THE STUDY OF CREATION
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HOW DID WE GET HERE?
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
Three options...
Three options...
1) Everything came from nothing
1) Everything came from nothing
2) Everything has always existed
2) Everything has always existed
3) Everything was created by something
3) Everything was created by something
KEY: God created the universe
KEY: God created the universe
GOD’S CREATION
GOD’S CREATION
1) God created everything out of nothing
1) God created everything out of nothing
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
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KEY TERM: “Ex nihilo” is a Latin term meaning “from nothing”
KEY TERM: “Ex nihilo” is a Latin term meaning “from nothing”
APPLICATION: God can make something out of anything
APPLICATION: God can make something out of anything
2) God created everything by speaking
2) God created everything by speaking
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
KEY TERM: “Preservation” means God holds the universe together
KEY TERM: “Preservation” means God holds the universe together
APPLICATION: God always does what He says
APPLICATION: God always does what He says
APPLICATION: God always does what He says
APPLICATION: God always does what He says
3) God created everything physical and spiritual
3) God created everything physical and spiritual
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
KEY TERM: “Transcendence” means “above and beyond”
KEY TERM: “Transcendence” means “above and beyond”
KEY TERM: “Immanence” means “active and involved”
KEY TERM: “Immanence” means “active and involved”
APPLICATION: God is near enough to care and big enough to conquer
APPLICATION: God is near enough to care and big enough to conquer
4) God created everything to be good
4) God created everything to be good
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
KEY TERM: “Concurrence” means God is working everything in the universe for good
KEY TERM: “Concurrence” means God is working everything in the universe for good
APPLICATION: God is not the author of evil
APPLICATION: God is not the author of evil
5) God created everything for his glory
5) God created everything for his glory
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”
KEY TERM: “Sovereignty” means God owns everything
KEY TERM: “Sovereignty” means God owns everything
APPLICATION: Creation is for the glory of God, but also for the enjoyment of man
APPLICATION: Creation is for the glory of God, but also for the enjoyment of man