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Hey, you spoke many things but you don't much about me I don't have claim that I know everything we all need to learn whole life but as you said that living in house I go out and know different religious peoples to and which point I shared few days ago you can't deny it's reality basis truth its not important all people must be agree but if we look words God than we know what God teach us and why he did make covenant covenanted through owns prophets and stickly command gave them where you will and what you'll get blessings and if you go opposite than which you lose and cruse will be
Have you ever considered doing a chapter by chapter, verse by verse study of the Bible for/with us.?? ( I'm fairly new here and didn't see it listed that you have done this)?
I was raised Christian and in middle school became rebellious and “atheist” now I’m 22 and searching for God again. I had such a strong relationship with Him when I was a child and I wish I could go back to that. Ive forgotten so much and strayed so far, I’ve struggled so much in the past few years and looking back I truly believe that I just needed God in my life at those moments. I can’t change the past, but I can make choices to effect the future and building a relationship with God again is the start to the life I want to live. It’s hard working through the doubts that pop in my mind from being a non believer for so long, but In my heart I know the truth. Anyways thank you for breaking down this chapter and making it easier to understand
I Believe in You and I Know God Believes in you! being a believer is hard but God has never left you! He was and is always walking with You! You know the truth and He Adores You!! Dont let the devil take control of you with doubts. I understand how it gets hard, trust me I’ve been through hard times too but God Truly Loves You!!!! You have a Purpose, You are Loved and You are a Miracle!❤️ God Bless You!
God bless you, sister. We're all here with you in spirit and love. Remember, God made us in his image, so you're never truly alone. Also, the lesson from the parable of the prodigal: repentance, forgiveness, and redemption. You can always repent and God will not only forgive you of your transgressions/sins and give you a chance for redemption. Love you sis in Christ. Be encouraged.
I am a wife and a mom. I am searching for a way to use the calling He has brought to so that I can support my family. Thank you so much for your knowledge. Be Blessed!
You may not see this but, as the daughter of a pastor my christian walk has fluctuated with the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I have a leather journal where i used to just brain dump and now am creating a prayer journal (thank you to you for the inspiration). As taking notes watching your videos i decided to flip back through old pages and saw where i was very low and said i had no time for furthering my walk with god but even when i had time felt id be unmotivated. Well i recently quit my job with just a strong urge and no reasoning behind it. since then ive been nothing but motivated and just today had a weird and unexplainable urge to search bible journaling and came across your page. God answered an unspoken prayer to an unworthy person (me). Im in awe on this small little pop up of god saying "hey im still working in your life." My heart is flooded with passion and gratefulness towards God but also to your video. Thankyou so much! Youre making a difference in young womens lives like mine.
I am crying! This touched me so much! Thank you for taking the time to say such sweet and intentional encouragement! I needed it more than you probably know! I’m so so so incredibly grateful that the Lord uses these silly videos of mine, it’s comments like these that keep me going! Thank you. 😭🥰❤️🙏🏻
I have struggled to put God first I’m praying and hoping I learn how to put him first I’m doing a plan to read the Bible in 2 years or maybe 1 I’m loving you explained this right now thank you you mean so muc
I love the light. It is always good to get to the summer solstice so that we get to have a little more light in each day. The shorter winter days remind us how much we all need light.
I think this info and presejtations are so importantv.. As a teacher and fitness pro AFAA 2014 and sunday school teacher and someone that hascstudies psychology which was around during Jesus time helps to reach ppl to hear Gods word Dads word. When we struggle or others are struggling and rathervthan do things that turns them away from having faith in Gods love is so relevant.
I love this!! I just recently finished reading the entire Bible and discovered your channel!! I love how I went deeper and realized how much God loves me! Please never stop doing this
I love hearing your thoughts on this, wow I never thought of it like that, dominion not just over the animals, but dominion over feelings of this earth, and more….. Thanks Faith!
Thank you. You have made my bible study more enjoyable. I was always told to never write in your bible. I bought crayons and color pencils. Enjoying myself.!!!!
Love the visuals, and especially love your encouragement to those who feel unworthy. God has a plan and a purpose for ALL of us, but so many (myself included at times) feel excluded or lonely. I love that you are encouraging, especially to those who may be depressed or having feelings of not being enough. So glad you are sharing words to let them know that God is always with you and to never give up! Keep speaking the truth!
This is a great thought. Stewarding our lives, even in this point in our lives, is still our calling. As I go to physical therapy, and try to find the perfect doctors for my issues and my husbands, I am stewarding what He made for His glory. We weren't created for brokenness. Whoa. What a blessing to think about that! I happen to be having a day of pain, and my husband's issues have been kinda hard. Thinking about stewarding what God created will help me through today!
thank you for this bible study. I just had a conversation with a friend telling her that I felt lost about the direction God wanted me to go. this study spoke to me. i have never broken down the beginning of Genesis like that before. thank you so much!
