Isaiah 8: v.11 Walk a different way v.12 Talk a different talk

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1 Isaiah 8:11-20 v.11 Walk a different way v.12 Talk a different talk v.13 Make God your all and everything total - exclusive v.16 Torah and testimony Torah is the talk Teaching Truth Testimony is the walk Lifestyle Experience v.20 Torah and testimony OR NO Light One and only True God vs. Other gods Yehovah Elohim Elohim aherim Torah Idolatry

2 Issues in Genesis God - Origin 1 st Cause vs. gods or chance Idolatry 2. Creation Intelligent design vs. Mindless accident 3. Time Evening/Morning Day Week Moonth Year 4. Adam Identity Image of God vs. Evolved animal 5. Dominion Environment God s world vs. Mother earth 6. Gender Sexuality Male & female Human morality 7. Reproduction Fruitful & multiply Children Value of Life 8 Diet Body Temple Health and Environment 9. Sabbath Holy Time Day of Worship 10. Choice 2 Trees Freedom Love vs. Determinism 11. Death Nature of Adam Mortal vs. Immortal 12. Partner Helper Comparable Life-saving same-opposite 13. Family Leave & Cleave Marriage Social structure unit 14. Fall Sin Curse Consequences Cruelty in creation 15. Flood Geology Age of earth Short vs. Long

3 Science Dictionary definition Oxford: The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment Webster: Knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation A particular area or branch of scientific study (such as biology, physics, or chemistry) Knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method

4 Cosmology Dictionary Definition The branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom. A branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe The science of the origin and development of the universe. An account or theory of the origin of the universe. A theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe The branch of astronomy that deals with the origin, structure, space-time relationships, and evolution of the universe.

5 Greek: Kosmos (noun) Kosméō (verb) NT 1 Tim. 2:9 Women cosmeo themselves in modest apparel 1 Pet. 3:3 Do not let your cosmeo be the outward but inner v.5 Thus the holy women of old cosmeo d themselves Matt. 12:44 House is empty, swept and cosmeo d Matt. 25:7 The virgins arose and cosmeo d their lamps Titus 2:10 Servants - cosmeo the doctrine of God in all things Rev. 21:2 As a bride cosmeo d for her husband LXX Gen. 2:1 The heavens, the earth, and all their cosmos Ex. 33:5,6 Remove your cosmos Stripped off their cosmos Deut. 4:19 Sun, moon, stars, and all the cosmos of the sky 17:3 Worship sun, moon, or any cosmos of the sky Judith 1:14 Plundered a town - Turned its cosmos into disgrace

6 Philosophy Dictionary definition Oxford: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence Webster 1828: to ascertain facts or truth - and the causes of things or their phenomena; To enlarge our views of God and his works. True religion and true philosophy must ultimate arrive at the same principle. (S. S. Smith) Webster s 3rd New International:...a search for the underlying causes and principles of reality

7 Science Philosophy - Cosmology Science: Study the stuff in the box Philosophy: Try to figure out the meaning of the stuff in the box Cosmology: Try to figure out where the stuff in the box came from Current Science: Believes that by looking at the stuff in the box, it can figure out the meaning of the stuff in the box, and where the stuff came from

8 Two Options? Unscientific Unintelligent Ignorant Faith Fantasy God Weak die A False Dichotomy Scientific Intelligent Learned Fact Reality No god Strong survive A Third Way Defined by Isaiah Lived by Jesus Make Yehovah God our All and Everything Say what we hear Him Saying = Torah Do what we see Him doing = Testimony Claim our Image-of-God dominion over the stuff in the box Explore and Examine the stuff in the box Learn to utilize it for the benefit of Mankind