Doctrine of Creation God is creator Creation is good In accordance with creational design

Doctrine of Creation Human sin disrupted the order of creation Genesis 3:16-19; cf., e.g., Romans 1:24-32; 8:19- 22

16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you." 17 And to the man he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.“ Genesis 3:16-19 [NRSV]

Doctrine of Creation God the Father is at work through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to restore humanity and all of creation Colossians 1:19-22 ; Rom 8:18-23; Eph 1:10; 2:14-18

19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. 21 And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him--

Humanity –Reconciled ( apokatallassō ) through death in his [Jesus] body of flesh All things –Reconciled ( apokatallassō ) through him [Jesus] through the blood of his [Jesus] cross

What does it mean to be reconciled? Reconciliation is the restoration of unity For persons this relates to relationship cf., e.g., Matt 5:24; Rom 5:10; 2 Cor 5:18-20 For creation this refers to reestablishing the order from disorder (disunity) cf., e.g., Eph 1:10; Col 1:20

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation Human sin and rebellion has had devastating effects on all of creation

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation God’s redemption and restoration likewise extends to all of creation

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation We are called to live in light of this truth

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation If God’s rule and restoration extends to all of creation, it certainly extends of all of our lives All of life is under the sovereign rule of God

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation If God’s rule and restoration extends to all of creation, it certainly extends of all of our lives All of life is to be lived in accordance with creational intention

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation If God’s rule and restoration extends to all of creation, it certainly extends of all of our lives All of life is related to worship and obedience

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation If God’s rule and restoration extends to all of creation, it certainly extends of all of our lives When we bracket out portions of our lives to remain in our control, we are living in rebellion

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation If God’s rule and restoration extends to all of creation, it certainly extends of all of our lives Each of us must ask ourselves, “In what areas of my life am I living in rebellion?”

The good news (gospel) is the message of hope not only for individual souls, but for the whole of creation If God’s rule and restoration extends to all of creation, it certainly extends of all of our lives The good news is that Christ has paid the penalty for our rebellion and sin, so that we can be restored and rescued from bondage to sin in all areas of our lives