Just found your channel and I am already hooked. Starting with the Genesis Bible Study and I love how you explain things!! Also I saw you live in SC and so do I !!! I am working at a Christian Homeschool Co-Op where we will teach students with a Christian Worldview and I am so excited. I am actually teaching science and I am pumped to teach from a different perspective than what I was taught. The first things I am having students read is the creation story and I am also having them watch a portion of Bill Nye and Ken Ham's debate. Your bible study ties perfectly into what I plan to teach students.
This was an exceptional video. I know it is from several years ago, but it really puts me in the right frame of mind to begin my study of Genesis. Thank you, Faith.
I loved loved loved this. Especially the mandate part. I just started reading Genesi and am just wowed lby Genesis 1. And i love how you just broke down the "Be fruitful and multiply "😊. I also just started a new job in a new country and started doubting why I'm here. Im here to show reflect Christ in this new space. Thank you so very much.
Reflect Him.......I love that. First we must see Him and then we can reflect Him through our loving others. To know Him and to make Him known was what we were created for by our creator.
Yes! Amen! I think I’ve shared it before but sometimes I like to think of it as we’re just bug arrows pointing up to Him! Not sure if that makes sense?! How are you doing? Praying for you and your family extra this Christmas!
Hey Faith, not sure if you’ll see this being that it’s been almost a couple years since you posted this, but I wanted to say thank you for sharing that you have depression in your gene pool. I do also. Recently I’ve been struggling with self worth & not being good enough. Thank you for reminding me & putting a bit of a new spin on why God created me. Yesterday’s rollercoaster of emotional turmoil had really taken a toll on me, & my marriage, so thank you for making this video. As long as it stays up, you never know who & when it may bless someone. Thank You God for working through Faith that day for the future me’s that You know will see.
I feel like we should trust the Bible because our vision is like looking out off paper tower rolls but for god he can see everything and he has so much knowledge compared to us
Faith..thank you for this video, Genesis 1..I just read it again with you with a bright eye awareness..I wish I could hug you right now..I am blessed by your words of making Genesis 1 easy to understand..🙏🤗♥️
Thank you for this! I am in the middle of a Genesis bible study now and the creation gets confusing. I like how you said the Bible wasn't written for our 2020 worldview and to not look at it with scientific eyes. Yeah a video on the "errors" of the Bible would be nice if that's okay. I don't know if I'll be able to watch your next Friday video right away. I might watch it Saturday. But I just want to say thank you for being a blessing in my life and your other subscribers lives, and to the people close to you like your family, congregation, etc. 💖 I hope you and your family have a very nice Christmas. 🎄
Great video. God sovereignly chose to work and reveal himself through the literary genres and other characteristics of a particular Ancient Near Eastern people, so we mustn't try to impose our modern categories on it (either in defending or objecting to it). And I like how you point to the presence of God, AND his Spirit, AND his Word/words even in the first 3 verses. I think as Christians we tend to associate creation overwhelmingly with God the Father and regard the other 2 Persons as active more in salvation, but here we see them working in harmony right from the start. I also find it significant that in v.27 the "image of God" entails both "male _and_ female," suggesting that we image God precisely in our relationality, our unity-in-otherness, and that (in the Christian interpretation) this sort of communion is itself rooted in God's _own_ being.
I'm working on a bible study right now on the first 1-11 of genesis and breaking down each verse it has been eye opening and this video was great to add too my readings thank you 😊
So Awesome! I'm 5 minutes in and I love how you began this study mentioning the 2 questions, 1) Who are we? And. Why do we exist? I didn't know that the people then thought the way you described. Also, I would've added the fact the God in Hebrew is Elohim. Elohim is a plural noun for "gods" or "deities" or various other words in Hebrew. Builds on the trinity. By the way, I just started a study on Genesis 1 this evening. I'm excited and enjoying it so much already!
I would love an in depth video on the scientific view on the bible. As an science-based academic myself, I really struggle with the indiscrepancies between modern science and the bible. It makes it harder and harder to belief.
Pastor Allen Nolan breaks it down scientifically. I’m doing videos based off his. He’s very long winded, which I don’t mind, but others do. So I’m making videos to shorten them.
HOLLLYYYYYY COW! 😇🐄 That was good stuff! It really got me thinking about things I never really thought of. I had always more or less thought of Genesis 1 as being more of an explanation of the beginning but it's really so much more. Thank you for sharing!
