{"id":207,"date":"2015-03-02T00:24:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T00:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/?p=207"},"modified":"2015-03-21T18:02:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T18:02:19","slug":"genesis-the-creation-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/genesis-the-creation-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis &#8211; &#8220;The Creation Account&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-207-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/mar1-15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/mar1-15.mp3\">http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/mar1-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Genesis 1:1 &#8211; 2:25 (ESV)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Creation Account<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Three creation accounts?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1:1<\/li>\n<li>1:2 &#8211; 2:3<\/li>\n<li>2:4 &#8211; 2:25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Use to support the documentary hypothesis<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>JEPD &#8211; 1:1 &#8211; 2:3 and 2:4 &#8211; 2:25<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claim to show different styles of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>writing<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Claim to show <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>conflicts<\/strong><\/span> in concepts of deity and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">order<\/span> <\/strong>of creation<\/li>\n<li>Casts <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>doubt<\/strong><\/span> on rest of Scripture<\/li>\n<li>Based on poor <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>interpretation<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Used to &#8220;reconcile&#8221; Bible and science<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Gap theory &#8211; 1:1 and 1:2 &#8211; 2:3<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explains <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>the age<\/strong><\/span> of the earth<\/li>\n<li>Explains existence of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fossils<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Throws other elements of Scripture into <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>confusion<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Based on poor <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>interpretation<\/strong><\/span> and not supported by Scripture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Interpreting Scripture<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Always an intended <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>purpose<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Be aware of the various <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>context<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Immediate context<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Context of chapter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Context of section<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Context of book<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Context of testament<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Context of Bible<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Literary context<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Understanding the form of Genesis<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Genesis is divided into <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sections<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Each section begins with a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>toledot<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Toledot is a historical account often translated as &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>generations<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>The toledot <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>transitions<\/strong><\/span> from one account to another<\/li>\n<li>Some say Genesis is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>genealogical<\/strong><\/span> narrative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Explaining the &#8220;separate accounts&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1:1 is an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>independent<\/strong><\/span> clause &#8211; God&#8217;s initial creation of the universe<\/li>\n<li>1:2 &#8211; 2:3 explains how God <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>forms<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>fills<\/strong><\/span> the earth<\/li>\n<li>2:4 is a toledot transitioning from the creation account of the universe to a more specific creation account of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>man<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>2:5 &#8211; 2:25 is the creation account of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>mankind<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Creation account and science<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Creation account is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>eye witness<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Scientific account is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>guess<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Creation account <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>never changes<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Scientific account <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>constantly changing<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bible does not have to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>reconcile<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Science must <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>reconcile<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The creation account can be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>trusted<\/strong><\/span> in every detail.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how much evidence an logic involved there will always be an element of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>faith<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The trust in the creation account encourages trust in all of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>scripture<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis 1:1 &#8211; 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