{"id":152,"date":"2015-02-23T00:44:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T00:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kingmanchristianchurch.org\/life\/?p=152"},"modified":"2015-03-21T18:01:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T18:01:59","slug":"22215-genesis-in-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/22215-genesis-in-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis &#8211; &#8220;In The Beginning&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-152-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/feb22-15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/feb22-15.mp3\">http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/feb22-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Genesis 1:1 (ESV)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> In the beginning, God<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Implications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There is nothing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>greater<\/strong><\/span> than God<\/li>\n<li>Everything <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>originates<\/strong><\/span> from God<\/li>\n<li>Creation should <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>point<\/strong><\/span> to God<\/li>\n<li>Time should <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>testify<\/strong><\/span> concerning God<\/li>\n<li>The term used for God hints at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>nature<\/strong><\/span> of God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">There is nothing greater than God<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ontological<\/strong><\/span> argument \u2013 Anselm<br \/>\n\u201cGod is that which nothing greater can be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>conceived<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<br \/>\nGod is the only being who <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>possesses<\/strong><\/span> the most perfect qualities conceivable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><em>Qualities of a perfect being<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Omnipotence<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Omnipresence<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Omniscience<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sovereignty<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Morality<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Justice<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Love<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Essential Existence<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Everything originates from God<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Cosmological<\/strong><\/span> Argument \u2013 Thomas\u00a0 Aquinas<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">God is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Uncaused<\/strong><\/span> Cause<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">God is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Unmoved<\/strong><\/span> Mover<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">The implication is everything had to originate from a being who is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>eternal<\/strong><\/span> and has <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>no origin<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Creation should point to God<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Teleological<\/strong><\/span> Argument \u2013 William Paley<br \/>\nThe earth\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>intricacy<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>complexity<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fine tuning<\/strong><\/span> cries out creation of a creator.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Time should testify concerning God<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">God <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>created<\/strong><\/span> time and is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>outside<\/strong><\/span> of time.<br \/>\nGod reveals a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>master plan<\/strong><\/span> throughout Old Testament Scripture and specifically Genesis.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">The term used for God hints at the nature of God<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">El, or Elohei, means \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Strong One<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Elohim is the plural and is the most used name of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God<\/strong><\/span> in the Old Testament.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The plural of majesty is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>unique<\/strong><\/span> to Hebrew with Elohim meaning \u201cGod of gods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The ancient Hebrew <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>allows<\/strong><\/span> for the revealed concept of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Trinity<\/strong><\/span> in the New Testament.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">What is the application?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Allow your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>faith<\/strong><\/span> to be strengthened and with it your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>courage<\/strong><\/span> increased\u00a0 to do as God has commanded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis 1:1 (ESV) In the beginning, God Implications There is nothing greater than God Everything originates from God Creation should point to God Time should testify concerning God The term used for God hints at the nature of God 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