Summary

  • Both Genesis and John affirm that creation was initiated by God.

  • Understanding the creation story requires faith, as Genesis is a spiritual narrative about God's relationship with humanity, not a scientific account.

  • God's creation is orderly, with distinct opposites, and everything He made is inherently good.

...for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.
— Colossians 1:16 (NLT)

Read pages 12-16 in the Workbook, and then answer the Reflection Questions on page 17.