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God's World - Faith Based on Fact (1)

Genesis Chapter 1:1 – 2:3

How we view the early chapters of Genesis affects our outlook on the whole of Scripture. 

Are they ancient Jewish folklore? 
If so we must hold to question the entire Scriptures

Are the what they claim to be, the inspired revelation of the Almighty God who through His chosen human scribes has revealed to us the true source of our existence and His continued dealings with us through the subsequent generations? 
If so we must look at our attitudes & response to the claims of the creator on the lives of His creation

There is good sound reason to focus on the person & completed work of our Lord Jesus Christ, but to correctly understand the purpose of Christ’s coming and the redemption that He completed on Calvary, we need to look back into the old testament at the foundation on which His work was based.

The first words of the Bible are 
“In the beginning GOD…..” (Gen1:1) God IS before all else

God does not make any attempt to justify Himself or explain His person at this point,
but moves ahead with a statement of what He did
“In the beginning GOD CREATED….” (Gen1:1)

From this point onward, God begins to reveal to us, human beings, something of the nature, the character & the personality of Himself. As we move forward in scripture the names by which God chooses to reveal himself at different points to different individuals highlights his person.

Anything that has ever been made humanly has had a base or source material from which to work. God created out of NOTHING
“The earth was without form & void…” (Gen 1:2)

Day 1 Light – Separate light from darkness Vs 3-5

Day 2 Sky & Water – Water covering the earth separated from water canopy 
above earth. Vs 6-8

Day 3 Land & Sea – Water collected as sea, 
Vegetation covered the land Vs 9&13

Day 4 Sun Moon & Stars – Day/Night, Seasons defined Vs 14-19

Day 5 Fish & Birds – The sea & sky stocked with living things Vs 20-22

Day 6 Animals - to fill the earth Vs 24&25
& Humans – Man & Woman to manage God’s creation 
and enjoy God’s company. Vs 25-30

“Then God saw everything that He had made & behold it was VERY good…” Vs 31

Day 7 Task complete - GOD RESTED (Gen 2:1)


So we see in God’s creative hand an order and design as each step of creation paved the way for the next step. We see design, structure & order in the sequence of creative actions. 

We see the foundation of a platform of faith on which we can come to know God and enter into a meaningful relationship with Him. 
We are introduced to the BEGINNING….

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