Friday October 5, 2012

Do you believe the biblical account of creation? If ‘no’ write down why you don’t and spend time telling God that you don’t believe His word.

Read Matthew 28; Genesis 2-3

 

A non believing scientist, who is an avowed atheist, put forward a theory about the resurrection of Christ from the dead and suggests that he has proven this theory to be true by science. Would you believe him? Would you drop your belief in the resurrection and take up this belief in the atheist? Of course you wouldn’t! If you would, please ring me, make an appointment to see me in my office and get ready for a stern talking to!!!!    As incredible as it sounds, this is exactly what many Christians have done in their understanding of Genesis 1-11. They read into the Bible the theories and beliefs of non believing atheists who have openly stated that their goal is to free science from the Bible. Even though there is absolutely no scientific evidence for these theories, many believers go to great pains to read these into the Bible.

 

But why am I bringing this up in a discussion about leaven and unleavened bread? Jesus, as the only unleavened person, the only person with out sin in His life, was not under the curse of death. Death came into the world for the first time through the fall of Adam and Eve. God promised Adam that the day he disobeyed God he would surely die. And of course, he and his wife disobeyed God and death entered the world. The rest is, as they say, history.

 

The resurrection of Christ makes sense only in the light of Genesis 1-3. If evolution were true and death and decay had been around for millions of years, then God’s command to Adam makes no sense and Jesus’ victory over death makes no sense. It becomes, at the very best, an allegory or fable to teach us some vague truth about God, mankind and possibly salvation. But if we take the creation account seriously (as literal history) then Jesus’ perfect life was the basis for His perfect sacrifice. This sacrifice was offered willingly by the One who never deserved to die because He had no sin, and being the perfect sacrifice the merits would extend to all believers and to all creation. Decay and corruption will cease when the One who conquered death returns to take His brothers and sisters home to the new creation.

 

Prayer:

Write down your prayer points in the space provided. Use today’s reading to help you get ideas.

 

Adoration:

 

Confession:

 

Thanks:

 

Supplication:

¥ Pray that God would bring a conviction upon all believers throughout the western world to believe the entire Word of God from Genesis to Revelation. Pray that the spirit of apathy that doesn’t care about one’s beliefs beyond the gospels would be eradicated and replaced with belief in the entire Word of God.

¥ Pray for our brothers and sisters in North Korea who find it hard to get the Word of God. Pray that God would open doors for them to have access to the Word and that this Word would bear much fruit. Pray for their strength and encouragement.