What the Genesis accounts tell us about God and humans
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- What do the Genesis accounts tell us about God and humans?
- God is omnipotent. All powerful. 'And God said and "Let there be light" and there was light' GENESIS 1:3
- God created the world Ex Nihilo. Out of nothing.
- What do the Genesis accounts tell us about God and humans?
- God is omnipotent. All powerful. 'And God said and "Let there be light" and there was light' GENESIS 1:3
- God created the world Ex Nihilo. Out of nothing.
- God created the world Ex Nihilo. Out of nothing.
- God is eternal. 'In the beginning...' this shows that God has no beginning.
- God is all loving (omnibenevol-ent). He shows this by creating eve out of Adams ribs. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh
of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman’, for she was
taken out of man.’ GENESIS 2:23-24
- God Shows he is all loving by creating everything humans need to live.
- God exists outside of all space and time. Trancendance
- 'In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth' GENESIS 1:1
- They teach humans about the 'Sanctity of life'.
- God created personally creates Adam and Eve. He breathes life into Adam. Humans were Gods final and high point of his creation.
- Life is a gift from God it should not be taken for granted.
- God creates humans Imago Dei. ‘So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created them.’ (Genesis 1: 27)
- God creates man and woman. In Genesis one humans are encouraged to have children. ‘Be fruitful and increase in number’. In Genesis two God creates Adam a companion so he is not lonely.
- God gives humans free will. “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (Genesis 2: 16-17).
- God makes humans 'Stewards of creation'. In Genesis 1 God creates man to rule over all creatures. In Genesis two Adam is put in the garden to 'work it and take care of it'.
- By Charlie-Jo Campbell 10b1
- God is omnipotent. All powerful. 'And God said and "Let there be light" and there was light' GENESIS 1:3
- What do the Genesis accounts tell us about God and humans?
- God created the world Ex Nihilo. Out of nothing.
- God is eternal. 'In the beginning...' this shows that God has no beginning.
- God is all loving (omnibenevol-ent). He shows this by creating eve out of Adams ribs. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh
of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman’, for she was
taken out of man.’ GENESIS 2:23-24
- God Shows he is all loving by creating everything humans need to live.
- God exists outside of all space and time. Trancendance
- 'In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth' GENESIS 1:1
- They teach humans about the 'Sanctity of life'.
- God created personally creates Adam and Eve. He breathes life into Adam. Humans were Gods final and high point of his creation.
- Life is a gift from God it should not be taken for granted.
- God creates humans Imago Dei. ‘So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created them.’ (Genesis 1: 27)
- God creates man and woman. In Genesis one humans are encouraged to have children. ‘Be fruitful and increase in number’. In Genesis two God creates Adam a companion so he is not lonely.
- God gives humans free will. “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” (Genesis 2: 16-17).
- God makes humans 'Stewards of creation'. In Genesis 1 God creates man to rule over all creatures. In Genesis two Adam is put in the garden to 'work it and take care of it'.
- By Charlie-Jo Campbell 10b1
- God is omnipotent. All powerful. 'And God said and "Let there be light" and there was light' GENESIS 1:3
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