it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day’ (Genesis 1:31). It wasn’t ‘very bad’ or ‘very chaotic’ in the beginning, it was ‘very good’. Since then, due to sin, we and the world have degenerated. Other important teachings from Genesis include: • Man’s role in the created world—Genesis 1:28. • Marriage—Genesis 2:24. • Sin—Genesis 2:16–17. • Right and wrong, knowledge of good and evil—Genesis 3:22. • Shedding of blood: covering of sin—Genesis 3:21 (see also Hebrews
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