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Kingdom Way Radio Show – Episode 1

veritastheology — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:00:24 +0000

In this first episode of the Kingdom Way Radio, Jerry Robinson introduces the show and explains the topics that will covered in the future.

The Kingdom Way Radio Show is a verse by verse Bible teaching ministry of Veritas Theology.

Genesis 1: Commentary

veritastheology — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:16:15 +0000

The Creation of the World

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Commentary: The majestic appeal of this opening phrase resonates within mankind. Despite our desperation and our collective shame, these words ring true even in the darkest of hearts. There is no wavering or doubt in this glorious pronouncement of God’s creative handiwork. The author is certain that God is responsible for the work of creation including “the heavens and the earth.” “In the beginning.” The subtlety and presumption of this phrase should not be overlooked. In three simple words, the Biblical author openly declares to his reader that there was indeed a re’shiyth (Hebrew) or “beginning”, to all things, both visible and invisible. “God.” The Hebrew word translated as “God” in these opening verses is ‘elohiym. It is the plural form of elowahh, a word meaning “deity, or a deity.” The plural form of this word implies the idea of gods or an all consummate Supreme God. Various forms of this Hebrew word appear later in the text referring to “goddess” (1 Kings 11:5,33), angels (Ps. 8:5), great (1 Sam 14:15), mighty (Gen 23:6), judge (1 Sam 2:25). However, in over 90% of its uses in the Hebrew text, it is simply translated as “God” or “gods.” Created. In the Hebrew, bara’. An interesting word that is most commonly translated “create.” “the heavens”. Shamayim in the Hebrew meaning “to be lofty” as aloft in the sky. Also commonly translated as air (Gen 1:26). “the earth” ‘erets in Hebrew referring to field, ground, country, and most commonly, land.

²The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Commentary: Coming soon…

³And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

⁴And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.

⁵God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

⁶And God said, “Let there be an expanse^[a] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”

⁷And God made^[b] the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.

⁸And God called the expanse Heaven.^[c] And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

⁹And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

¹⁰God called the dry land Earth,^[d] and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

¹¹And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants^[e] yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so.

¹²The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

¹³And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

¹⁴And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons,^[f] and for days and years,

¹⁵and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.

¹⁶And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

¹⁷And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,

¹⁸to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

¹⁹And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

²⁰And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds^[g] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”

²¹So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

²²And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

²³And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

²⁴And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

²⁵And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

²⁶Then God said, “Let us make man^[h] in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

²⁷So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.

²⁸And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

²⁹And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.

³⁰And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

³¹And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Footnotes:

Genesis 1:6 Or a canopy; also verses 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 20
Genesis 1:7 Or fashioned; also verse 16
Genesis 1:8 Or Sky; also verses 9, 14, 15, 17, 20, 26, 28, 30; 2:1
Genesis 1:10 Or Land; also verses 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30; 2:1
Genesis 1:11 Or small plants; also verses 12, 29
Genesis 1:14 Or appointed times
Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20
Genesis 1:26 The Hebrew word for man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam

The Vision of Veritas

veritastheology — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:23:09 +0000

Our guiding statement is simple: “Challenging believers to think and thinkers to believe.” Come see how we take those words and put them into action. You can also view our statement of faith, our vision for the future, and learn more about our founder, Jerry Robinson.

What Does Veritas Mean?

Veritas is a latin word.

When translated to the English language, it means “truth.” It is also where we get the English word, “verify.”

What is Veritas Theology All About?

The word “truth” pretty much sums up what Veritas Theology is all about.

All we want is the truth, in all of its beauty, and even in its often not-so-pretty details.

But before we continue in our quest for truth, we should probably ask the all important question: What is “truth?”

The man who was entrusted with the weighty question of what to do with Jesus of Nazareth amid the maniacal crowds once asked this same question. (Luke 18:38)

In today’s world, there are many voices in the wind claiming to have the answer to this important question.

But who can we really trust?

Some say religion holds all of life’s answers, but anyone with a basic understanding of religion’s role in world history would quickly take issue with that idea.

Others say that truth can be found in philosophy or in a deep dive into academia.

Still others believe that truth can only be found by looking “within.” That is, within our own beings.

Then there are those who say that their is no singular truth. Instead, truth is relative, or even unimportant in the real scheme of things.

Who is right? And how can we be sure?

If you have ever asked yourself those questions, welcome home.

VeritasTheology.com is not a website. It is a community of real people, just like you, who are seeking answers to life’s most pressing questions. No one in the Veritas community has all of the answers. Far from it. We believe that overconfidence in aimless dogma breeds religious tyrants. Each of us have been slammed by life and humbled too many times to not recognize that there is a divine mystery at work. Yet, it is amid that mystery that truth emerges.

One thing that we do share in common is that the truth that we are seeking begins with a man.

His name is Jesus Christ.

We do not believe this because we have been told. We refuse to settle for an answer to such a vital question to our own being based on someone else’s word.

The statistics speak for themselves. Most professing believers in Christ believe what their pastor believes. Their faith is their pastor’s faith. Or their parent’s faith. Most professing believers in Christ today do not really know what they believe, let alone why they believe it.

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Instead, we approach this man, Jesus Christ, with a trembling hand and a deep and reverent fear.

If he is who he claims to be, then the answers that we are seeking cannot be far away.

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We approach Jesus Christ personally and corporately through our teachings. We approach the stories about Christ, as found in the Holy Bible, not through the lens of children’s Bible stories where everyone lives happily ever after.

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mshemon — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:58 +0000

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Unveiling Islam Teaching Series

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Genesis 1 – Commentary

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Below is a working commentary by Jerry Robinson. This particular commentary will delve into the first twelve chapters of the book of Genesis. This commentary is a verse-by-verse study and will be updated as time permits.

(Unless otherwise indicated, all verses are taken from the New King James Version.)

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Unveiling Islam – Video Teaching Series

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