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In The Beginning

I. General Truths Discovered In Genesis:

  1. Everything that exists has a divine author.

    Genesis 1:1

  2. Human beings are inadequate without God.

  3. Three Dominate Themes in Genesis:

    The realm of nature.

    The realm of human relationships.

    The realm of spiritual relationships.

II. Two Key Truths Discovered In Creation:

  1. God created the world.

    Genesis 1:1

    • God created the world ex nihilio, which is Latin for, “created out of nothing.”

    • God’s spirit was active in creation.

      Genesis 1:2

    • God’s created light first.

      Genesis 1:3-5

      John 1:4-5

      John 8:12

    2. God created man.

    Genesis 1:27-28

    • Man was created in the image of God - we were created to crave community.

    • Man was given responsibilities.

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