Vocab
Definition: All of space and everything in it
Universe
The naturalist view suggests that the universe came into existence by eternal matter or __________
Chance
He sustains it
John 1:1-3 " In the beginning the word was with God, and the word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created _________ through Him"
except
Definition: The belief that the universe exists without God and is eternal and or is self-created
Term: Naturalist View
Why did God create the universe?
Because it pleased him
According to Colossians 1:17 who holds all the universe togther?
Jesus
Colossians 1:15-17
Christ is the invisible image of the invisible God; He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all of creation. Everything was created through him and for him. He holds all creation ________
Together
Definition: To keep something going or maintain it continuously
Sustain
God created the universe out of __________?
nothing
God created the universe with _______ that allow order and stability.
Laws
Hebrews 11:3 " The universe was made at God's ________
command
Definition: An event caused by God that brakes or surpasses natural laws.
Miracle
In Genesis 1 how did God create the universe?
By speaking
What are some things that God sustains?
Animals, seasons, crops, oceans, land, day and night
Psalm 104:5 " God placed the world on its foundation so it would never be ________
Moved
Definition: The act of being saved or restored from sin or evil
Redemption
What are the five questions about the universe?
Where did the universe come from
Why does it exist
What is God's relationship with the universe
What is my relationship with the universe
Where is the universe going
Humans are God's _________ on the earth,
stewards
Romans 8:20-21 " All creation looks forward to freedom from death and ___________
decay