Genesis – Grace Evangelical Society

From Rags to Riches

December 9, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Genesis, Joseph, rewards, robes, Suffering

The life of Joseph, recorded in Genesis 37–41, is an exciting narrative, full of danger, deception, dreams, and more. It’s an epic story, perfectly orchestrated to show the sovereign hand of God in His preservation of the nation of Israel and of one of His faithful servants. Several themes recur throughout the narrative of Joseph’s

Confession, Not Deflection (Genesis 3:11-13; 1 John 1:9)

April 3, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Confession, fall, Genesis, scapegoat, Sin

Do you find it easy to take responsibility for your sins, or is your knee-jerk reaction to try and shift the blame to others? If you look up the term “deflection” or “blame-shifting,” most of the articles will tell you that it is a psychological disorder that characterizes narcissists and psychopaths. And many of those

Genesis 1-3 and Everlasting Salvation

April 26, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Creation, eternal life, Genesis, The fall

Does the Bible emphasize the eternality of salvation? When OT and NT people thought of salvation, was “living forever” a new idea or a basic one? Is that something they believed in God to provide? To answer those questions, consider Genesis 1-3. You know the story. You know that God created Adam and Eve