create doubts about whether the Bible can be trusted - since it’s “such an old book”. These same people often suggest that the Bible is just a collection of myths and that the Old Testament especially can’t be taken seriously. Really? Well, that’s certainly not what Christ thought! For example, Jesus Himself quoted the OT often including Genesis 1:27 “from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female” and Genesis 2:24 “a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife”. He also taught about the Genesis flood and referred to the Old Testament “days of Lot and the city of Sodom (Luke 17:26-29). Jesus had a word for the unbelievers of His time - and it’s the same for those of our time: “For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believe me: for he (Moses) wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall you believe my words?” John 5:46-47 One more very important thing: Notice that Jesus affirms that men and women were there at the “beginning of creation” rather than coming along some 4.5 billion years later as some evolutionists teach today! (These thoughts taken from the November 18, 2009 Portals of Prayer Devotion.) You can pick up a free copy of Portals of Prayer devotions in our gathering area.
