Jesus prays for the church through the ages who would believe through the Apostles' word. He prays here for us, and His prayer is that we would be one just as the Father and Son are one - and that we would be one IN the Father and Son.

Wickedness fills the earth and now even the godly line of Seth is corrupted by intermarrying indiscriminately. Yet even now, Noah finds grace and God's promise is not revoked.

We discuss true and false views of the Genesis creation narrative - and the importance of rightly interpreting Genesis as a foundation for the rest of Scripture.

Jesus prays for His disciples before going to the cross. He affirms them before the Father and prays for what He knows they will need - It is the same things we need to live out this mission in the hostile world.

Genesis presents to growth of both lines - the serpent's seed and the seed of the woman. These lines show starkly different characteristics. Cain's line is characterized by self effort, pride, and sinfulness - Seth's line is characterized by godliness, humility, and dependence.

Jesus finished his final instructions to the disciples. Now he turns his eyes and voice to His Father as He prays for Himself, the disciples, and those who would believe in the future. In the first 5 verses Jesus' focus and priority is that the Triune God would be glorified.

In the story of Cain and Abel, we see sin increase and spread. The infection of the fall is growing and takes hold of Adam and Eve's first born. The war between the seeds sees the first blow struck.

Peter gives readers foundations for rejoicing in trials based on what Jesus has done and who He is.

The man and woman are exiled from the garden - this is perhaps the most tragic scene is all of human history, yet in the midst of their judgment, God shows an incredible amount of grace.

God pronounces the curse upon the couple and the serpent, yet in the middle of this, He also gives the first gospel promise