Message Notes

(I) THE CREATION ACCOUNT

1. God as the Creator of the world

a) Not a scientific record

b) But certainly a significant faith-statement

c) God is the Creator of the world

d) In contradistinction to scientific theories of the beginning of the world

2. Consistent Biblical reference to God as the Creator of the world

a) The Psalmist David (Psalm 8, 19)

b) The writer of Job (Job 38-42)

c) The prophets (Isaiah 40)

d) The apostles (John 1; Colossians 1)

3. God as the Creator of Mankind

a) The Origin of Man (Genesis 1-2)

b) The Make-up of Man (Genesis 1-2)

i) Physical (The flesh)

ii) Spiritual (The spirit)

iii) In the Image of God

iv) Power (dominion) given to Man

4. The Fall of Man (Genesis 3)

a) The entrance of sin

b) The ravaging effects of sin

5. Reference to the problem of sin in man

a) Masterful study of the problem of sin in man (Romans 5-8)

b) Sin and its sinister power

c) Solution to the problem of man in Christ

(II) ORAL TRADITION

1. Provides a framework

a) Historical

b) Theological

c) Personal

2. Provides the basic thoughts towards a full theological system

a) This system would take years:-

i) Revelation

ii) Illumination

iii) Application

b) An effective study of the Scriptures

i) Oral

ii) Written