I don't share the same perspective on the Bible but I really like your style and passion in what you believe. We are following the same Savior just coming from different perspectives. Keep up the good work, learning, teaching and witnessing.
Thank you so much, this was a great study! I'm starting my reading through the Bible beginning to end and want to take time to study the chapters as I go through, so I'm grateful for these perspectives to get me started in Genesis :) God bless you.
Beautiful! thank you for this, wanted to just say that when i was studying the Lord showed me the hebrew word they used in genesis for God, Elohim, now Elohim is a plural word! which made me think trinityyy!!
I love Genesis, there is so much treasure to be found in it if we dig deep. Always something new to learn, no matter how many times we read it. For instance, I've been a Christian for 47 years and I have never seen the connection between the fruit of the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil and the fruit believers produce through the Holy Spirit! That's beautiful! Also, when it comes to science a lot of people take everything scientists come up with as absolute fact and 'truth', but they forget that scientists have had to backtrack on many so-called facts over the centuries, one of the major ones being their belief that the earth was flat! So they get it wrong sometimes! The theory of evolution is just that - a THEORY. I don't have enough faith to believe in evolution. A Creator God makes far more sense!
@@HowtoFaithALife Thanks Faith. Merry Christmas to you and your family too! I have a question too, which I forgot to ask...would you consider doing a video about the 'Gap Theory' some people hold to about Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2? I only recently discovered this belief and how it relates to the 'true' (according to those who believe this theory) age of the earth etc. Have you heard of this at all? Do you think it is ok to believe it? I'd really be interested to know what you think about it.
That’s a really good question! I am someone that really tries to hold an open mind with everything in Genesis because I know God is way bigger than humankind’s ability to put Him to words. The book I mentioned does address the “gap theory” briefly but basically, a summary is that the “gap theory” is one of the many theories that try to work through scientific findings about the universe and relate them with the biblical record without either losing it's legitimacy. But the book I talked about argues that Genesis 1 was never intended to be an account of exactly (scientifically) how the universe came to be, but rather a theological account of our relationship with God and the rest of His creation. It shouldn't be pitted against science, nor should we try to make it fit into our scientific worldview, it has completely different intentions than a Science textbook. The original authors and readers really didn't care about where the universe came from, they cared about their relationship with God and the rest of creation and how they fit into it!
@@HowtoFaithALife Thanks. That's a great way of seeing it. Maybe all we really need to be sure of goes back to the first line of Genesis...'In the beginning, GOD.' ? We don't really need to know or understand all the ins and outs and all the finer details really, do we? We could probably just get bogged down in all that and neglect the more important things like growing closer to Jesus. After all, it's really just a theory...and we have FACT...'In the beginning, GOD....'!!!
Yes! Exactly! I totally agree. It’s like disagreements on end times and Revelation- we just end up arguing and dividing over it when that’s not even the purpose of the scriptures, to argue over their meaning and try to figure out the minute details that are above our comprehension anyways! Some people don’t like surrendering all that over to God, though. 🤷🏼♀️ it’s hard, there’s no perfect answers other than, we know what we need to know, everything else isn’t worth fighting over!
This is the first video of yours I've watched:), well done, I would just like to add. That maybe the bible iS scientific like literally. If an artist could create a masterful painting in a day then is doesnt suprise me that God may have the ability to paint with dna or something. I like the way you put it, "our science lenses" because we are taught by the finality of our senses working backwards with science. I truly believe that there are some answers here that will prove to be scientific we just dont have all the info. The all powerful should be just that. The very nature of Him should be able to manifest from the dust he created. I just love the book of Genesis and I loved this thank you
So that word for ‘light’ in the first couple verses also has a sense of ‘enlightenment’ the land was an empty place and he spoke himself to it and then it was ready to bring forth life ❤
The light in the first day was AWR. It is a spiritual light, it means good, truth, order, love, life, hope and yes it means the word.... This light is the way, the truth and the life.
This was good, yet we aren’t entirely called to live life to the fullest. We are called to spread the gospel. Not saying we can’t enjoy his creation. But our main purpose is to imitate his love within us to others and be the light in this dark world.
I just read an incredible commentary on why Elohim in the plural is used for God in Genesis. It was in Ellicott on BibleHub and he said that the E perspective uses the plural in direct contrast to the polytheism that surrounded that scribe. All these other cultures had the sun god, the fertility goddess, the god of rain, whatever. But E used “Elohim” in the plural to show that the Hebrew God was one being who did all the things and no others were required. First of all, mind blowing and beautiful thought in itself. But then, I was shocked to learn that Ellicott was writing in the 18th century?!? I truly never would have guessed.
