1. Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard www.GraceDoctrine.org Tuesday, December 11, 2012

2. Eph 5:18, “Do not get drunk with wine, for that is a waste of life, but be filled with the Spirit.”

3. Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

4. The Book of Proverbs Chapter 3 Prov 3:19-20 Creation vs. Evolution, Part 7

5. V. The Doctrine of Creation, Chaos and Restoration.

6. Expanding Earth Theory: http://www.youtube.com/watc h?feature=player_detailpage& v=0KQybj1dNHk http://www.youtube.com/watc h?feature=player_detailpage& v=0KQybj1dNHk http://www.youtube.com/watc h?feature=player_detailpage& v=0KQybj1dNHk

7. Each command in the restoration of earth is a highly structured series of succinct and formulaic sentences expressing the creative commands of God, telling us something about Him.

8. 1. An announcement, “God said.” Identifying God as the true and only creator.

9. Isa 45:18: “For thus says the LORD, who created (BARA) the heavens (He is the God who formed (YATSAR) the earth and made it, He established (KUN) it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), “I am the LORD, and there is none else.”

10. 2. A creative command, “Let there be.” Identifying the Sovereignty of God in His restorative and creative acts.

11. Prov 3:19-20, “The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, by understanding He established the heavens. 20 By His knowledge the deeps were broken up and the skies drip with dew.”

12. By the spoken Word of Christ Jesus the world was created, Psa 33:6-9.

13. 3. A summary word of accomplishment, “And it was so” or “God created.” Identifying the completed work of restoration. Nothing needed to follow.

14. 4. A descriptive word of accomplishment, “The earth brought forth.”

15. Identifying the exactness and perpetuation of His plan with the result that everything has a purpose in fulfillment of His plan.

16. 5. An evaluative approval, “It was good.” Identifying His satisfaction in all of His work.

17. Psa 145:9-10, “The LORD is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works. 10 All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, and Your godly ones shall bless You.”

18. The one exception was the atmosphere in day 2, which would be inhabited by the fallen angels, and represented the necessity to pay for sin.

19. 6. A concluding temporal framework; numbering each day. Identifying the Divine order and completeness of all of His creation.

20. Nothing is wanting and nothing is lacking, the whole cycle is complete.

21. In addition, three times He gave a descriptive blessing, “God blessed.” The first two had to do with creation of life, vs. 22, 28, and the last was the seventh day of rest, Gen 2:3.

22. Also, in Gen 1:10 the phrase “and God called” identifies His Lordship. He is the Lord of all.

23. This is also seen by the Lord granting specific lordship to the man over all plant and animal life. Gen 1:28-30; 2:19

24. Therefore, man has lordship or dominion over the environment and animal kingdom.

25. The summary of creation:

26. 1. The creation of the universe did not occur over a long period of time, it was instantaneous from the hand of God. Psa 19:1; 33:6; Heb 11:3; 2 Peter 3:5

27. Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Tape # 12-142 Proverbs Chapter 3 Creation vs. Evolution, Part 7 Creation, Chaos and Restoration, Pt 4 Prov 3:19-20; Gen 1:1-31; 7:11; 9:11; Psa 104:5-9; John 8:12 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2012