Discussion Questions
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What does the book of Genesis reveal about God’s Nature?
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God is all-loving and all-knowing but He is also a jealous God who can be angered by disobedience
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God is love. God is patient and He is persistent and He is always with us and always alert. I’ve tried to point out the fact that the scriptures say “He is the God of the sabbath”. It wasn’t made for Him because He never rests, He never sleeps but as the architect of our being He knows our foibles and our weaknesses. God loved us first “while we were yet sinners” so He is accepting and forgiving. It may seems at times in scripture that He “repents” or “changes His mind” but this just isn’t true. He is the same now and for all eternity. He is timeless, He doesn’t change and He is everything, the Alpha and the Omega. He is more than worthy of our love, adoration and faith.
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The book of Genesis begins and ends with the God is Love, as does the entire Bible. I have had the opportunity to teach the book of Genesis and also to debate where science comes into the book of Genesis. I tell people and I truly believe it that “I believe in God and I believe in science and I believe that science works because God created.” That’s what Genesis tells me. God loves us enough to create. He loves us enough to put in place a redemption plan when we fell. He loves us by name and He is in the details. It tells me that He will always take care of me, as a 74 year old poor but honest widow because He loves me…and I love Him right back as well as I can now and forever.
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God is an Artist! He creates with perfection and what’s the best for everything including his people.
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The ultimate goodness of God is on full display for us to savor prior to the need of a savior. Before the fall of man there is an indistinct respect if His creation and complete intent to share with man and beast alike utter harmony. This depiction is revealed throughout.
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What does the book of Genesis tell us about creation?
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Book of origins
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Genesis tells us that God created everything with a specific order and purpose. All things work together, and reflect the Almighty who crafted it.
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God created the earth and humans to live in fellowship and perfect union with Him
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God Made everything unique and perfect! To reveal that HE is perfect and we would want to strife for such perfection and beauty to live in unity with him.
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Created in His likeness we see an equality between His majesty and us as a mere breath of life granted by Himself. There is not a greater or less than quotient to be valued but an existence of love and splendor because He willed it to be. He wanted to share with creation all that He is. Love!