CONFIRMATION CLASSSeptember 10, 2014

LESSON 2: GOD AND CREATION

What is a Creed? Creed = A statement of faith or belief

THE GOD OF THE BIBLE

Deuteronomy 6.4

1. He is one God

2. He has made himself known to us as three persons

Matthew 28.19

3. THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS TRIUNE

TRI = 3UNE = 1

a. The Father is my Creatorb. The Son is my Redeemer

(one who buys back)

c. The Holy Spirit is my Sanctifier (one who makes

holy)

Believing in God

Romans 10.14

1. To know about God.

2. To accept what God says is true.

3. To trust in him as my God

James 1.21

Psalm 31.14But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”

When I believe in Jesus Christ, then I believe in God

Romans 10.17

Faith in Jesus Christ comes fromHearing the Word of God

ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS IS AN UNBELIEVER (WHO MAY BELIEVE IN A GOD, BUT NOT THE TRUE GOD):

Word

Heathen

Atheist

Agnostic

Definition

One who worships false gods (idols)

One who says there is no god

One who doesn’t know if there is a god

ONE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS IS AN UNBELIEVER (WHO MAY BELIEVE IN A GOD, BUT NOT THE TRUE GOD):

Word

Superstitious

Definition

One who trusts in something other than God.

GOD THE CREATOR

1. God created (made out of nothing) all things, visible and invisible.

2. God created the world in six days

Genesis 1 Colossians 1.16

GOD THE CREATOR

3. God created the world by the power of his Word

4. Everything God created was perfect

5. By faith we believe that God is the world’s Creator

Genesis 1.31 Hebrews 11.3

GENESIS 1.26-28GENESIS 2.7 1:26-28

6. God created mankind in his own image (holy and perfect like God). Mankind is the highest of God’s creation, created to be ruler over all of God’s creation.

THEORY OF EVOLUTIONUnbiblical

Unscientific

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Assignment for next week

For the Quiz next time Review lesson 2 Memorize: VIP 2 Memorize: Lord’s Prayer (The First Petition) part AHallowed be your name.What does this mean?God’s name is certainly holy by itself, but we pray in this petition that we too may keep it holy.

This part b will be for the 17th… How is God’s name kept holy? God’s name is kept holy when…