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19 JANUARY Paradise gained ‘And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,Continue reading “365 days with Newton”

18 JANUARY Ruins restored ‘And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’ Genesis 1:26SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Genesis 1:26–2:3 The subject we are upon is so mysterious and so briefly related that it would be easy to start curious speculations—but it is our wisdom to avoid an attempt of being wiseContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

17 JANUARY Made in his image ‘And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’ ‘In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.’ Genesis 1:26, Genesis 5:1SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Colossians 1:15–20 In his own image, or likeness. I will not be scrupulous about distinguishingContinue reading “365 days with Newton”

16 JANUARY Designed for eternity ‘And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.’ Genesis 2:7SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Ezekiel 37:1–14 The LORD God formed man. The formation of man’s body:(i) The materials: the dust of the ground,Continue reading “365 days with Newton”

15 JANUARY Finished and furnished for the praise of his glory ‘And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’ Genesis 1:26SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: Psalm 96:1–13 When the earth was finished and furnished, a suitable inhabitant was wanting, capable of admiring the Creator’s work and yielding a tribute of worship andContinue reading “365 days with Newton”