Section 1.1
Who was there before creation
God/The Word
How did God create?
He Spoke
What makes human creation different and more special than the creation of any other animal.
we were created in His image
What are boundaries
Something that indicates bounds or limits
Is there more than Man and Woman?
How can we know for sure.
NO
But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female
Mark 10:6
what is the purpose God has for your life called?
Calling
what is the title of this section
Everything was good
There was a man sent from God.
What was his name and why was he sent
John 1:6-8
John came to bear witness about the light
"(As it is written, "I have made you a father of many nations") in the presence of Him whom he believed - God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did."
where is this written?
Romans 4:17
Is what we are capable of define our value?
Explain
NO!
We have value because we have an identity in Christ
What boundaries did Adam and Eve have?
Do not eat from the tree of good and evil
How did God create Eve?
Adams rib
In the New Testament Paul says the people who will not work...
will not eat.
True or False
God said everything was very good
False!
God said man was very good
Who is the unmade maker and what does that mean
God
God is creator and was not created. He was, is, and is to come.
Who was the "Father of many nations"?
Abraham
true or false
We are made in the Image of God therefore we look like God. How else are we similar to God.
False. God doesn't have physical attributes but we have the ability to reflect His attributes. He is Creator so we are creative. We can show love, holiness, truthfulness. We represent Him as we rule over the rest of His creation.
What did Adam do in the Garden of Eden? What was his job.
Naming animals, taking care of the garden, being fruitful and multiply, having dominion.
What is a problem Adam had that God saw and what did God do?
God saw Adam was alone and it was not good.
He created him a woman, Eve to be a helper
true or false
God gave humans dominion over everything. The earth, the stars, the planets?
False
Definition of Genesis
beginnings, creation or generation
Are all people children of God?
No. Only if they receive the gift of salvation and believe on Jesus. (John 1:12-13)
What is
Creatio ex nihilo
Creation out of nothing
What is the Latin and Hebrew phrase for "Image of God"? (2 phrases)
H- Tzelem Elohim
L- Imago Dei
How can God guide us with boundaries?
Making the right decisions and keeping us away from sin.
EX. 10 commandments
What is special about the verse?
Ecclesiastes 4:12
God created us to serve one another and build a christ centered community together
Define dominion
sovereignty or control
What is a God defined standard?
True goodness
Finish the verse and where it was written:
In the beginning was the Word...
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made
John 1:1-3
What are the 7 days of creation?
Light, Sky, Earth and Water, Stars, Birds and Fish, Land Animals and Man, Rest
Memory Verse
Genesis 1:27
"So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
Memory Verse
Job 38:4, 10-11
"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. When I fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors, when I said This far you may come, but no farther and here your proud waves must stop"
Who said: "But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female" what is the significance of this verse?
Jesus. He was answering a question on divorce and shows that God's plan has always been for men and women to be partners for life.
Memory Verse
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth"
what is the purpose of humanity?
To give glory to God