Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? Geocentrism: Lessons from a Hard Goodbye
The timing of creation is not the first heated debate the church has worked through on a science-related topic. For three hundred years, the church wrestled over the location of the earth within our solar system. Although emerging scientific findings indicated the sun was at the center of our solar system and the earth rotated…
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN CONTEXT
The Israelites had been living for 400 years as slaves to the Pharaohs in Egypt. Through a series of miraculous events, they have now been set free, and are on their way to the land God promised to give their nation. The Promise Exodus 3:16-17: “Go, assemble the elders of...
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Names of God Series
By R.L. Wilson
Yahweh Rohi – The Lord is My Shepherd
“The LORD is my shepherd [YHWH Ra’ah]. I lack nothing” (Psalm 23:1) Philip Keller gives us a beautiful description of what the shepherd means to...
Yahweh Mekoddeskim – The Lord Who Sanctifies You
Yahweh Mekoddeskim[1] – The Lord Who Sanctifies You “Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD [YHWH] your God [Elohim]. Keep my decrees...
Yahweh1 Tsidkenu – The Lord Our Righteousness
[1] See the companion article “Who is Jehovah?” for an explanation of why I will use Yahweh rather than Jehovah except in quoted material. This...
Yahweh Sabaoth– The Lord of Hosts
The name Yahweh Sabaoth first appears in 1 Samuel 1:3, where it is translated Lord Almighty. We are told that Elkanah, who would later give...
Yahweh1 Shalom – The Lord is Peace
As our story opens, Israel is not at peace. In fact, they are being so oppressed they are hiding in caves. Little wonder that our...
Yahweh Nissi1 – The Lord My Banner
R.L. Wilson Let’s put this in context. The Israelites has already experienced a miraculous escape through the Red Sea. They had already seen God turn...
Yahweh Rapha* – The Lord Who Heals You
“He said, ‘If you listen carefully to the LORD [YHWH] your God [Elohim] and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention...
Yahweh-Jireh – The God Who Sees
We all know the story. Abraham has finally, at the age of 100, had the son God promised to him so many years before. It...
El Roi – The God Who Sees Me
The idea of a God who is all-seeing is common in Scripture, but the name El Roi is used only one time, and that by Hagar. Remember...
El Olam – The Everlasting God
What does the phrase El Olam mean? In Psalm 90:1-2, it says Lord [Adonai], you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the...
Creation Series
By Jeff Pallansch
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? Geocentrism: Lessons from a Hard Goodbye
The timing of creation is not the first heated debate the church has worked through on a science-related topic. For three hundred years, the church...
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? The Continuation of Day Seven
Having examined Moses’ construction of the first six days of creation, let us now turn our attention to the seventh day when God rests from...
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? The Significance of Evening and Morning
“And there was evening, and there was morning, ______ day.” As you may recall from a previous article, this is one of the four phrases...
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? Moses’ Unique Construction for Numbering the Days
In Genesis 1, Moses numbers the days of creation using a unique construction. In fact, he presents them in a way that is different from...
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? The Non-Chronological Arrangement of Genesis 2
Having examined how the literary arrangements of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 develop, let us now pause to reflect upon any insights that can be...
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? The Structural Correlation between Genesis 1 and 2
Having examined the literary arrangement of Genesis 1 and then Genesis 2, we can now reflect on how they correspond and the significance of their...
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long?- The Structure of Genesis 2
Grasping the literary structure of Genesis 2 and seeing how it builds upon the structure of Genesis 1 is key to understanding Moses’ account of...
Were the Days of Creation 24 Hours Long? An In-Depth Look at Genesis 1-2
The Structure of Genesis 1 Genesis 1 is a structural masterpiece. The intentionality Moses gives to crafting it is quite astounding. So, let’s start by...
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By Various Authors
In Our Weakness – the Power of the Holy Spirit
My ability to serve the Lord is not dependent on my capability. There are a number of ways to phrase this, but the truth remains...
Loving the Precepts of the Holy Spirit
Excerpted from Anne Graham Lotz, Jesus in Me: Experiencing the Holy Spirit as a Constant Companion, Multnomah, 2019, p. 152. Used by permission. While my...
Enjoying the Presence of the Holy Spirit
One of our greatest errors in the Christian life is that we content ourselves with too little of God. We let going to church and...
Loving the Person of the Holy Spirit
Excerpted from Anne Graham Lotz, Jesus in Me: Experiencing the Holy Spirit as a Constant Companion, Multnomah, 2019, pp. 6-9. Used by permission. Have you...
Sacred Wounds
By: Pastor Carey Dean Wounds These are things we avoid. They result from pain and often leave a lasting marked reminder of an undesired moment....
The Holiness of the Holy Spirit
By: R.L. Wilson In our programs with Anne Graham Lotz, she mentioned a seminary professor who confessed to being unaware that the Holy Spirit is,...
God’s Grandchild?
By: R.L. Wilson During our time with Anne Graham Lotz, she made a comment that sparked a memory of a defining moment in my own...
John Ankerberg’s Connection with Billy Graham
By: Jeff Pallansch It was over a game of softball at a summer picnic in Wheaton, Illinois, that John first remembers meeting Billy Graham. Although...