Lesson 4: God Created And Cares for His World.

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Lesson 4 God Created And Cares for His World.

• Confirmation Class
• Living Hope Lutheran Church
• Brighton, CO

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Creed

• A statement telling what we believe or trust in

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The Three Main Christian Creeds

• Apostles written to give a brief summary of
  main Bible teachings.
• Nicene written to defend the teaching that
  Jesus is God.
• Athanasian written to defend the teaching of
  the Triune God.

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God Created All Things

• Genesis 1-2
• From nothing
• By his Almighty Word
• In six normal days

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God created all things

• Genesis 1 31
• All things were very good

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God created all things

• Evolution the hypothesis that all things came
  into being by chance, developing (evolving) from
  lower to higher forms

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Creation and Evolution Compared

• Creation
• Time 6 days
• Method Gods word and decree
• Man a special creature
• Mans purpose to glorify God
• Mans responsibility to God

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Creation and Evolution Compared

• Evolution
• Time 4-6 billion years
• Method chance or accident
• Man a higher animal
• Mans purpose no special purpose
• Mans responsibility only to himself

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Hebrews 11 3

• By faith we understand that the universe was
  formed by the Word of God.

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God Gave Mankind Special Blessings

• Genesis 1 27-28
• 1. The image of God (holiness, sinlessness)
• 2. Authority and rule over other creatures.
• Genesis 2 18-25
• 3. marriage, home, family
• Gensis 2 15-17
• Revelation 4 11
• 4. the opportunity to serve and obey him.

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Gods Care for His World (Gods Providence)

• Matthew 5 45
• Psalm 145 15
• 1. He gives all His Creatures what they need for
  life.
• John 6 1-15
• -by miracles when he wants
• I Thessalonians 3 10-12
• -normally by natural means

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God Cares for His World

• Daniel 6
• 2. He gives special care to his believers
• Genesis 50 20
• -through his good angels (messengers)
• Romans 8 28
• -He makes all things work out for good.