I would like to have a video about bible contradictions. Like how in Gen 1:27 God created male and female at the same time and then in Gen 2 He describes creating Adam first and then Eve from Adam's Rib???
Like all kingdoms, God wants to expand his kingdom so he created us for that purpose. We have only one purpose in life ~ to bring God’s kingdom to the whole of the earth and that’s it, he doesn’t care about us beyond that but if humans want to believe they’re separate from God with an individual life, then their beliefs will create its own fruit in terms of sickness, stress, poverty etc etc etc
Hang on...are you trying yo tell me I'm not made to be a COUCH POTATO!? DANG...I do it so well 😜 Loved this study and in your indepth explanation. Much love xx
I suffer with bipolar disorder and I feel so lonely right now and depressed and I feel unworthy of god's love and forgiveness I feel like my prayers are unheard and I feel a huge weight on my shoulders it's like I'm drowning I want to feel close to god but how do I do this when i feel so lost
When It says let us make man in our image is it claiming consciousness is gods image or the will we have because you can say other things have consciousness but can you say other things have a free will? Im not sure just something i thought of that differentiates mankind from other species.
I found your channel a while ago I just started in genesis i was in Matthew doing my Bible study then my dad told me to go back to genesis, because it’s like having half of the puzzle piece and not seeing the other half that’s what I was doing so then I went back to genesis and started doing Bible study with a friend that I gave a Bible to last year she has transformed so much and she’s the only one of my friends that listens to me which is crucial in a Friendship Update: that friend is now a pagan :( please pray for her
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I would like to
Hey, you spoke many things but you don't much about me I don't have claim that I know everything we all need to learn whole life but as you said that living in house I go out and know different religious peoples to and which point I shared few days ago you can't deny it's reality basis truth its not important all people must be agree but if we look words God than we know what God teach us and why he did make covenant covenanted through owns prophets and stickly command gave them where you will and what you'll get blessings and if you go opposite than which you lose and cruse will be
Dear sister what do you think in verse 2 when it says darkness was on the surface of the deep
Faith, can you check your email. I emailed you regarding not being able to download the reading plan after purchasing. Thank you!
Have you ever considered doing a chapter by chapter, verse by verse study of the Bible for/with us.??
( I'm fairly new here and didn't see it listed that you have done this)?
I was raised Christian and in middle school became rebellious and “atheist” now I’m 22 and searching for God again. I had such a strong relationship with Him when I was a child and I wish I could go back to that. Ive forgotten so much and strayed so far, I’ve struggled so much in the past few years and looking back I truly believe that I just needed God in my life at those moments. I can’t change the past, but I can make choices to effect the future and building a relationship with God again is the start to the life I want to live. It’s hard working through the doubts that pop in my mind from being a non believer for so long, but In my heart I know the truth. Anyways thank you for breaking down this chapter and making it easier to understand
i understand & see you! we are on this journey together 💜 god bless you
I Believe in You and I Know God Believes in you! being a believer is hard but God has never left you! He was and is always walking with You! You know the truth and He Adores You!! Dont let the devil take control of you with doubts. I understand how it gets hard, trust me I’ve been through hard times too but God Truly Loves You!!!! You have a Purpose, You are Loved and You are a Miracle!❤️ God Bless You!
72 yo doing the same.
God bless you, sister. We're all here with you in spirit and love. Remember, God made us in his image, so you're never truly alone. Also, the lesson from the parable of the prodigal: repentance, forgiveness, and redemption. You can always repent and God will not only forgive you of your transgressions/sins and give you a chance for redemption. Love you sis in Christ. Be encouraged.
I am a wife and a mom. I am searching for a way to use the calling He has brought to so that I can support my family. Thank you so much for your knowledge. Be Blessed!
You may not see this but, as the daughter of a pastor my christian walk has fluctuated with the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I have a leather journal where i used to just brain dump and now am creating a prayer journal (thank you to you for the inspiration). As taking notes watching your videos i decided to flip back through old pages and saw where i was very low and said i had no time for furthering my walk with god but even when i had time felt id be unmotivated. Well i recently quit my job with just a strong urge and no reasoning behind it. since then ive been nothing but motivated and just today had a weird and unexplainable urge to search bible journaling and came across your page. God answered an unspoken prayer to an unworthy person (me). Im in awe on this small little pop up of god saying "hey im still working in your life." My heart is flooded with passion and gratefulness towards God but also to your video. Thankyou so much! Youre making a difference in young womens lives like mine.
