In this lesson we begin a sharp focus on the famous first few words that open this Book of Beginnings and look straight at a world-shaking claim: there was a true beginning, and God stood before it and brought it into being. Those four words—“In the beginning, God”—become a lens for everything that follows and a challenge to how we think about time, science, and meaning.

We share why we call Genesis the setup book, how it leans into the rest of Scripture, and why the start of all things can feel harder to picture than resurrections or multiplied loaves. Along the way, we draw a sharp line between good science and cultural scientism. We affirm the beauty of research done with humility, recall how figures like Kepler and Newton sought to understand God’s handiwork, and push back on modern tendencies to treat scientific consensus as unquestionable dogma. The goal isn’t to score points; it’s to keep each tool in its proper place, letting empirical inquiry describe mechanisms while Scripture reveals purpose, authorship, and ultimate origins.

From there we follow a simple thread of logic: if God acted at the first instant, He necessarily existed before it. That means God is not a part of the system He created but the cause of the system itself. This raises brave, human questions—Where was God “before” space? Why did He choose to begin the beginning? Can finite minds handle the idea of true nothing?—and we model how to ask them without fear or cynicism. You’ll hear why some answers remain beyond reach, why that is not a failure of faith or reason, and how those limits actually form a wiser starting point for study, worship, and life.

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