In Genesis God is not creating out of nothing. It begins with everything without form and empty, to which God brings order out of the chaos. For creation from nothing we need the New Testament and phrases like, "without him was not anything made that was made."
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
The creator Word
If you think creation was complete you have to allow for God to still be active in creation, there are a lot of hoops to go through to make that theory stick. If you say God is still actively creating then you have to admit that it has been more intense than it is now.
The song of creation
John 1:1-5 Who is Jesus? part 5 In my last blog post, I rambled on about how the first verse of John's Gospel is basically poetry. So, how about we ditch the deep philosophy angle and see it as a song, a sweet serenade to God's cosmic masterpiece instead? I have intentionally added breaks in …
John’s weirdness
John 1:1 Who is Jesus? part 4 What's with this craziness? We're four posts in and we're still fixated on verse 1, and he's labeling it "John's weirdness." I mean, come on – it's clearly Steve who's the quirky one. Who knows, maybe it's me after all. AI-generated image based on, "Jesus is one with …
The Word
God speaks and things happen.
It all starts here.
The account of John beautifully begins with the same three words as the Old Testament book Genesis, "In the beginning."
Say hello to John
Who is Jesus? part 1 "John's Gospel, one verse at a time," was the title of a discussion on the Ship of Fools website in the early 2000s. I am not going to go as slowly as that, and I will take breaks. An AI-generated image of the Gospel of John What I intend to …
The song of Moses?
Psalms not in the Psalter The 10 songs: Song 2 These are the 10 songs of Judaism. Among them, two are found in the Psalter, and one is the Song of Solomon or Song of Songs, which I plan to delve into separately. It's also important to note that the last song, the Song of …
Psalm 150: A celebration of praise
"A person's entire soul must be dedicated toward one goal: praising GOD!
Psalm 149: Unveiling the Message of Praise, Protection, and Justice
Using Psalm 149 as an excuse for military action is completely unjustifiable.
Making an ass of myself 