I am crying! This touched me so much! Thank you for taking the time to say such sweet and intentional encouragement! I needed it more than you probably know! I’m so so so incredibly grateful that the Lord uses these silly videos of mine, it’s comments like these that keep me going! Thank you. 😭🥰❤️🙏🏻
Please never stop. You’re really helping me💕
@@pytlayna7838 I’m so glad to hear it!
I have struggled to put God first I’m praying and hoping I learn how to put him first I’m doing a plan to read the Bible in 2 years or maybe 1 I’m loving you explained this right now thank you you mean so muc
I love the light. It is always good to get to the summer solstice so that we get to have a little more light in each day. The shorter winter days remind us how much we all need light.
So true! I always have a hard time in the winter because less sunlight- it makes a big impact on my mood!
Please do the whole Bible! It will take a long time but it’s important for everyone to hear 🙏🏻
Hi, I'm Jewish, but I love different perspectives, especially on anything "old testament" for my own studies. Thank you for sharing ❤
Jesus loves you ❤❤❤❤
I just started reading the Bible and I love Gen 1. Each verse is immense
I think this info and presejtations are so importantv.. As a teacher and fitness pro AFAA 2014 and sunday school teacher and someone that hascstudies psychology which was around during Jesus time helps to reach ppl to hear Gods word Dads word. When we struggle or others are struggling and rathervthan do things that turns them away from having faith in Gods love is so relevant.
An excellent reading about how creation versus evolution and the Big Bang is the book Axis of Beginning.
Overwhelming sensation to cry …. Good tears … so grateful for God’s word and to use you the way He does 🙏 thank you!
Praise the Lord!
I love this!! I just recently finished reading the entire Bible and discovered your channel!! I love how I went deeper and realized how much God loves me! Please never stop doing this
I also decided to read the entire bible last year! Glad I'm not alone :))
I love hearing your thoughts on this, wow I never thought of it like that, dominion not just over the animals, but dominion over feelings of this earth, and more….. Thanks Faith!
Thank you. You have made my bible study more enjoyable. I was always told to never write in your bible. I bought crayons and color pencils. Enjoying myself.!!!!
Wonderful! Praise the Lord!
Love the visuals, and especially love your encouragement to those who feel unworthy. God has a plan and a purpose for ALL of us, but so many (myself included at times) feel excluded or lonely. I love that you are encouraging, especially to those who may be depressed or having feelings of not being enough. So glad you are sharing words to let them know that God is always with you and to never give up! Keep speaking the truth!
Thank you! :)
Written by Tiffany. Steven is my husband. Not sure why it is showing as his name. 🤷🏻♀️
This is a great thought. Stewarding our lives, even in this point in our lives, is still our calling. As I go to physical therapy, and try to find the perfect doctors for my issues and my husbands, I am stewarding what He made for His glory. We weren't created for brokenness. Whoa. What a blessing to think about that! I happen to be having a day of pain, and my husband's issues have been kinda hard. Thinking about stewarding what God created will help me through today!
Amen! Thank you for adding that!
thank you for this bible study. I just had a conversation with a friend telling her that I felt lost about the direction God wanted me to go. this study spoke to me. i have never broken down the beginning of Genesis like that before. thank you so much!
Praise the Lord!
Just found your channel and I am already hooked. Starting with the Genesis Bible Study and I love how you explain things!! Also I saw you live in SC and so do I !!! I am working at a Christian Homeschool Co-Op where we will teach students with a Christian Worldview and I am so excited. I am actually teaching science and I am pumped to teach from a different perspective than what I was taught. The first things I am having students read is the creation story and I am also having them watch a portion of Bill Nye and Ken Ham's debate. Your bible study ties perfectly into what I plan to teach students.
This was an exceptional video. I know it is from several years ago, but it really puts me in the right frame of mind to begin my study of Genesis. Thank you, Faith.
You have a wonderful attitude!!!, and this is part of shining your light into the world that others may see the presence of Christ through you.
Thank you!
So much important doctrine in Genesis 1. Thanks for tackling this one Faith!!
Yeah! :)
I loved loved loved this. Especially the mandate part. I just started reading Genesi and am just wowed lby Genesis 1. And i love how you just broke down the "Be fruitful and multiply "😊. I also just started a new job in a new country and started doubting why I'm here. Im here to show reflect Christ in this new space. Thank you so very much.
Reflect Him.......I love that. First we must see Him and then we can reflect Him through our loving others. To know Him and to make Him known was what we were created for by our creator.
Yes! Amen! I think I’ve shared it before but sometimes I like to think of it as we’re just bug arrows pointing up to Him! Not sure if that makes sense?!
How are you doing? Praying for you and your family extra this Christmas!
