If there was ever a time when there was nothing,

all there would be now would be nothing.

And even that's improper to say,

because you can't say that there would be nothing,

because nothing has no being.

And these terms to be nothing would be self-contradictory, wouldn't it?

Have you ever considered how bold the opening verse of Genesis is?

The Bible doesn't hold back in order to not offend its readers,

but declares in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thank you for joining us

for this Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind.

This record of divine creation at a particular point in time

sets Christianity apart from atheism, humanism, and many other isms.

This week, RC Sproul will help us understand the book of Genesis.

And today, the provocative claim of Genesis 1-1.

Here's Dr. Sproul.

I can remember 30 some years ago when I began teaching,

I was given the assignment of teaching introduction to the Old Testament,

and then introduction to the New Testament.

And I had students come up to me with great excitement and joy,

and say, oh, Professor Sproul, you make the Bible come alive for me.

And I very much appreciated the compliment and the flattery on the one side,

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