Genesis 1:1-31 “You Get What You Get” May 22, 2005
We have a Covenant with God
When Unequal Parties Agree to Unconditionally Offer The Full Measure of Their Agreement, Regardless
Stronger, Larger – Take Care of Things, Provide Consistent Rules and Boundaries
Smaller, Weaker – Trust What You Can Not See, Live in Faith and Hope
You get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit
Parent – I Will Love Unconditionally, I Will Provide FREEDOM to Grow and Choose
Child – I Will Trust You have my best interest in mind. I Will Live as if everything is a blessing and miracle.
Einstein. Two ways to live your life: Everything is miracle, Nothing is Miracle.
Covenant starts with Creation. In the Beginning…
Bonhoffer: We always view the Beginning from the End, while we are caught in the middle.
We know Jesus Christ will overpower everything, even death at the end.
Our view of everything is from this perspective. Even the creation of the world. John 1
In the midst of life we are existing in-between, in need of Covenant.
(seems odd we claim to know more about the end than the beginning,
perhaps God is telling us the end is more important,
and yet the beginning offers insight into the middle – Covenant)
Who caused creation? God – There is No Belief in God Outside of Creation
We are a people of the Book – Scripture Tells us God Created 1In the beginning when God created
We believe the Scripture is Holy, the very Word of God, We Believe Scripture says God created.
Scripture is full of Creation Stories, From the first beginnings to Noah on through to the New Testament when Jesus offers new birth. “New Creation”
Creation is not a one time event, Creation continues until it stops at the end. God Says When.
Jesus Said, I am the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last…
How did God Create? Scripture Does Not Say. Story Tells Why, not How!!!!!!!!
What caused creation? Why did God create?
God purpose was to create goodness 31God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good.
Love – God created in love, for love, to love.
Hardest part of creation is love. Any other answer will do.
I Struggle With Love: Because I Live in the Middle and I Struggle with the Middle
Life is Not Easy.
Created Goodness and Freedom to Choose Causes Problems, Big Problems. Sin & Death
I Need A COVENANT ! Good News is that God Offers a Covenant.
What about evil? Did God Create Evil?
God Created Good: Freedom to choose is inherent in Goodness.
There is no Love Apart from Real Freedom. Freedom to think, to feel, to choose, Even Choose Poorly.
You get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit – COVENANT Based in Creating Love
God – I Love you Unconditionally, I offer Freedom to Grow and Choose
Me – I Trust You, I Live As If…everything is a blessing and a miracle
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