Bible Question Box

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Bible Question Box

• If Adam and Eve were the first two people on
  earth, how did we end up with so many different
  races?

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Origin of Races?

• Adam Eve were the first humans, 1 Tim. 213
  Gen. 27, 21-22
• First man, 1 Cor. 1545
• First woman, Gen. 320

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Origin of Races?

• Evolution Mankind result of millions of years of
  gradual change (modern man appearing about
  200,000 years ago)
• Bible All descended from Adam Eve (one blood),
  Acts 1726

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Origin of Races?

• Bible does not classify humans along racial
  lines
• Australoid, Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid (many
  differences exist)
• Kind (genos) kindred, offspring, family,
  stock, tribe, nation, country, Mk. 726 Acts
  46, 36
• Geographic regions cultural assoc.
• Never of differences in skin color

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Relevant Bible Facts

• All came from a solitary human couple, Gen. 320
  Acts 1726
• Out of one (cf. Mal. 210)
• God is no respecter of persons, Acts 1034
  (lit., lay hold of a face)
• God does not look at the color of a persons
  face, but at the quality of his soul, 1 Sam.
  167 Gal. 26

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Relevant Bible Facts

• God designed man with the potential for ethnic
  expansion
• Variation was/is part of the human genetic
  reservoir
• Cf. cattle, Gen. 124-25
• Humans (different gene combinations)

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Two heterozygous people (AaBb) could
theoretically expect these skin color variations
(www.apolgeticspress.org)
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Relevant Bible Facts

• Dispersion of human family after the flood
  created circumstances that accommodated physical
  variations, Gen. 128 114, 5-8
• Geographical
• Environmental
• Cultural

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Different Races

• Our likenesses distinguish us from animals
• Our differences show Gods wisdom creative
  design Psa. 13914

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Bible Question Box

• Would you explain gossip?
• What is it?
• What causes it?
• What can be done to prevent it?

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What is gossip?

• To bubble, 1 Tim. 513
• Of persons uttering or doing silly things
• Gossip is idle talk, rumors /or false
  accusations about others
• Several forms Slander, tale bearing, busybody,
  backbiting whispering
• Gossip is sin! (2 Ths. 311)

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What is gossip?

• Slander (whispering, secret slander)
• Defame by an evil report, false accusations
• Empty, idle words about others that tear down,
  Psa. 1015 Prov. 1018

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What is gossip?

• Tale-bearing To carry around morsels of
  information, an informer, Prov. 188
• Reveals secrets (confidences, private counsel),
  Prov. 2019 1113
• Stirs up strife, Prov. 2620 (1628)

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What is gossip?

• Busybody Meddler in the lives of others, 1 Pet.
  415
• Backbiting to defame, speak evil of another,
  Psa. 153

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What causes gossip?

• Hateful, angry heart, Lev. 19 16-18
• Pride envy, Rom. 129-30 2 Cor. 1220 (Psa.
  1015)
• Idleness, 1 Tim. 513 2 Ths. 311

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What prevents gossip?

• Love our neighbor as ourselves, Lev. 1918 (Matt.
  2239)
• Cleanse our hearts put away sin, 1 Pet. 21
  39-10 (Jas. 48-10)
• Stay busy, 2 Ths. 311
• Control the tongue, Prov. 1217-23

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What prevents gossip?

• Before spreading information, stop ask (Jas.
  119)
• Is it true or false?
• Will it help or hurt?
• Will it encourage or discourage?