God’s Creation and Providence

What We Believe
Article 3.
God’s Creation and Providence

Summery:
We believe that in the beginning God created all things by His Son. He made people in His divine image, with free will, moral character, and a spiritual nature.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.

“The remarkable fact is that the valves of these numbers seem to have been very finely adjusted to make possible the development of life.” -Stephen Hawking

Psalms 139:16 You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
Genesis 1:26a, 27
John 1:3 God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
1 Corinthians 8:6 But for us,
There is one God, the Father,
by whom all things were created,
and for whom we live.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom all things were created,
and through whom we live.
Image of God
-Mentality
-Morally
-Socially
Mathew 5:13-16
Colossians 4:6 Let your conversation be gracious and attractive[a] so that you will have the right response for everyone.
Luke 6:45
Philippians 2:14-16
James 3:9
Genesis 9:6
Ephesians 4:17-32

“My fire is not large it is yet real, and there may be those who can light their candle at its flame.” A.W. Towers (The Pursuit of God)

Whose image is seen in your life?
When looking at others, whose image do you think about?

2 Corinthians 5:16-17

Image is Everything
Image of God