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Some people don’t believe the first book of the Bible happened just the way it’s written. They believe the Bible is wrong or simply symbolic when it talks about the beginning, but that’s not true. It did happen just the way it’s written. The language is that of historical narrative. And the Holy Spirit testifies to the truth of the Bible. And yet, some people say science or something else proved it wrong. Those are lies. Those people are wrong. However, many Christians have strong feelings about this and fight against the truth. The education and media work together as a single system like a great false prophet and many are under its spell. The false-prophet system has planted many seeds and has built strongholds in the mind.
What’s the answer? Come into the presence of the Holy Spirit and ask Him about it.
Science and logic can work pretty well to tell us what seems to work in the present. God can use them to reveal how things work. Neither science nor logic (the secular form) work to tell us what’s true. And they don’t work well to tell us what happened in the past. The further into the past we go, the worse they work. If you try to figure out why something happened an hour ago, science and logic can seem to work pretty well. If you try to figure out what why something happened a day ago, science and logic can seem to work, but not as well as if it was just an hour ago. When you go back a week, it gets worse, and going back a year gets even worse. Going back a hundred years, you have to depend on what people wrote at the time or interpretation of artifacts. There might be some physical evidence for some things, but you have to make assumptions. The further back in time you go, the more assumptions you have to make. At a certain point, the assumptions are everything.
No building is stronger than its foundation. No chain of thought is stronger than its weakest link.
Ask God to answer these questions.
- Why don’t some people believe the first book of the Bible is true?
- What is historical narrative the Bible uses in defining history?
- What are some lies people tell about the Bible?
- Why can’t science or logic tell you what’s true?
- Why don’t science and logic work well for things that happened in the past?
Bonus questions:
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- Assumptions are things you make up and treat like they’re true. Why must ungodly people depend on assumptions when they try to figure out what happened a long time ago?
- Why do some people reject (or interpret as symbolic) the history in Genesis?
- What does the Holy Spirit tell you about whether the creation account in Genesis is meant to be understood literally or symbolically?
- Why is so-called “evidence” that relies on assumptions (made-up stuff) no stronger than the assumptions on which it is based?
- What role do the education system and media play in brainwashing people about the origins of the universe?
- Why do you need the presence of the Holy Spirit when you seek answers about difficult questions?
- Why are science and logic so limited to uncover truths about the past or spiritual matters?
SEEKING GOD
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- Pray for the Lord to protect you and keep you in His presence and His presence only.
- Direct your mind toward the Lord only.
- Ask God what He want’s to talk about.
- You can ask God any questions. In all of this, be led by the Holy Spirit. God promises that He will answer you if you ask Him.
- Do not edit or change what God says even if you don’t understand it.
- Reject the lies and receive the truth.
- Take notes.
- Transfer your notes to your journal without editing what God said to you.
Keep in mind that God doesn’t want you to ever disconnect from Him. He wants to flow through you constantly in knowledge, wisdom, and love.
Collage, Poster, Storyboard, Infographic, or Comic Strip Art Project
Review The article for this unit. Write down the main ideas. Decide what kind of art project you’re going to make. Create an artistic masterpiece that represents the main ideas of the article. Feel free to include what you’ve learned about this subject through all the other lessons. Arrange your images in a way that tells a story or explains the concept. Let the Holy Spirit lead you in this. (Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.) Take what you learned, your notes or what you produced and videotape yourself. Become a kid influencer for Christ with your own social media platform by uploading your video as God leads.
