BS205 Eng 4. Genesis 1:1-31. The Deeds of God. God Created the Heavens and the Earth.
In this lecture you move to Genesis 1:3-5 and will find answers to two big questions: "What is the day without the Sun?" and "In what sense can the day and night be divided?" Pastor Ronnie Stevens talks about the creation of the heavens and the earth and emphasizes that the universe is not the source of life and time. He thinks that time is not the inevitable product of the universe, but it is the product of God's design.
BS205 Eng 14. Genesis 3. Fall and Its Consequences. Alienation and Shame. First False Religion.
Before Adam and Eve's sin of disobedience there had been peace and harmony in the garden of Eden. After their disobedience the garden became a place of disharmony and contention. Sin and death, shame and alienation entered the world through the action of Adam. In this section of the lecture Pastor Ronnie Stevens talks about the inevitable consequence of sin and disobedience and shares his thoughts on false religions.
BS205 Eng 15. Genesis 3. Fall and Its Consequences. The Consequences of the Fall for the Serpent.
There are some people who mistakenly believe that the man is cursed because of the fall. In this section of the lecture Pastor Ronnie Stevens talks about the serpent suffering the consequences of the Fall and argues that the mind is more fallen than other aspects of human being.
BS205 Eng 11. Genesis 3. Popular Accounts of Creation vs Biblical Account.
In this section of the lecture Pastor Ronnie Stevens compares other popular creation accounts with the biblical account. You are going to discover some spiritual lessons and one of them is a lesson in legalism. The teacher talks about three important features of legalism.
BS205 Eng 13. Genesis 3. Fall and Its Consequences. First Adam vs Second Adam. Spiritual Lessons.
In this section of the lecture Pastor Ronnie Stevens shares the arguments of Thomas Aquinas who was famous for providing four arguments with the evidence of God's existence. The teacher compares the temptation of the first Adam and the last Adam (Jesus Christ) and helps us to learn spiritual applications.
BS205 Eng 9. God Created Eve and Gave Birth to the First Family.
In Genesis 2:18 we see that it is not good for the man to be alone, even though God was his constant companion, supplying his spiritual needs. In this section of the lecture Pastor Ronnie Stevens talks about the first case of surgery and anesthetics in history, when Eve was created out of the rib of Adam as a suitable helper to him. You will also learn why Genesis 2:24 is so important.
BS205 Eng 6. Genesis 1:1-31. The Deeds of God. God Created Man in His Image.
What does it mean to be created in God's image? What distinguishes a man from animals? What is the main reality which shows that we are created in the image of God? How can you understand the creature if you deny the Creator? One of the great difficulties in non-Christian ideologies is the difficulty of defining what it means to be human. In this section of the lecture about the deeds of God Pastor Ronnie Stevens explores what the Bible teaches about a man and God's image.
BS205 Eng 3. Atheistic and Biblical Theories about Creation and the Age of the Universe.
There are four events which happen in the book of Genesis which mean that we can't take accurate measurements: Creation, the Fall, the Flood and the Judgment at theTower of Babel. They changed things and could corrupt the measurements. Pastor Ronnie Stevens interprets Genesis literally and believes that the Earth is young. In this section of the lecture he talks about Christians who believe in Genesis "gap" theory because of the pressure from science. The teacher explains why this argument appealed to many Christians in the past, even though they had no scientific motivation to believe in that theory and shares some comments on Genesis 1:2.
BS205 Eng 5. God Created Water, Dry Land, Plants, Heavenly Lights...
In this lecture you are going to learn about the idea of canopy of water over the earth and will discover why the length of life became shorter after the flood. Pastor Ronnie Stevens arranges the six days of creation in two parallel columns and shows the balance and interesting relationship between them. You will also learn the first principle of theology and hear a very interesting illustration about singing humpback whales.
BS205 Eng 7. Genesis 2. Creation of a Man and a Woman. God Prepared the World for the First Humans.
The magnificent account of creation reaches its climax in the separation of the seventh day as a day of festive rest, a day to be kept as holy unto the Lord. In this section of the lecture Pastor Ronnie Stevens speaks about the special blessing given to the seventh day, shares his thoughts about Christians who argue about the Sabbath rest and explains that Sabbath is the picture of the way we approach salvation in spiritual reality. He also talks about the meaning and geographical position of Eden, the measurement of freedom and the Creator as the law-giver. You will also learn how the book of Genesis can help us understand the spiritual reality we live in.