November 21, 2021

The Doctrine of Creation

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MAIN POINT:
Since God as Creator is the explanation for the existence of the world and for human existence, it is the activity of creation that establishes our deepest and most essential relation to God…as Creator and thus Lord.

1. The significance of Creation
– creation out of nothing
– creation of human beings
– the Creation account is very Trinitarian

2. Contemporary thought on Creation
– traditional views
– misguided Christian views
– what Jesus said about Creation
– understanding “caretaker” motifs in ecology

3. The Theology of Creation Ex Nihilo
– God is the source of all there is
– creatures dependent, real and good
– God creates in freedom and with purpose…

4. God’s Challenge …

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