BIBLICAL & SCIENTIFIC ANSWERS

The Bible uses strong language to describe any form of compromise with worldly thinking. And it doesn’t just apply to the ancient Israelites. Hosea 4:12 says, “My people ask their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand declares to them; for a spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have played the harlot, departing from their God.” Hosea used strong language against his fellow Israelites, calling them harlots because they had violated their vows to remain faithful to the one true God by adopting the false gods of the pagan nations into their own system of worship.

It’s amazing how many Christians, including pastors and Christian college professors, think Genesis 1 and 2 are contradictory accounts of creation. No, they are complementary accounts with Genesis 1 as a summary in chronological order and Genesis 2 focusing in on the details of how God created the first man and woman. This then sets the stage for the fall of man in Genesis 3. And this is confirmed in Matthew 19 where Jesus was asked about marriage.