One of the best videos I’ve ever seen! Thanks for the reminder of who I am and who Jesus is! ☺️
😭🙌🏻❤️ wow! What a sweet compliment! I’m so glad it blessed you!
So encouraging!!
So good . true im so grateful for this HPA genesis PTSD ADD thanks for thiswonderful awesomeness sis..❤ you.
Hey Faith, not sure if you’ll see this being that it’s been almost a couple years since you posted this, but I wanted to say thank you for sharing that you have depression in your gene pool. I do also. Recently I’ve been struggling with self worth & not being good enough. Thank you for reminding me & putting a bit of a new spin on why God created me. Yesterday’s rollercoaster of emotional turmoil had really taken a toll on me, & my marriage, so thank you for making this video. As long as it stays up, you never know who & when it may bless someone. Thank You God for working through Faith that day for the future me’s that You know will see.
Praise the Lord! and thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous mind, gorgeous curls, gorgeous beliefs. Just a beautiful person inside & out! 💚 Thank you!
You are so welcome! Praise God!
brings all things together for our good; the delays, hills, and valleys are all part of God's master plan in making
I feel like we should trust the Bible because our vision is like looking out off paper tower rolls but for god he can see everything and he has so much knowledge compared to us
Faith..thank you for this video, Genesis 1..I just read it again with you with a bright eye awareness..I wish I could hug you right now..I am blessed by your words of making Genesis 1 easy to understand..🙏🤗♥️
The last part brought me to tears.😢
Thank you for this! I am in the middle of a Genesis bible study now and the creation gets confusing. I like how you said the Bible wasn't written for our 2020 worldview and to not look at it with scientific eyes. Yeah a video on the "errors" of the Bible would be nice if that's okay. I don't know if I'll be able to watch your next Friday video right away. I might watch it Saturday. But I just want to say thank you for being a blessing in my life and your other subscribers lives, and to the people close to you like your family, congregation, etc. 💖 I hope you and your family have a very nice Christmas. 🎄
Merry Christmas to you, too! I am so incredibly thankful for you!
Merry Christmas!!
Literally the last part was fabulous! 👏🏿❤
Thank you for being you, praise the Lord ❤️🙏
I'm so grateful to have been led to your channel. Thank you.
Great video. God sovereignly chose to work and reveal himself through the literary genres and other characteristics of a particular Ancient Near Eastern people, so we mustn't try to impose our modern categories on it (either in defending or objecting to it). And I like how you point to the presence of God, AND his Spirit, AND his Word/words even in the first 3 verses. I think as Christians we tend to associate creation overwhelmingly with God the Father and regard the other 2 Persons as active more in salvation, but here we see them working in harmony right from the start. I also find it significant that in v.27 the "image of God" entails both "male _and_ female," suggesting that we image God precisely in our relationality, our unity-in-otherness, and that (in the Christian interpretation) this sort of communion is itself rooted in God's _own_ being.
I agree! Yes yes yes! THANK YOU for adding that to this bible study!
Yessir!! 🙌
Great video! Loved the insights on Genesis 1 it’s inspiring!
I'm working on a bible study right now on the first 1-11 of genesis and breaking down each verse it has been eye opening and this video was great to add too my readings thank you 😊
Wonderful!
I love doing bible studies with you!
Thanks for contextualizing genesis 1 bc sometimes there’s more meaning to the verses
Gave this one a revisit, it is stunning how much I had forgotten since the first watch. Thank you for these videos.
thank youuuu so very much, you helped me start my bible study journey
Yay! Praise the Lord! I’m so happy to hear that!
So Awesome! I'm 5 minutes in and I love how you began this study mentioning the 2 questions, 1) Who are we? And. Why do we exist? I didn't know that the people then thought the way you described.
Also, I would've added the fact the God in Hebrew is Elohim. Elohim is a plural noun for "gods" or "deities" or various other words in Hebrew. Builds on the trinity. By the way, I just started a study on Genesis 1 this evening. I'm excited and enjoying it so much already!
Thank you for the Bible study ! ❤
Thank you for your word breakdown it was beautiful ❤ blessings to you
A true blessing. Thank you for the study.
I would love an in depth video on the scientific view on the bible. As an science-based academic myself, I really struggle with the indiscrepancies between modern science and the bible. It makes it harder and harder to belief.
Pastor Allen Nolan breaks it down scientifically. I’m doing videos based off his. He’s very long winded, which I don’t mind, but others do. So I’m making videos to shorten them.
HOLLLYYYYYY COW! 😇🐄 That was good stuff! It really got me thinking about things I never really thought of. I had always more or less thought of Genesis 1 as being more of an explanation of the beginning but it's really so much more. Thank you for sharing!
