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3. Origins L. James Gibson Principal Contributor

4. 1 Jesus, Creator of Heaven and Earth 2 Creation: Forming the World 3 The Creation Completed 4 Creation, a Biblical Theme 5 Creation and Morality 6 Creation and the Fall 7 Through a Glass, Darkly 8 Jesus, Provider and Sustainer 9 Marriage: A Gift From Eden 10 Stewardship and the Environment 11 Sabbath: A Gift From Eden 12 Creation and the Gospel 13 Creation, Again Origins Contents

5. Origins Our Goal {5} As we go through this quarter, we’ll see even more reasons why a literal six-day creation is essential to all that we believe and why to compromise on Creation is to undermine the basis of the gospel and the teachings that make us what we are.

6. Origins Lesson 8, February 23 Origins Lesson 8, February 23 Jesus, Provider and Sustainer

7. Key Text Philippians 4:19 NIV “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

8. Jesus, Provider and Sustainer Initial Words {91} Nothing in the universe exists independently of the Lord. He created everything that was created. Not only that, He is the One who sustains it all. Even more astonishing, the One who created and sustains it all was the One who was crucified for us.

9. Jesus, Provider and Sustainer Quick Look 1. God, Sustainer and Provider (Hebrews 1:1-3) 2. Sustaining In Spite of Natural Evil (Job 42:10) 3. Providing for a Damaged Creation(Genesis 3:21)

10. Jesus, Provider and Sustainer 1. God, Sustainer and Provider Hebrews 1:1-3 NKJV “God…has in these last days spoken to us by His Son…through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power….”

11. 1. God, Sustainer and Provider The Sustainer {92} The existence of the universe depends on the continuous exercise of divine will. This is a refutation of deism, the philosophy that teaches that God created the world to govern itself and then left it to evolve without any further action on His part.

12. 1. God, Sustainer and Provider The Sustainer {92} God is not within the creation, constantly creating it, as in the false theories of pantheism (God and the universe are the same thing) or panentheism (God inhabits the universe as though it were His own body). God is not dependent on the universe in any way. He is separate from the universe.

13. 1. God, Sustainer and Provider Generous Provider {93} God had provided food for all His creatures, including humans. Not only does He provide food in abundance throughout the earth, but He has prepared a special Garden for Adam and Eve. It was a gift of grace because Adam and Eve had done nothing to earn it, but it was freely offered and abundantly furnished.

14. Job 42:10 NKJV “And the Lord restored Job’s losses…. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” Jesus, Provider and Sustainer 2. Sustaining In Spite of Natural Evil

15. Job’s Experience {94} floods, hurricanes, drought, earthquakes, etc. Natural evil occurs when bad things happen in nature (floods, hurricanes, drought, earthquakes, etc.) that cause enormous pain and suffering, not just for humans but for animals, as well. If God is in control of the creation, why would such things happen?

16. 2. Sustaining In Spite of Natural Evil Job’s Experience {94} The book of Job reveal important truths about the great controversy which help to form a background crucial for us to even begin to understand the existence of evil. The story give us important insight into the nature of evil, and it shows us that God is not unaware of the struggles that we face.

17. Genesis 3:21 NKJV “Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.” Jesus, Provider and Sustainer 3. Providing for a Damaged Creation

18. 3. Providing for a Damaged World Governing {95} God is behind the scenes, ordering events according to His will and intending that all things will eventually work together for the good of those who love Him.

19. 3. Providing for a Damaged World Governing {95} In 2 Kings 20:9–11, we see one of the most unusual miracles of the entire Bible. The relationship of sun and earth and day length seems like one of the most stable and predictable features of human experience.

20. 3. Providing for a Damaged World Governing {95} personal knowledge of God and His love What this miracle tell us is that there is much about God’s actions in His creation, that is way beyond our understanding. That’s why it’s so crucial that we come to a personal knowledge of God and know for ourselves the reality of His love. That way, we learn to trust Him despite all that we don’t understand.

21. 3. Providing for a Damaged World Providing {96} Even after Adam and Eve had sinned and could no longer enter the Garden, God provided for their immediate physical needs. Adam and Eve tried to provide clothing for themselves, but fig leaves were quite unsatisfactory. Something better was needed, which God provided in the form of skins.

22. Final Words Patriarchs and Prophets 114 {97} “The term ‘laws of nature’ comprises what men have been able to discover with regard to the laws that govern the physical world; but how limited is their knowledge, and how vast the field in which the Creator can work in harmony with His own laws and yet wholly beyond the comprehension of finite beings!”