Scriptures: Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 57:15, Psalm 90:2, Romans 11:36, Revelation 4:11

The first words in the Bible set the stage for all that follows. If we don't believe "In the beginning..." then all else is subject to questions as well. We have to understand how important these words are. They answer among the most important questions we can ask: "Who made me? and Why am I here?" In this message, Dr. Merritt talks about the profound implications of seeing and living in a God-created world--and a God-controlled world.

"I can awaken every day and know that God has a purpose for my being here and my life has a divine meaning to it. That is why in the very first verse of scripture, everybody has to make a simple choice--either you believe God did create the heavens and the earth, and you as well, or you believe He did not. If He did not, then He doesn’t exist at all, nothing has any purpose and nothing makes any sense." --Dr. Merritt

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