EPIGNOSIS OF GRACE
Saturday, November 22, 2025
IN THE BEGINNING
GENESIS 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (KJV)
We said that Genesis to Malachi is the testimony of Christ. The message is about Christ. This is how Jesus taught from the book of Moses and the prophets.
Luke 24:27,
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself”.
The Bible as we see is a book that deals with the plan of God in Christ. In other words, it’s what God wanted to achieve in Christ. Therefore, we have to pay closer attention to the writings of the writers of the Bible because whatever they sought to write must reflect God’s plan in Christ.
Whichever mode they used in communicating God’s agenda, being language, words and expressions cannot be overemphasized because when we do, the import and intent of their writing would be missed. God’s plan was and is salvation by faith in Christ Jesus. With this view in mind, we can ascertain the facts of the scriptures. We shall begin by looking at the writings of Moses and how he communicated the message of Christ.
What did Moses mean when he said, in the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth? Was he talking about creation? Even though he mentions creation, he was not teaching creation but rather used the creation account to teach salvation in Christ.
What did Moses mean by heaven and earth? As we have explained before in our studies, we have said that words don’t have general application in scripture and therefore it is always wise to read and explain words within their respective context and usage.
In verses 6- 10 of Genesis chapter 1, Moses mentioned the heaven and earth in his writings and it does not mean the same as mentioned in Genesis 1:1. Moses used heaven and earth figuratively. Though it is true that God created the heaven and the earth, Moses’ statement in Genesis 1:1 was not about creation but God’s plan of salvation.
Moses was communicating the activities of God and man at the beginning. Heaven speaks of the actions, words and activities of God and the earth speak of the actions and activities of man. We can say that heaven is divinity at work and earth is humanity at work by the influence of divinity.
Moses therefore will be bringing out what God did to bring out the new creation. Heaven will be the control room of God on earth. Heaven and earth will be the union of divinity and humanity. The union of God and man. The activities on the earth or on humanity will be God’s influence or God’s action on the earth to bring out the new creation which is after Christ.
Moses was therefore not referring to literal heaven and literal earth. He was introducing God’s activities on humanity. The phrase “God created the heaven and the earth” is the summary of God’s salvation plan. In our next lesson, we shall see what God did on humanity to form the new creation.
CONFESSION: I am a new creation of God in Christ.
Additional Studies:
Genesis 1: 1-5,
Isaiah 65:17,
2Corinthians 5:17
Saturday, November 22, 2025
IN THE BEGINNING
GENESIS 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (KJV)
We said that Genesis to Malachi is the testimony of Christ. The message is about Christ. This is how Jesus taught from the book of Moses and the prophets.
Luke 24:27,
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself”.
The Bible as we see is a book that deals with the plan of God in Christ. In other words, it’s what God wanted to achieve in Christ. Therefore, we have to pay closer attention to the writings of the writers of the Bible because whatever they sought to write must reflect God’s plan in Christ.
Whichever mode they used in communicating God’s agenda, being language, words and expressions cannot be overemphasized because when we do, the import and intent of their writing would be missed. God’s plan was and is salvation by faith in Christ Jesus. With this view in mind, we can ascertain the facts of the scriptures. We shall begin by looking at the writings of Moses and how he communicated the message of Christ.
What did Moses mean when he said, in the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth? Was he talking about creation? Even though he mentions creation, he was not teaching creation but rather used the creation account to teach salvation in Christ.
What did Moses mean by heaven and earth? As we have explained before in our studies, we have said that words don’t have general application in scripture and therefore it is always wise to read and explain words within their respective context and usage.
In verses 6- 10 of Genesis chapter 1, Moses mentioned the heaven and earth in his writings and it does not mean the same as mentioned in Genesis 1:1. Moses used heaven and earth figuratively. Though it is true that God created the heaven and the earth, Moses’ statement in Genesis 1:1 was not about creation but God’s plan of salvation.
Moses was communicating the activities of God and man at the beginning. Heaven speaks of the actions, words and activities of God and the earth speak of the actions and activities of man. We can say that heaven is divinity at work and earth is humanity at work by the influence of divinity.
Moses therefore will be bringing out what God did to bring out the new creation. Heaven will be the control room of God on earth. Heaven and earth will be the union of divinity and humanity. The union of God and man. The activities on the earth or on humanity will be God’s influence or God’s action on the earth to bring out the new creation which is after Christ.
Moses was therefore not referring to literal heaven and literal earth. He was introducing God’s activities on humanity. The phrase “God created the heaven and the earth” is the summary of God’s salvation plan. In our next lesson, we shall see what God did on humanity to form the new creation.
CONFESSION: I am a new creation of God in Christ.
Additional Studies:
Genesis 1: 1-5,
Isaiah 65:17,
2Corinthians 5:17
EPIGNOSIS OF GRACE
Saturday, November 22, 2025
IN THE BEGINNING
GENESIS 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (KJV)
We said that Genesis to Malachi is the testimony of Christ. The message is about Christ. This is how Jesus taught from the book of Moses and the prophets.
Luke 24:27,
“And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself”.
The Bible as we see is a book that deals with the plan of God in Christ. In other words, it’s what God wanted to achieve in Christ. Therefore, we have to pay closer attention to the writings of the writers of the Bible because whatever they sought to write must reflect God’s plan in Christ.
Whichever mode they used in communicating God’s agenda, being language, words and expressions cannot be overemphasized because when we do, the import and intent of their writing would be missed. God’s plan was and is salvation by faith in Christ Jesus. With this view in mind, we can ascertain the facts of the scriptures. We shall begin by looking at the writings of Moses and how he communicated the message of Christ.
What did Moses mean when he said, in the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth? Was he talking about creation? Even though he mentions creation, he was not teaching creation but rather used the creation account to teach salvation in Christ.
What did Moses mean by heaven and earth? As we have explained before in our studies, we have said that words don’t have general application in scripture and therefore it is always wise to read and explain words within their respective context and usage.
In verses 6- 10 of Genesis chapter 1, Moses mentioned the heaven and earth in his writings and it does not mean the same as mentioned in Genesis 1:1. Moses used heaven and earth figuratively. Though it is true that God created the heaven and the earth, Moses’ statement in Genesis 1:1 was not about creation but God’s plan of salvation.
Moses was communicating the activities of God and man at the beginning. Heaven speaks of the actions, words and activities of God and the earth speak of the actions and activities of man. We can say that heaven is divinity at work and earth is humanity at work by the influence of divinity.
Moses therefore will be bringing out what God did to bring out the new creation. Heaven will be the control room of God on earth. Heaven and earth will be the union of divinity and humanity. The union of God and man. The activities on the earth or on humanity will be God’s influence or God’s action on the earth to bring out the new creation which is after Christ.
Moses was therefore not referring to literal heaven and literal earth. He was introducing God’s activities on humanity. The phrase “God created the heaven and the earth” is the summary of God’s salvation plan. In our next lesson, we shall see what God did on humanity to form the new creation.
CONFESSION: I am a new creation of God in Christ.
Additional Studies:
Genesis 1: 1-5,
Isaiah 65:17,
2Corinthians 5:17
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