To deny the full inspiration of holy Scripture, therefore, is to set aside the fundamental witness of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and the apostles. Also to limit or disregard it inerrancy is to impair its divine authority. All doctrines, commentaries, interpretations, explanations and traditions must be judged and legitimized by the words and message in Scripture. To understand the full revelation of Jesus as savior and redeemer, we must first understand Him as creator of all. And man s significant act in revolt has made the world abnormal.
Genesis is a book of origins- the origin of the universe, the origin of life and the origin of man.
It places man in his cosmic setting, shows his particular uniqueness, explains his wonder and his flaw, and begins to trace the flow of human history through space and time. Many today, however, view this book as a collection of myths, useful for understanding the Hebrew mind, perhaps, but certainly not a record of what really happened. Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer challenges that view and shows how the first eleven chapters of Genesis stand as a solid, space-time basis for answering the tough questions posed by modern man. But by the sigh of El Shaddai. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command , so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.