"In the beginning, God created..."
Genesis 1:1
Our church recently completed a study of Francis Chan's book Crazy Love. Many of us are still sorting out the challenges and considerations presented by Chan in this bestseller. Our next Discipleship class will use The God Who Is There by D.A. Carson as its resource. In preparing for the sessions and the related Sunday sermons, I have been attempting to summarize the focus of the first chapter, Genesis 1 & 2, in a brief, pointed thought. Reading the opening pair of chapters to the Bible, two truths are overwhelmingly evident. First, God made everyone and everything. Second, if God made everyone and everything, then everyone is accountable to Him and everything is sustained by Him. These thoughts are foundational for rightly understanding what follows in scripture, whether it be Genesis 3 or Revelation 22. As you read and study the Bible this week, bear in mind the implications of the creation narrative. You will soon see that "God created" is the bedrock of scripture, made evident in the turning of every page. Thus, Genesis 1:1 serves as more than an introductory verse to the Bible; it is the essence of God's truth.
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