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Picking up the second part of Adam's designed purpose of "working" and "keeping" the garden, we discuss mainly the spiritual aspect of "keeping" the way of life. This includes the mediation of angels and the culmination in the New Adam, Christ. It newly inspires us once again toward the kingdom realities here and now, as well as those to come.…

God set Adam in the garden with a two-fold purpose: to work and to guard ("keep") the garden of Eden. This discussion focuses on the God-ordained task of work, Adam's role in it throughout Scripture, Christ's fulfillment of it, and his body's execution of it as well. This culminates in the work to be done for the kingdom of the New garden of Eden p…

Discussing Adam and Eden as recapitulations of the creation of the world, types of the temple of God, and their theological significance.Af Joel McDurmon - The Devoted Word

The review of the creation of Adam focuses on his dual aspects of earth and the breath of life. The OT poets focused upon these, and Christ fulfilled them in unique ways, passing the realities onto the New Adam, his church.Af Joel McDurmon -- The Devoted Word

Several passages enlighten us as to the biblical theology of the Messiah in relationship to the sabbath. We see several of them here, in prophecy, in the Gospels, and in the book of Hebrews.Af Joel McDurmon -- The Devoted Word

This final in the series of discussions on God's sabbath in creation week, and how it relates to mankind's spiritual rest, covers aspects of psychology, mental health, guilt, anxiety, ancestor "worship," as well as human progress and tyranny, and more.Af Joel McDurmon -- The Devoted Word

The work and sabbath of God is the basis for the sabbath and work of man. The pattern for man is reversed: life/rest and then work. Man's true sabbath is to rest in God, then good works flow from it. This means the Old Law was ceremonial.Af The Devoted Word - Joel McDurmon

The dominion mandate is inseparable from the Image of God; both were corrupted in the fall, but Scripture shows they are fully restored and recapitulated in Christ Jesus. This is our call, our restoration, and our mission!Af The Devoted Word - Joel McDurmon

"Dominion" is obviously a biblical word and concept, and there is indeed a biblical theology of dominion; but many people have developed mistaken ideas about it. Whether in favor or opposed, mistaken views of "dominion" need to be corrected so we can return to faithful views and practice. Here are five things "dominion" or "dominion theology" is mo…

Scripture sees the dominion mandate from multiple perspectives, but there is one thing it is certainly not supposed to mean for God's people. . . .Af The Devoted Word - Joel McDurmon

What does it mean to be created in the Image of God, exactly? Theologians have been quite diverse on this, but we have at least some answers---some very interesting ones in fact! Join us as we consider the Image in Adam, both male and female, humanity as a whole, its ultimate fulfillment in Christ himself, and more!…

Animal as symbols appear in crucial theological areas: God, man, sacrifices, case laws, nations, tyrannies, food laws, prophecies, and more . . . all for important reasons to which we really need to pay attention today.Af The Devoted Word - Joel McDurmon

God's language of fruiting trees appears over and over again as imagery of abundance, life, and blessing. We see them associated with the righteous man, trees planted by the waters, giving fruit in due season; and we see them as symbols of nations, culminating in the trees of life for the healing of the nations in Revelation 22. Along the way we ge…

The second discussion of the theological use of rock, precious metals, and gems in Scripture. What about those glorified stones? What of those "stones of fire" as God calls them in Ezekiel? What about refinement and purity and holiness? What of these living stones and the stone cut out without hands growing to fill the earth? These are not just dul…

God created the dry land. He also calls himself and Christ "the Rock" over and over again in Scripture. Rocks feature in many prominent and important ways, and we must pay attention. - Eden especially contained special "glorified" rocks such a gold an...Af The Devoted Word -- Joel McDurmon

God placed the sun, moon, and stars in the heaven for "signs" and for "seasons." Their theological significance is much greater than you think, especially when we contemplate the "end time" "signs in the heavens," stars falling from the sky, and a New Jerusalem in which there is no need for the sun!Af The Devoted Word

We discuss the creational aspects of dry land, plants, seed-bearing grasses, and fruit-bearing trees---and the biblical theology built upon them. We revisit Noah with his vineyard, Christ the vine and we his branches, the wedding at Cana, the Trees of Life and Healing of the Nations in this New Covenant, and much more. . . .…

The Bible uses the Genesis 1 concept of the "firmament" or "expanse" which divides the heavens in various places. Understanding the theology and imagery of the expanse will help us understand several passages about the heavens and eschatology / end times much better.Af The Devoted Word

A look at some keywords in this passage that relate to the working of God in his sovereignty, and how the same ideas and images define both the salvation and the work of man in dominion.Af The Devoted Word