This first portion of Genesis tells us of how God made everything in just six days (He rested on the seventh day; see 2:3). Everything was perfect, but sin came in. It devolved, figuratively speaking, everything but God, and… well, if you read these chapters, you can see for yourself. The NKJV Bible I have has this passage on pages 1-6 there, the NASB (1995) Bible I have has this passage on pages 1-8 (Old Testament) there, the VOICE has this on pages 2-13 (with notes) there, and the Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) has this on pages 1-14 there. I’m sure it’s different if you have smaller or larger print and/or if the page size differs between your copy and mine (again, I claim no ownership of any translation). I’ve thought of making a translation of my own one day with its own comments, but I don’t want to presume anything that the Holy Spirit hasn’t spoken concerning this, so ‘nuf said.
I don’t have much time left before I go to work (I clock in at 3 p.m., fourteen hours from now), so I won’t say much else. If you’re curious about where I work, you can ask me via comments or Facebook messages. I’m debating about opening my e-mail to the same thing, but I’m leaning towards using it exclusively for business (i.e. job interviews) and any social media profiles I have. I also do not want to accept money for this website, for I’m sharing the word of God here, and I will NEVER use the Bible to make a profit so I can walk on people’s backs. Sure, it says to make a living out of the gospel in 1 Corinthians 9:14, but no one should be in a hurry to get rich.
As I’ve said before, there are some controversial topics in this first part of the beginning of the Bible. I don’t want to get into any of them now, but I think it’s important to remember that the Church and the cultures around the world shouldn’t do any non-stop clashing with each other, nor should anyone be Pharisaic (“Pharisees” means “separate ones”) and become self-righteous about anything. Jesus never sinned, but He didn’t even get self-righteous! Now that’s what I call outstanding! But what do you think He would say to a world filled with religiously inspired hatred? Let me know in the comments, and if you want to follow me on this, you can! This is Ron Outland, signing out.
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