Sun, 16 December 2007
This is lesson #12, the concluding lesson, in a study of canonicity, a study about where we get our Bible. Your instructor is Elder David Nichols. The booklet "Can I Really Trust the Bible?" can be viewed by going to the RBC Ministries website. (Click Here for downloadable version). Class Notes: Statistical Information on Religious Trends and Beliefs in the U.S. * Nine out of ten adults own a Bible. Only six out of ten believe it is “totally accurate in all its teachings.? * 74% believe when people are born, they are neither good nor evil; they make a choice between the two as they mature. * 44% believe the Bible, the Koran, and the Book of Mormon are all different expressions of the same spiritual truths * 44% believe when He lived on earth, Jesus Christ sinned, like other people * 55% say a good person can earn a place in heaven * 83% of teenagers said moral truth depends on the circumstances * Among whites, 60% endorse relativism, compared to 26% who adopt absolutism. * Among non-whites, however, 74% support relativism and just 15% believe in absolute morality * 15% of Hispanic adults and only 10% of African-American adults contended that moral truth is absolute Genesis 5 1. Adam – of the earth – firm foundation 2. Seth – compensation – sprout, seed 3. Enosh – mortal or man 4. Kenan – one acquired or begotten 5. Mahal’lel - God’s splendor or to God’s praise 6. Jared – to descend 7. Enoch – to initiate or to dedicate oneself or to be disciplined to the point of death 8. Methuselah – a period of time 9. Lamech ? (unknown word) 10. Noah – rest or quiet [Of the earth’s firm foundation the seed shall come as mortal man, begotten in God’s splendor, He shall descend to earth, dedicating Himself to the point of death, and after a period of time .?. He shall give rest] Adam = Heb. Man Eve = Heb. Mother of all living Woman = Heb. of man Cain = acquisition; to acquire or to gain materially Abel = Transitoriness, just fleeting or temporary Ref.: Strong’s Concordance Young’s Concordance Unger’s Bible Dictionary Wilson’s Expository Dictionary |