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The Doctrine of Creation The Doctrine of Creation & Cosmology & Cosmology Robert C. Bishop Robert C. Bishop Wheaton College Wheaton College 8/10/2009 8/10/2009 1 1 Creator/Creature Distinction & Ex Creator/Creature

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The Doctrine of Creation The Doctrine of Creation & Cosmology & Cosmology Robert C. Bishop Robert C. Bishop Wheaton College Wheaton College

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Creator/Creature Distinction & Ex Creator/Creature Distinction & Ex Nihilo Creation Nihilo Creation

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Sovereignty in Creation Sovereignty in Creation

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Sovereignty in Creation Sovereignty in Creation

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“He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in spreads them out like a tent to live in” ” (Is 40:22b). (Is 40:22b).

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Creation Action in Creation Is Creation Action in Creation Is Mediated Mediated

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Creation Action in Creation Is Creation Action in Creation Is Mediated Mediated

  • God

God’ ’s action in creation is ministerial s action in creation is ministerial

  • Some parts of God

Some parts of God’ ’s creation empowered to serve s creation empowered to serve as mediators/ministers to other parts of creation as mediators/ministers to other parts of creation

  • God intends for creation to bring about some

God intends for creation to bring about some elements of creation elements of creation

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“Then God said, Then God said, ‘ ‘Let the earth bring forth Let the earth bring forth…’” …’” Gen. Gen. 1:11, 24 1:11, 24

  • Not independently from God

Not independently from God’ ’s sustaining/guiding s sustaining/guiding action action

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Purpose for Creation Purpose for Creation

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Purpose for Creation Purpose for Creation

  • To exhibit His glory

To exhibit His glory

  • To serve as God

To serve as God’ ’s temple s temple

  • For creation to become genuinely itself

For creation to become genuinely itself

  • To populate creation with life

To populate creation with life

  • Gen. 1, Is. 45
  • Gen. 1, Is. 45
  • To have an arena for comprehensive

To have an arena for comprehensive redemption redemption

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Creation, Salvation, Sanctification Creation, Salvation, Sanctification Parallel Parallel

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Creation/Salvation/Sanctification Creation/Salvation/Sanctification Parallel Parallel

  • God creates/saves/sanctifies in space &

God creates/saves/sanctifies in space & time time

  • Gen. 1
  • Gen. 1-
  • 2; Ps. 139:13; Ezek. 37:1

2; Ps. 139:13; Ezek. 37:1-

  • 14; Rom. 8:28

14; Rom. 8:28-

  • 30; 2

30; 2 Cor

  • Cor. 3:18; 2

. 3:18; 2 Cor

  • Cor. 5:17 Eph. 1:11

. 5:17 Eph. 1:11-

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God Acts Patiently in Creation God Acts Patiently in Creation

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Creation Has Functional Integrity Creation Has Functional Integrity