Steve Huffey Three papers distributed for this presentation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Steve Huffey

Three papers distributed for this presentation are at - - The Ultimate Purpose of Stewardship The paper for the presentation, with added information http://www.consideringimage.com/id12.html Bara http://www.consideringimage.com/id8.html Waters ~ Genesis 1 http://www.consideringimage.com/id11.html

1 Corinthians 10: 25 – 26 [ISV] Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without raising any question about it

• n the grounds of conscience,
• 1Cor. 10:26 for "the earth and

everything in it belong to

the Lord."

The Wheat and Tares - a Separation process Matthew 13:24 – 30 and 13:36 – 43

Redemption planned

• before the creation

1Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

Redemption planned

• before the creation

1Peter 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

Strong’s Concordance - -

erev’ is H6153 and has primary

roots H6150 and H6148

Hebrew for ‘morning’ is ‘boker’ - H1242 and means ‘dawn’. Its primary root is baw-kar‘

• H1239 - to break forth,
• r to consider. Vision of

the surroundings become

• rderly.

The seventh day at Genesis 2:3 is ‘blessed’ and ‘sanctified - set apart’

Hebrews 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest [sabbatismos – only Biblical use] - to the people of God.

The Creation was Separated toward Order : The word ‘created – bara’ is better translated ‘separated’

REFERENCE for BARA [1] Ellen Van Wolde

and Robert Rezetko, “Semantics and the Semantics of bara—A Rejoinder to the Arguments Advanced by

• B. Becking and M. Korpel” , The

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 11, Art. 9

Isaiah 45:7, I form [yatsar (in a process)] the light, and create [separate - bara] darkness: I make [asah (construct)] peace, and create [separate - bara] evil: I the LORD do all these things.

There was a problem of evil from before creation. Hebews 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest [sabbatismos – only Biblical use] to the people of God.

The big picture of creation shows that everything of His making - - including us - - should support His primary purpose: Separation unto ultimate order and Unity, forever.

The big picture of creation shows that everything of His making - - including us - - allows His primary purpose: separation unto unity. When we see the value of all creation for His purpose, then we can better support both Him and all His creation. Creation is not primarily centered in us or the Garden or our Fall.

When we see the value of all

creation to His purpose,

then we support both. Stewardship

Although Creation does not center itself in us, we are essential - - as Separators !

How? Matthew 6:12, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

It is further developed at Matthew 6:14, - - -

For if ye forgive men their

debts, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: Matthew 6:15, But if ye forgive not . . . . This is the Separation - Wheat or Tares

For if ye forgive men their

debts, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: Matthew 6:15, But if ye forgive not . . . . This is the Separation - Wheat or Tares

Observational Diameter over Time

Observe Forgiveness. Christ Died . . in foreordained time, 1 Peter 1:19 - 20

Six days of creation progressively ‘bara’ -

separated order from the chaos. Creation days led to continuation of the seventh day. The seventh day allows our works to be separated like wheat and tare heads, bearing fruit

unto the final order of: evil separated to hell - and goodness separated to heaven; forever. This is the big view.

The ‘very good’ plan of creation serves the seventh day - in which we serve God. Creation is for separation unto order. The Garden and Fall is a part. We separate goodness and evil. Our resulting fruit is the production of the seventh day.

Hebrews 4:9 refers to the future end of the seventh day - sabbatismos - Shabbat. Creation serves the separation process.