CREATION

CREATION

1. The formation of things which had no previous existence # Ro 4:17 Heb 11:3
2. EFFECTED 2a) By God

   # Ge 1:1 2:4,5 Pr 26:10

2b) By Christ # Joh 1:3,10 Col 1:16 2c) By the Holy Spirit # Job 26:13 Ps 104:30 2d) By the command of God # Ps 33:9 Heb 11:3 2e) In the beginning # Ge 1:1 Mt 24:21 2f) In six normal days # Ex 20:11 31:17 2g) According to God’s purpose # Ps 135:6 2h) For God’s pleasure # Pr 16:4 Re 4:11 2i) For Christ # Col 1:16 3) By faith we believe, to be God’s work # Heb 11:3 4) ORDER OF 4a) First day, making light and dividing it from darkness # Ge 1:3-5 2Co 4:6 4b) Second day, making the firmament or atmosphere, and separating the waters # Ge 1:6-8 4c) Third day, separating the land from the water, and making it fruitful # Ge 1:9-13 4d) Fourth day, placing the sun, moon, and stars to give light, &c # Ge 1:14-19 4e) Fifth day, making birds, insects, and fishes # Ge 1:20-23 4f) Sixth day, making beasts of the earth, and man # Ge 1:24,28 5) God rested from, on the seventh day # Ge 2:2,3 6) Approved of by God # Ge 1:31 7) A subject of joy to angels  # Job 38:7 8) EXHIBITS 8a) The deity of God # Ro 1:20 8b) The power of God # Isa 40:26,28 Ro 1:20 8c) The glory and handiwork of God # Ps 19:1 8d) The wisdom of God # Ps 104:24 136:5 8e) The goodness of God # Ps 33:5 8f) God as the sole object of worship # Isa 45:16,18 Ac 17:24,27 9) Glorifies God # Ps 145:10 148:5 10) God to be praised for # Ne 9:6 Ps 146:5,6 11) Leads to confidence # Ps 124:8 146:5,6 12) Insignificance of man seen from # Ps 8:3,4 Isa 40:12,17 13) Groans because of sin # Ro 8:22 14) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 14a) The new birth # 2Co 5:17 Eph 2:10 14b) Daily renewal of saints # Ps 51:10 Eph 4:24 14c) Renewal of the earth # Isa 65:17 2Pe 3:11,13