I am so glad! Praise the Lord! That is very encouraging to hear!
I don't share the same perspective on the Bible but I really like your style and passion in what you believe. We are following the same Savior just coming from different perspectives. Keep up the good work, learning, teaching and witnessing.
Really love adding your Bible studies to my own.
I'm so glad! Praise the Lord!
Thank you so much, this was a great study! I'm starting my reading through the Bible beginning to end and want to take time to study the chapters as I go through, so I'm grateful for these perspectives to get me started in Genesis :) God bless you.
Faith,
Currently doing your Bible reading plan and this perfectly came up. So much meat in this one video, so many notes to add too my Bible .
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simply loved this! 🙌🏻 thank you
I’m so glad! Praise the Lord!!
Thank you for this wonderful study. God used you to speak to me. Thank you! I really love listening to you. Great and informative videos.
I'd like more studying the words of genesis. Great job!
Love that suggestion!
Thank you so much!I love it!
I’m glad I could be an encouragement!
Beautiful! thank you for this, wanted to just say that when i was studying the Lord showed me the hebrew word they used in genesis for God, Elohim, now Elohim is a plural word! which made me think trinityyy!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for sharing beautiful message. Love it
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
I love Genesis, there is so much treasure to be found in it if we dig deep. Always something new to learn, no matter how many times we read it. For instance, I've been a Christian for 47 years and I have never seen the connection between the fruit of the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil and the fruit believers produce through the Holy Spirit! That's beautiful! Also, when it comes to science a lot of people take everything scientists come up with as absolute fact and 'truth', but they forget that scientists have had to backtrack on many so-called facts over the centuries, one of the major ones being their belief that the earth was flat! So they get it wrong sometimes! The theory of evolution is just that - a THEORY. I don't have enough faith to believe in evolution. A Creator God makes far more sense!
That’s so true, That’s a really good point! Thank you for sharing that! And merry Christmas! I hope you had a healthy and blessed Christmas yesterday!
@@HowtoFaithALife Thanks Faith. Merry Christmas to you and your family too! I have a question too, which I forgot to ask...would you consider doing a video about the 'Gap Theory' some people hold to about Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2? I only recently discovered this belief and how it relates to the 'true' (according to those who believe this theory) age of the earth etc. Have you heard of this at all? Do you think it is ok to believe it? I'd really be interested to know what you think about it.
That’s a really good question! I am someone that really tries to hold an open mind with everything in Genesis because I know God is way bigger than humankind’s ability to put Him to words. The book I mentioned does address the “gap theory” briefly but basically, a summary is that the “gap theory” is one of the many theories that try to work through scientific findings about the universe and relate them with the biblical record without either losing it's legitimacy. But the book I talked about argues that Genesis 1 was never intended to be an account of exactly (scientifically) how the universe came to be, but rather a theological account of our relationship with God and the rest of His creation. It shouldn't be pitted against science, nor should we try to make it fit into our scientific worldview, it has completely different intentions than a Science textbook. The original authors and readers really didn't care about where the universe came from, they cared about their relationship with God and the rest of creation and how they fit into it!
@@HowtoFaithALife Thanks. That's a great way of seeing it. Maybe all we really need to be sure of goes back to the first line of Genesis...'In the beginning, GOD.' ? We don't really need to know or understand all the ins and outs and all the finer details really, do we? We could probably just get bogged down in all that and neglect the more important things like growing closer to Jesus. After all, it's really just a theory...and we have FACT...'In the beginning, GOD....'!!!
Yes! Exactly! I totally agree. It’s like disagreements on end times and Revelation- we just end up arguing and dividing over it when that’s not even the purpose of the scriptures, to argue over their meaning and try to figure out the minute details that are above our comprehension anyways! Some people don’t like surrendering all that over to God, though. 🤷🏼♀️ it’s hard, there’s no perfect answers other than, we know what we need to know, everything else isn’t worth fighting over!
I love your videos so much!!! I am so happy I came across this. Love your enegery, its so positive. The Lord is so good!!! :)
Thank you so much!! Yes He is!
Thank you for this! I’m sure you know the trickle down effect of these little messages, but I hope you KNOW how valued these messages are. ❤️
This is the first video of yours I've watched:), well done, I would just like to add. That maybe the bible iS scientific like literally. If an artist could create a masterful painting in a day then is doesnt suprise me that God may have the ability to paint with dna or something. I like the way you put it, "our science lenses" because we are taught by the finality of our senses working backwards with science. I truly believe that there are some answers here that will prove to be scientific we just dont have all the info. The all powerful should be just that. The very nature of Him should be able to manifest from the dust he created. I just love the book of Genesis and I loved this thank you
Amen! So good!
