In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ~ Genesis 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ~ John 1:1

Acts 14:15… to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,

Acts 14:17 ~ Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Rom 1:20 ~ For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

A complete and full provision of all man’s needs and desires, physical and spiritual, as provided in the material world and in the Bible, argues for a common author of both.

The Bible claims that all of man’s spiritual desires and longings are completely provided for in Jesus Christ.

Colossians 2:9-10 ~ For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

God’s Spiritual Provisions for Man

• God answers the questions of man’s origin and destiny. • Gen. 1:26; Eccl. 12:13,14; Rev. 20:11-15

• The Bible reveals and provides an object worthy of man’s worship. • Eccl. 3:11; John 1:14,18

• In Christ the Scriptures satisfy man’s desire to be right with his Maker. • Acts 17:22,23; Romans 1:28-31

• The provision in Christ complements man’s conscious weakness. • Eccl. 12:1,3-5; • Eph. 3:14-19; 2 Cor. 5:17; Phil. 4:13

2 Cor. 4:16

God’s Spiritual Provisions for Man

• The Bible’s message provides comfort in trials.• Heb. 13:5; Psalm 46:1; Nahum 1:7

• In Christ the fear of death is canceled. • Heb. 4:14,15; Acts 7:59,60; 1 Thess. 4:13,14

God’s Spiritual Provisions for Man

• The message of Christ fits into man’s complex psychology as it appeals to his intellect, affections and will. • Matt. 11:28,29; John 18:38; John 14:6• Matt. 5:3-8; 6:19-21; 6:26 …

God’s Spiritual Provisions for Man

In the beginning God …

• The fact that man has been provided in the physical world all things essential to the satisfaction of his physical needs and desires, and in Christ and the Scriptures all things essential to his spiritual completeness, lead to the conclusion that there is one author of the natural world and the Bible; that author is God.

Genesis 1:1