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Good morning. I am a word minister commissioned in 2004,a R/C from Bombay , India. My name is James N. My questions are as below:
1 How does one!s faith in creation affect his life in the world?
2Man is sinner invited to grow in the likeness of Christ. Please comment. Soliciting for an answer. God bless thee. James N Bombay, India
James,
The biggest way that someone's faith in creation affects his life is whether one believes the Bible is God's Word or not. If Genesis is not true, then which parts of the Bible are?
Additionally, in Matt 19, while speaking on divorce, Jesus references creation (the union of man and women in marriage) as a simple matter of fact. If Genesis was not true, why would the Son of God reference it as a statement of fact and not take the opportunity to explain that Genesis is only a generic story with little or no truth in it?
While man sins (Rom 3:23), one can only grow in the likeness of Christ when man has been recreated. Rom 6 tells us that this recreation happens when a believing person dies, is buried and raised to a "new life" through baptism. Once we are a new creature, when can then grow in the likeness of Christ because as Gal 2:20 tells us, it is no longer "I, but Christ who lives in me."
Hope this helps.
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Expertise
I am available to answer questions on most subjects dealing with the Old and New Testaments. I have more than 30 years of detailed study in both Testaments. Additionally, I have studied the many facets of evolution, including a detailed study of Darwin's Origin of the Species. I am a fundamentalist, in that I believe that all Scripture is inspired, or God-breathed, (II Tim. 3:16). I believe that there are no contradictions in the Bible, and that the Bible is complete in telling us our purpose on earth, how to gain salvation and how we should live to obtain salvation. I believe in sin, Satan, heaven, hell, choice-immersion, grace as the free-gift of God and that one can fall from grace. I am a 'layman' in that I taught myself Hebrew (in the English alphabet) and Greek (in the Greek alphabet).
Experience
I have taught many adult classes on the Scriptures on many different subjects over the last 25 years. I have also debated many people (several at once) over subjects such as evolution, original sin, the Diety of Jesus, whether Jesus was perfect by choice, and so-called Biblical contradictions.
Education/Credentials
I am a layman, so I come as a self-trained "expert". I can provide copies of sermanets, classes and emails where I have debated Scripture with others.
I do have a BBA and an MBA from a Top-10 MBA School. I also have several NASD/SEC licenses.
Awards and Honors
In Bibilical areas, I have scored the highest score, or in the top 10, with other adults in an all day annual test on specific Bible books. Some of these books were Luke, Revelation, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronmy, Joshua, Judges, II Kings, and others. Currently, I am teaching an indepth study on the book of Judges.
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