3. Explain the theory of natural selection. There was a time when scientist believed that species developed gradually from...
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...Worldview Essay Everyone has a world view, whether they realize it or not. To most, it isn’t given much thought, but to a large degree it guides their lives. To that effect, I would assume that it should be viewed as being very important. Especially since it is to a large degree what guides a person’s life. With life being as precious as it is, I would also take the liberty of assuming that everyone should identify and reexamine their world views. I am no different than anyone else in this aspect of having a world view. I too have one, and it does guide and sets parameters for my life. Therefore I think it is pertinent for me to make sure that I have the correct worldview. I am of the belief that God should be the single factor that forms people’s worldview. This is based upon various aspects that are critical to a person’s worldview. The natural world was created by God, who is the single factor in our world’s existence, since it was brought forth by God, as communicated by the opening line of the bible, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). God begins a series of commands by which the natural world comes into existence. God commands the light, firmament, waters, dry land, sun, moon , and stars (Genesis 1:3-19). It is obvious to me that while looking at the natural world, one would think of not just random chance, but intelligent design in the same way that when I look at my watch, I don’t think of random chance in its development, but intelligent...
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...bang theory as an assertion that the universe began extremely hot and dense. Around 14 billion years ago, space itself expanded and cooled down eventually allowing atoms to form and clump together to build the stars and galaxies we see today. Taylor (2012) says According to the Big Bang theory, all matter and all space was originally part of an infinitesimally small point called the Singularity. The theory says nothing about where that singularity came from. It is assumed to have come about by a random quantum event. The theory was first proposed in the 1930s, based on Edwin Hubble's discovery that distant galaxies are receding. Hubble measured the distances to a large number of galaxies which was based on the observed brightness of certain stars within them, he went on to collate these distances with their electromagnetic spectra. As it turned out, more distant galaxies had the features in their spectral lines shifted to lower frequencies in a linear manner: that is, more distant galaxies exhibit greater redshifts. The only known mechanism for generating a spectral shift is the Doppler effect, which means that distant galaxies are receding from us. Another dominant idea connects the dots between the big bang theory and the universe we find today called inflation. The notion that during the first roughly 10 to the minus 34 s the universe underwent exponential expansion, doubling in size at least 90 times. The big bang theory leaves several major questions unanswered. One is the...
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...Finance Organization and Long-Term Planning Introduction Sensible Essentials, after considering the Genesis Corporation aggressive growth plan, suggested that Genesis should consider broadening their financing to consider long-term financing beyond just short-term financing. The organization has provided the potential costs and benefits of each long-term option available. Long-Term Financing A company needs long-term financing if they want to expand their business as Genesis is planning by starting operations in Europe and Asia. Sources of long-term financing include shares that are issued to the public and these holders are considered the owners of the business. There are two types of shares – equity and preference. The advantages of equity capital is no fixed maturity, no obligation to redeem, no compulsion to pay dividends, provides leverage capacity, and dividends tax exempt for investors. The disadvantages of equity capital are dilution of control of existing owners, high cost – rate of return expected by the equity holders higher than debt holders, dividends are not tax deductible, issue cost are higher due to underwriting, brokerage, and other issue expenses, along with higher servicing costs including post annual reports (Fedorov, 2012). Preference capital advantages are no obligation to pay dividend, no bankruptcy or legal action for non payment, financial distress of redemption obligation not very high, part of net worth which hence increases its creditworthiness/leverage...
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...LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT OBSTACLES BEFORE THE FULFILLING OF THE PROMISE GENESIS 12-17 Submitted to Dr. David Maas In Partial Fulfilled of the requirements for OBST 605 - Genesis By Paris Marshall-Cole May 5, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-3 II. God Offers Abraham A Covenant------------------------------------------------------------------------3-5 A. Sarai and Hagar------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-7 III. Fulfilling The Promises------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-8 IV. The Abraham Covenant In The New Testament----------------------------------------------------------8 V. Conclusion------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 VI. Bibliography--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Thesis Statement: God found a man He could trust and promised him that he will pave a path for his descendants to process the land and become a great nation. Abraham will endure many obstacles before the fulfilling of the promise, but obedience and faith in a God that he heard and gave his visions was his belief that his descendants would be as the stars in the sky...
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