Bible: collection of Christianity’s foundation documents
Bible is a diverse collection of documents
The Bible reveals “the God who is there”
Genesis 1-2
Record of the creation of the universe by God
God creates an orderly world and fills it with living creatures
The climax of God’s creation is human beings, made in His image
Genesis 1-2 & Science
More ambiguity in the interpretation of these chapters than some Christians recognize
More ambiguity in claims of science than some scientists realize
Challenge of “irreducible complexity” points to Designer
“However complex the debates over Genesis 1-2…there is an irreducible minimum that these chapters must be saying for the Bible to have any coherence at all…”
Some Things about God
God simply is.
God made everything that is non-God.
There is only one of Him.
God is a talking God.
Everything God makes is good.
God comes to an end of his creative work, and he rests.
The creation proclaims his greatness and glory.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1, NIV)
Some Things about People
We are made in the image of God.
In a finite way, we reflect God.
Creativity
Capacity to work
Capacity to rule
Capacity to serve as God’s stewards
We were made male and female.
The man and his wife were innocent.
Some things about How Genesis 1-2 Fits into the Bible
Form necessary background to Gen. 3 and rest of Bible
Doctrine of creation recurs throughout the rest of the Bible and finds fulfillment in “new creation”