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lesson
1 CREATION
1. Genesis 1:1-31- God created the heavens and the
earth. 2. John 1:1-14- All things were made through the Word
of God. 3. Colossians 1:15-18- Jesus is the image of the
invisible God. 1. There is one God. a. He demonstrated His power in creation,
Gen 1:1,26; Col 1:15-18 b. He is the true God, Isaiah 44:6-8; 45:5,
18 2. He exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, Mat 28:19. a. God said, and it was done, Gen 1:3, 6,
9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26. b. All things were made by the Word of God,
John 1:3; Col 1:16; Heb 1:1-4. c. God's Spirit worked in creation, Gen 1:2. 3. God created the heavens, the earth, and all living
creatures. a. He created them from nothing, Hebrews
11:3; Genesis 1:1. b. He created them in six days, Genesis
1:31; Exodus 20:11. c. His creation was very good, Genesis
1:31; Isaiah 45:18. 4. God made man in His image. a. He made him according to His plan,
Genesis 1:26-27. b. He made him a living soul, Genesis 2:7;
9:6. c. He gave him dominion over creation,
Genesis 1:28-30, Psalms 8:3-5. 5. God placed man in a beautiful garden. a. He provided everything needed for
abundant life, Genesis 2:8-9. b. He made woman as a comparable helper to
man, Genesis2:20-24. c. He established the husband-wife
relationship, Genesis 2:22-24;
Ephesians 5:22-31. 1. Man is not like the other animals, but is made in
the image of God, Psalms 8:3-5; Genesis1:26;
2:19-20. 2. The true God is known from what He has done and by
the power He has shown,
Isaiah 45:1-7, 18; 44:6-8. 3. Those who worship idols are deceived, Isaiah 44:9-20. 4. God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all
manifestations of the one true God, 2
Cor 13:14; Acts 5:1-11; John 1:1-3, 14; Gen 1:1; Col 1:15-18. 5. The evidence of the creation declares the existence
of God, Rom 1:18-23. 6. The purpose of creation was the revealing of the
children of God, Rom 8:18-19. |