Wow, Dominion over of our lives, never read it that way.
Keep preaching. Amen. Great video style also. May the Lord continue to bless you and guide you in Jesus' precious name
Thank you! You too! :)
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Maybe we'll collab one day. You and my wife would get along lol
Thank you❤for this ... Seriously. ...
I love the Bible to read the
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My favorite part of light being created is that the sun didn't exist yet. He is the light.
So that word for ‘light’ in the first couple verses also has a sense of ‘enlightenment’ the land was an empty place and he spoke himself to it and then it was ready to bring forth life ❤
So powerful👍
Wow! This was so impactful for me. Thank you so much for doing this Bible study. Looking forward to more Bible studies with you ❤️
Loved this video so much ❤️❤️especially the towads the end, very powerful ending.
And I'm learning about bible
Praise God! I was reminded that God is eternal not immortal, He was never created. He always existed. 🤍
Right! I forget too!
The light in the first day was AWR. It is a spiritual light, it means good, truth, order, love, life, hope and yes it means the word.... This light is the way, the truth and the life.
This was good, yet we aren’t entirely called to live life to the fullest. We are called to spread the gospel. Not saying we can’t enjoy his creation. But our main purpose is to imitate his love within us to others and be the light in this dark world.
I just read an incredible commentary on why Elohim in the plural is used for God in Genesis. It was in Ellicott on BibleHub and he said that the E perspective uses the plural in direct contrast to the polytheism that surrounded that scribe. All these other cultures had the sun god, the fertility goddess, the god of rain, whatever. But E used “Elohim” in the plural to show that the Hebrew God was one being who did all the things and no others were required. First of all, mind blowing and beautiful thought in itself. But then, I was shocked to learn that Ellicott was writing in the 18th century?!? I truly never would have guessed.
I loved the video! I'm trying to do more in-depth Bible studies! This really helped!! Thank you! Keep createing amazing videos ❤️
I would like to have a video about bible contradictions. Like how in Gen 1:27 God created male and female at the same time and then in Gen 2 He describes creating Adam first and then Eve from Adam's Rib???
I’m doing a series on it. But verse by verse on Gen 1. I’ve only posted the first video but over the next few weeks I’ll go over a few.
How about this?.....what was the light? Because it was evening and morning BEFORE the sun and moon were created. So what made it light?
That was awesome!!
Amen! Thanks for making this!
This is what I've been looking for. Ty for this video! Can you do a series on every chapter ... God bless. Ty again
Like all kingdoms, God wants to expand his kingdom so he created us for that purpose. We have only one purpose in life ~ to bring God’s kingdom to the whole of the earth and that’s it, he doesn’t care about us beyond that but if humans want to believe they’re separate from God with an individual life, then their beliefs will create its own fruit in terms of sickness, stress, poverty etc etc etc
Hang on...are you trying yo tell me I'm not made to be a COUCH POTATO!? DANG...I do it so well 😜 Loved this study and in your indepth explanation. Much love xx
HAHA, you just made me laugh so hard! You always say the sweetest things! Glad I could be an encouragement! Merry Christmas!
thank you for this ❤
I suffer with bipolar disorder and I feel so lonely right now and depressed and I feel unworthy of god's love and forgiveness I feel like my prayers are unheard and I feel a huge weight on my shoulders it's like I'm drowning I want to feel close to god but how do I do this when i feel so lost
When It says let us make man in our image is it claiming consciousness is gods image or the will we have because you can say other things have consciousness but can you say other things have a free will? Im not sure just something i thought of that differentiates mankind from other species.
Really great material. Thanks
Very welcome
This is beautiful thank you
Have you read the other lost world books?
That was soo funn
This was so helpful!!! I love your style!!
Wow, thank you! :) I am so glad!
I found your channel a while ago I just started in genesis i was in Matthew doing my Bible study then my dad told me to go back to genesis, because it’s like having half of the puzzle piece and not seeing the other half that’s what I was doing so then I went back to genesis and started doing Bible study with a friend that I gave a Bible to last year she has transformed so much and she’s the only one of my friends that listens to me which is crucial in a Friendship Update: that friend is now a pagan :( please pray for her
Yes please, I would like you make a video on that (what you said at 7:36). But this video was made awhile ago, so I maybe you already did by now.
Thank you so much for making this video.
Yes! Of course!
I really loved this!!!!!
Can you pleeeeease do videos on errors and variants and misunderstandings of the bible???
That was soo funny when u forgot that what to say 🤣😸
This was the most beautiful TH-cam video I've ever seen
This was very helpful, thank you.