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1 | why did god create the universe? | Gen 1:1 | EddieH | 195722 | ||
I love the thought that everything was created for God's glory, including us. Your question seems to suppose that the universe created for God would not be created for us. Think about this; God desiging us in such a way that being fully ourselves according to His design we would endlessly fulfil our potential and in doing so glorify Him who designed us. Would that be "for Him", or "for us", or both? What if it is only sin that makes us think the two are opposing things? What if glorifying Him is about overflowing love of Him toward us, us toward one another and us toward Him? Eph 2.10 reveals that christians are created in Christ to do good works that God has prepared in advance for us to do ... as it were a new creation in which christians can be all we were intended to be way back in Eden; glorifying God by doing the good we long to do that He has made for us to do, and made us to do! What a wonderful thought! |
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2 | How old is the earth scripturally? | Gen 1:1 | EddieH | 195719 | ||
God created. It is an explosive statement. It is not just an action, it is establishes a relationship. Since Elohim made it, it belongs to Elohim. This statement is an emphatic denial of material naturalism, a flat rejection of human self determination and a full throated declaration of God's soveriegnty. No wonder Gen 1.1 is a fire starter! This position is continually held throughout scripture; God is the maker and therefore the owner and Lord. (Job 38:4 "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding,) |
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