CONFIRMATION CLASSSeptember 10, 2014
LESSON 2: GOD AND CREATION
What is a Creed? Creed = A statement of faith or belief
THE GOD OF THE BIBLE
Deuteronomy 6.4
1. He is one God
2. He has made himself known to us as three persons
Matthew 28.19
3. THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS TRIUNE
TRI = 3UNE = 1
a. The Father is my Creatorb. The Son is my Redeemer
(one who buys back)
c. The Holy Spirit is my Sanctifier (one who makes
holy)
Believing in God
Romans 10.14
1. To know about God.
2. To accept what God says is true.
3. To trust in him as my God
James 1.21
Psalm 31.14But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
When I believe in Jesus Christ, then I believe in God
Romans 10.17
Faith in Jesus Christ comes fromHearing the Word of God
ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS IS AN UNBELIEVER (WHO MAY BELIEVE IN A GOD, BUT NOT THE TRUE GOD):
Word
Heathen
Atheist
Agnostic
Definition
One who worships false gods (idols)
One who says there is no god
One who doesn’t know if there is a god
ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS IS AN UNBELIEVER (WHO MAY BELIEVE IN A GOD, BUT NOT THE TRUE GOD):
Word
Superstitious
Definition
One who trusts in something other than God.
GOD THE CREATOR
1. God created (made out of nothing) all things, visible and invisible.
2. God created the world in six days
Genesis 1 Colossians 1.16
GOD THE CREATOR
3. God created the world by the power of his Word
4. Everything God created was perfect
5. By faith we believe that God is the world’s Creator
Genesis 1.31 Hebrews 11.3
GENESIS 1.26-28GENESIS 2.7 1:26-28
6. God created mankind in his own image (holy and perfect like God). Mankind is the highest of God’s creation, created to be ruler over all of God’s creation.
THEORY OF EVOLUTIONUnbiblical
Unscientific
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rticles/nab/what-happened-to-the-dinosaurs#fnList_1_3
Assignment for next week
For the Quiz next time Review lesson 2 Memorize: VIP 2 Memorize: Lord’s Prayer (The First Petition) part AHallowed be your name.What does this mean?God’s name is certainly holy by itself, but we pray in this petition that we too may keep it holy.
This part b will be for the 17th… How is God’s name kept holy? God’s name is kept holy when…