PART SEVENTEEN THE BEGINNING OF TRUE RELIGION (Genesis 4:1-15) 1. _Preliminary Definitions_ It is doubtful that there is a more ambiguous word in our language today than the word religion. It has literally come to mean all things to all men. The pagan etymology of the word is given us by Cicero,... [ Continue Reading ]
PART EIGHTEEN THE BEGINNINGS OF HUMAN CULTURE (Genesis 4:16-24) 1. _The Patriarchal Age_ The story of Cain and Abel introduces the Patriarchal form of government and worship. Family government is the oldest form of social organization known to history; family worship is the oldest form of worship... [ Continue Reading ]
PART NINETEEN: THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MESSIANIC LINE (Genesis 4:25 to Genesis 5:32) 1. _The Birth of Seth_ 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him. 26 And to Seth, to him als... [ Continue Reading ]