I - BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD : Genesis 1:1-26a;
INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
i. Where did we go wrong?
ii. Science or theology?
iii. A literary scheme
II - THE GREAT CREATOR : Genesis 1: 1 - 2:4
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD ...
i. The world was made to fulfil God's purpose for it
ii. We have our life direct from the hand of God, and must answer to Him
A NOTE OF HOPE
CREATION BY FIAT
THE ZONE OF SAFETY CREATED BY THE WORD AND GRACE
1. Light from Darkness
2. Waters below from Waters Above
3. Earth from Sea
THE SEQUENCE OF DAYS
III - IN GOD'S IMAGE 1 : Genesis 1:26-31
MAN'S CREATURELY LIMITATIONS
MAN'S TRUE NATURE AND STATUS
CREATED FROM NOTHING
IV - IN GOD'S IMAGE 2 : Genesis 2
A - THE IMAGE
B - THE BOUNTYi. Man Before the Animals
ii. The Garden
iii. The Rivers
iv. The Tilling of the Soil
v. The Two Trees
vi. The Two Sexes
V - THE FALL OF MAN : Genesis 3:1-6
THE BACKGROUND TO THE TEMPTATION
THE AGENT OF THE TEMPTATION
THE NATURE OF THE TEMPTATION
THE NATURE OF THE SIN
VI - THE ISSUE OF SIN : Genesis 3:7-24
THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE OF SIN
THE ENDURING ISSUE OF SIN
1. On Nature
2. On Human Nature
... IN THE PRESENT
... IN THE FUTURE
VII - MURDER MOST FOUL : Genesis 4:1-16
CAIN'S STORY MY STORY
GOD'S CONVERSATION WITH CAIN HIS CONVERSATION WITH ME
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BROTHERS
VIII - THE CURSE OF CAIN : Genesis 4
GOD'S FIRST CONVERSATION WITH CAIN
GOD'S SECOND CONVERSATION WITH CAIN
THE CURSE OF CAIN
THE CURE OF CAIN
CAIN'S CITY
CAIN'S PROGENY
IX - THE DIMENSION OF THE DEMONIC Gen 4:17-26, 6:1-8
THE DIMINISHING LIFE SPANS
THE DIMENSION OF THE DEMONIC
GOD'S VICTORY
X - THE FLOOD I - God's Repentance : Genesis 6:5-8, 8:20-22
PROLOGUE: GOD'S FIRST REPENTANCE
i. God is free to react as man is free to act.
ii. God is not an unfeeling automaton: He has a heart that beats for us.
GOD'S FIRST RESPONSE: JUDGMENT
EPILOGUE: GOD'S SECOND REPENTANCE - GRACE
JUDGMENT AND MERCY
XI - THE FLOOD 2 - Noah : Genesis 6 - 8
NOAH WALKED WITH GOD
NOAH DID ALL THAT GOD COMMANDED HIM
THE LORD SHUT HIM IN
GOD REMEMBERED NOAH
GOD MADE A WIND BLOW OVER THE EARTH
MY COVENANT WITH YOU
THE RAINBOW THE SIGN OF THE COVENANT
XII - THE FIRST AMENDMENT : Genesis 9:1-6, 18-29
THE FIRST AMENDMENT
RESPECT FOR LIFE
THE INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT
THE PLACE OF THE STATE
XIII - NOAH'S SHAME : Genesis 9:18-28, 10:1-32
THE FUTILITY OF JUDGMENT (NOAH'S SHAME)
THE NECESSITY OF REDEMPTION (THE TABLE OF NATIONS)
XIV - THE TOWER OF BABEL : Genesis 11:1-9
THE AMBITION OF HUMAN GREATNESS
THE REAL DIMENSION OF HUMAN GREATNESS
THE CONCLUSION OF HUMAN GREATNESS
THE REDEMPTION OF HUMAN GREATNESS
Note: I acknowledge a debt of gratitude to Helmut Thielicke for insights which have found their way into these pages from his splendid book "How the World Began" [James Clarke] 1964. I don't think I have - even inadvertantly - quoted him anywhere without acknowledgement, but anyone familiar with the book will recognise the origin of some of my thoughts, notably in the first chapter.
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