Chapter 1: Creation: The Beginning of Life as We Know It
Today, I started on my path with "The Story". I am documenting my progress as this is the first time I will be going through this. I believe this will be as closest as I come to actually reading the whole Bible! Understand The Story Several verses begin simply with "God said". In what ways does this impact your view of God and His authority? It does have an impact on my view---because I have read these words so many times when trying to read the Bible. What I have taken from when "God said" is nothing ever questioned the validity of God. It merely was and all was Good until he created Man "in his own image". After everything He created, He even said "...it was very Good." Knowing that everything was only "Good" until he created man in his own image meant that "we" are loved by our creator first and foremost. He merely saved the best for last! I often wonder, what would happen if he created us on that first...