Genesis 1

One set of evidence, two conclusions from two starting points (presuppositions)

Story: two hunters, one deer

4 Existential Questions: Origin, Purpose, Destiny, Morality

origin- where did I come from

purpose- who am I, Whose I am

destiny- why does it matter

morality- right and wrong

God’s Story of our Origins

Read Genesis 1

God created

Colossians 1:15-17 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

Jn 1:1-5 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

If you know who Jesus is, the question of authority is already answered. If you don’t, you have larger problems than the origin story.

“Day”- yom

God’s Special Creation

v. 26-27

Let us

in our image

Male and Female- definition of gender

Dominion mandate- v. 28-31

humanity is given the care of the earth

what does dominion mean?

Epilogue- Gen 2:1-3

Significance of our Origin

Knowing who you are is important, knowing whose you are even more so.

Luke 20:24-25 ““Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.””

Imager of Christ