Genesis Foundations

Genesis 3: Disorder, Distortion, and Life Outside Reality Genesis 3 does not describe the collapse of creation or the loss of what God has made. It describes what happens when human life moves out of alignment with reality. The world remains God’s world, humanity remains human, and creation remains ordered — but that order is…

Creation Groaning, Creation Restored – Romans 8 and the Shape of Resurrection Paul’s theology of salvation is never detached from creation. When he speaks of redemption, glory, or resurrection, he does not imagine a new world replacing the old one. He describes the healing and completion of a world that already has a given structure…

This article develops the theological assumptions about reality, identity, and order that underlie the Genesis and Pauline studies elsewhere on this site. Living in Reality: Image, Order, and the Nature of Idolatry Christian obedience is often discussed as a matter of behaviour, motivation, or moral effort. Scripture, however, begins elsewhere. It begins with reality itself….

Origin, Direction, and the Meaning of Human Distinction 1. Why Genesis 2 Must Be Read Slowly Genesis 2 is often read too quickly. It is commonly approached as a text about marriage, gender roles, or human companionship, and therefore treated as either self-evident or immediately controversial. When read this way, the chapter is forced to…