5. In the beginning, God ….
Absolutely, unique and wonderfully hopeful view
of creation by a single all-powerful good
Creator God.
The height of this Creation was humanity –
both male and female made in God's image
with a spirit, (soul) and capabilities for free will,
relationships, love, justice, creativity, …, etc.
Genesis
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6. Marriage, sexual union, separation from parents
were all part of the designer's plan, not parental
interference in the children's family life.
This God is eternally self-existent and the
wise and powerful creator of everything that
exists visible and invisible.
He is not simple but complex. Genesis uses
language which indicates some kind of plurality
within him. (Let us make man in our image)
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7. The first humans failed to trust their Creator fully
even though they had intimate daily fellowship
with Him.
They believed the words of another creature,
ate what was forbidden and were subjected to
the bad consequences of their actions.
This distrust became a kind of spiritual disease
(sin) which spread to all humans.
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8. Sin lead to separation from intimate relationship
with the Creator, domination, suffering, and death.
God did not give up on humanity but put a
rescue plan in motion that he had planned from
before the Creation of the world. (Eph 1:4, Rev. 13:8, I Pet 1:20).
He allowed people to still have a relationship
with Him if they chose based on some
future action of God.
(the defeat of the serpent by the woman's offspring) Genesis 3:15, 3:21, 4:4-
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9. Human depravity became so bad God destroyed
all but one family of 8 with a universal flood.
He started over with the offspring of that family,
but soon terrible evil was planned –
the construction of a tower to reach heaven
showing the arrogance of human sinful pride.
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10. Finally God started with one person,
Abram and his wife Sarai, to begin to develop
a special people among all earth's population
who would learn much more specific information
and follow God more closely.
Yet God did not destroy them but scattered them
across the earth which led to the development
of numerous cultures and languages with a
common past.
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