Ang Nilikha

Introduction: Fear, Unbelief, and Idolatry

Chaos

Cosmos

Creator

Preaching Christ from Genesis: Foundations for Expository Sermons Chapter 2: God Creates the Universe (Genesis 1:1–2:3)

A third, more troubling, difficulty is that one can easily be drawn into the controversies of what has been called “the conflict between

Sound rule of interpretation: listen to the text as the author intended Israel to hear it (Greidanus).

Idolatry. Deut 4:19

Fear of the unknown, unpredictable powers.

#1: Maayos ang paglikha ng Diyos.

Forming what is without form in Days 1-3; Filling what is void in days 4-6.

From chaos to cosmos. Forming in days 1-3; filling in days 4-6, corresponding to without form and void of v. 2.

“And there was evening and there was morning, the (first) day” (vv. 5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31)

Evening, morning, first day, and so on.

Theological and Practical Implications

Creation, history, salvation

#2: Makapangyarihan ang salita ng Diyos.

“And God said…” (vv. 3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 29)

Ps 33:6, 9. In contrast to idols, mute and powerless. Hab 2:18-19; Ps 115:4-7; Isa 46:7

Theological and Practical Implications

#3: Malawak ang kaharian ng Diyos.

“God called…” (vv. 5, 8, 10)

“God made/created…” (vv. 16, 21, 25)

Theological and Practical Implications

#4: Mabuti ang lahat ng gawa ng Diyos.

“And God saw that it was good” (vv. 4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31 “very good”)

“And God blessed them…” (vv. 22, 28)

Theological and Practical Implications

Conclusion: The Nature of True Faith

I believe… Heb 11:3.