The second dispensation failed because the people of that had great knowledge, but they relied on knowledge alone to form their worldview. They did not believe in anything they did not know completely, therefore they did not fully believe in God. They lacked faith. Generally speaking, faith is the willingness to rely on something that…
In the second dispensation, humanity was given time to amass an abundance of knowledge in order to determine if knowledge alone would lead them to choose God. The dispensation failed because while men had knowledge of God, they did not believe in God. They lacked faith. Faith is the mechanism through which we believe. You…
This week, we conclude our examination of the first dispensation. I will be the first to admit that this series went on a LOT longer than I had originally planned – not only because I had to take a break from posting for a couple of months, but also in the number of posts in…
This week we conclude our examination of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil by understanding why eating the fruit of the Tree led to death for Adam and Eve (and consequently, for all of us). It’s easy to see what has become of humanity since the fall of man (just watch an…
Last week we continued our examination of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil by defining “good” as that “that which creates in the long term”, and “evil” as “that which destroys in the long term”. The concepts of Good and evil are prominent themes in the Bible and drive much of the…