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Doctrine and Genesis

Bible Verse: Psalm 11:3

Psalm 11:3 declares that 'if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?' The book of Genesis is foundational to the rest of the Bible. Using the building blocks illustration (additional illustration), shows people that the book of Genesis is the foundational block that all other Christian doctrine is built upon.

If you ask people to name any Biblical doctrines of theology that are not directly or indirectly founded in the book of Genesis, they will not be able to find any! Every single Biblical doctrine is ultimately-directly or indirectly-founded in the book of Genesis, and particularly its first eleven chapters. In other words, Genesis 1-11 is the history that is foundational to the rest of the Bible, and thus all Christian doctrine.
Of course, this also means that if someone wants to destroy Christian doctrine, the best way is to try to attack the foundational book of beginnings. If people can relegate Genesis 1-11 to mythology or metaphor, then there is no real history upon which Christian doctrine can be founded.

Because the meaning of anything is dependent upon its origin, the meaning of any particular doctrine is also dependent upon its origin-i.e., its real history. Thus, Genesis is a very important book-it's vital to the whole of what Christianity is all about. One of the reasons that many people can't defend or explain their doctrine is because they don't believe and understand the book of Genesis, particularly the first eleven chapters. Believing and understanding the book of Genesis is prerequisite to an understanding of God and His relationship to man-and to all Christian doctrine.
Psalm 11:3 can be used as a verse to apply to this. If the foundation of a house is destroyed, then the structure collapses. Likewise, if the foundations of Christian doctrine in Genesis 1:11 are destroyed, then ultimately the entire structure will collapse. Download the additional illustration 'Doctrine and Genesis'
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