The Foundation Book

"Fake news" is often used to dismiss information that seems unbelievable or inconvenient. Sadly, the same skepticism is applied to the Bible. Events and people recorded in Genesis—the Creation in six days, Adam and Eve, the Worldwide Flood—are often explained away as myths or moral stories rather than actual historical events. But does it matter?

Jesus quoted from Genesis repeatedly. He spoke of Adam and Eve, Abel's murder, Noah's Flood, and the destruction of Sodom. Was Jesus merely teaching "moral stories," talking about events that did not literally happen? If the foundation of Scripture is undermined, what else can be discredited? If we are persuaded by the Bible's critics to believe the events in Genesis did not actually happen, that they are myths or "stories" to teach morals rather than historical events, what other parts of the Bible can be discredited?

Did Israel walk through the Red Sea on dry ground? Was Jonah swallowed by a great fish? Did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego survive the fiery furnace? 

The battle is not only about history—it is about the faith. Genesis is the foundation upon which the rest of God’s Word stands. Jesus said if we have trouble believing "earthly" (literal) things, how are we going to believe "heavenly" (spiritual) things?

​To believe in Jesus as our Savior requires believing what He said is true. The enemy works tirelessly to plant doubt because he does not want you to believe and be saved. By working to undermine your belief in what the Bible says about "earthly things," he can plant doubt about the "heavenly things" as well.

—Sister  Sheri Strelecky

Genesis is the foundation for the rest of the Bible.