CreationCreation

What does the Bible tell us What does the Bible tell us about God’s creation of the about God’s creation of the universe?universe?

For every house is built For every house is built by someone, but God is by someone, but God is the builder of the builder of everything.everything.

Hebrews 3:4Hebrews 3:4

What does this house tell you What does this house tell you about the person who built it?about the person who built it?

What does this house tell you What does this house tell you about the person who built it?about the person who built it?

Question #1Question #1

Where did the universe come Where did the universe come from?from?

Exodus 20:11

Psalm 33:6,9

Isaiah 45:12

Key Point #1

Genesis 1:27

Ephesians 4:24

Genesis 1:28

Key Point #2

Six Days

His Word

His Holy Image

Rule over everything

his or her mother’s womb

a body and a soul

wonderful members, mind, and abilities

“No, God didn’t do it!”

“Yes, God did it all, for me!”

Job 31:15

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Psalm 139:14

Key Point #3

2 Peter 3:3-5

Hebrews 11:3

Key Point #4

Application #1

Application #2

Application #3

Application #4

Exodus 20:11

For in six days the LORD made the For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Sabbath day and made it holy.

Psalm 33:6 & 9

By the word of the LORD were the By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. by the breath of his mouth. For he spoke, and it came to be; For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood he commanded, and it stood firm.firm.

Isaiah 45:12

It is I who made the earth It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon and created mankind upon it. it. My own hands stretched My own hands stretched out the heavens; I out the heavens; I marshaled their starry marshaled their starry hosts. hosts.

Key Point #1Key Point #1

God made the ________, God made the ________, the _____, and the _____, and everything in it, out of everything in it, out of _______ in six ____ by _______ in six ____ by simply speaking his simply speaking his ____. ____.

universeworld

nothingdays

word (Creation)

Question #2Question #2

Where did Where did human beings human beings come from?come from?

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in his So God created man in his own image, in the image of own image, in the image of God he created him; male God he created him; male and female he created and female he created them.them.

Ephesians 4:24

and to put on the new and to put on the new self, created to be like self, created to be like God in true God in true righteousness and righteousness and holiness. holiness.

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said to God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on living creature that moves on the ground." the ground."

Key Point #2Key Point #2

God made the first ____ God made the first ____ and ______ as holy and ______ as holy ______ ______ who were to ____ over who were to ____ over everything for him.everything for him.

manwoman

people (God’s image)rule

Question #3Question #3

Where did each Where did each of us come of us come from?from?

Job 31:15

Did not he who made me Did not he who made me in the womb make in the womb make them? Did not the same them? Did not the same one form us both within one form us both within our mothers? our mothers?

Ecclesiastes 12:7

and the dust returns to and the dust returns to the ground it came the ground it came from, from, and the spirit returns and the spirit returns to God who gave it. to God who gave it.

Psalm 139:14

I praise you because I I praise you because I am fearfully and am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderfully made; your works are your works are wonderful, I know that wonderful, I know that full well. full well.

Key Point #3Key Point #3

God formed God formed each of __ to each of __ to be a wonderful be a wonderful ___________.___________.

us

human being

Question #4Question #4

Why don’t we accept Why don’t we accept the theory of the theory of evolution that is evolution that is taught by many taught by many people?people?

2 Peter 3:3-5

First of all, you must understand that First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil scoffing and following their own evil desires. But they deliberately forget desires. But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. formed out of water and by water.

Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand By faith we understand that the universe was that the universe was formed at God's formed at God's command, so that what command, so that what is seen was not made is seen was not made out of what was visible.out of what was visible.

Key Point #4Key Point #4

We don’t accept the We don’t accept the theory of ________ theory of ________ because those who because those who teach it often are teach it often are __________ who don’t __________ who don’t want to accept what we want to accept what we can know only by ____.can know only by ____.

evolution

unbelievers

faith

What I’ve Learned

God created the God created the universe and universe and everything in it everything in it (including me) by his (including me) by his almighty power.almighty power.

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Your science textbook may Your science textbook may say that the human race say that the human race is part of the animal is part of the animal kingdom. Give a number kingdom. Give a number of reasons why that of reasons why that statement is wrong.statement is wrong.

Application #1Application #1

Application #2Application #2

Prove why this Prove why this statement is true: It statement is true: It takes more faith to takes more faith to believe in evolution believe in evolution than it does to believe than it does to believe in creation.in creation.

Application #3Application #3

People who believe in People who believe in evolution rather than evolution rather than the Bible’s account the Bible’s account of creation have a of creation have a whole different view whole different view of human life. Why?of human life. Why?

Application #4Application #4

Agree or Disagree:Agree or Disagree:

A person cannot be a A person cannot be a Christian if he or she Christian if he or she believes the theory believes the theory of evolution.of evolution.