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Did you know that many Christians believe that you can accept the big bang idea of the universe's creation, as long as you say God was behind it?

But there is a big problem with this approach. If you say God did indeed create the universe using the big bang, then what God said in the Bible isn't true.

If you read Genesis chapter one, it teaches that God made the earth first, covered witrh water. The sun, moon and stars weren't made until the fourth day of creation.

The big bang idea says the sun came before the earth, and then the earth formed as a hot molten blob for millions of years...until water formed. This is opposite to what God's word clearly states. Thus Christians can't add the big bang to the Bible.

Sadly, when Christians tell people they can believe in the big bang, they're also in essence saying, "But you don't have to take God at His Word."

Such compromise has undermined the authority of God's Word in our western nations. That's one of the eye opening messages our Creation Museum will present when it opens later this month. (May 28)

Most of our children who have completed a year or so out of the nursery classes, have learned that there are 66 books in the Bible and with a little more time probably will be able to recite the names of them all, certainly those of the New Testament.

But there are many statistics concerning this book that are not emphasized heavily to our youth and they should be. Of course, content is the valuable thing to put clearly into their young minds, but while they are still in their early years they can learn much concerning the book which will be beneficial in their absorbtion of the biblical story.

When we mention that the Psalms contains the most chapters of any of the 66 books, we need to explain that each of these chapters is actually an individual psalm (song or hymn of praise to God).It contains 150 individual psalms. The next longest book in the Bible, insofar as number of chapters, is Isaiah with 66. Next is Jeremiah with 52, Genesis with 50, Ezekial with 48, and on down to the single chapter books, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John and Jude.

And each book has unique characteristics which can be briefly explained to the children and memorized as they do their reciting and/or singing of the titles. There are numerous other statistics and facts about the Bible that can be of interest and value to the young. With the exception of a very few words, 2 Kings chapter 19, and Isaiah chapter 37 are identical. And did you know that God parted water for some to cross over on 4 occasions? It's true. I'll let you find them, or I'll answer your email if you have to ask.

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."-Winston Churchill

"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." -William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)

"Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" -Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)

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Household of Faith Ezine is published every two weeks beginning in September, 2001. Materials in this are gleaned and compiled by the editor, Joel Hendon. Our purpose is to help present items of interest to those who would learn more of God's word.

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