Transcription of Complete Genesis Study Guide
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Growing Christians Ministries Box 2268, Westerly, RI 02891 Genesis Study Guide for Lesson 1 God Created the Heavens and the Earth Genesis 1:1 background notes 1. 2. 3. doctrinal / teaching point 1. The Bible teaches the universe was created, but God is eternal. practical application 1. Are your priorities in line with the first verse of the Bible? questions 1. Who was the inspired author of the Pentateuch? What is the Pentateuch? 2. Events recorded in Genesis begin with _____, and end with the death of _____. 3. Is the creation account a) a Hebrew parable with symbolic language, b) a Hebrew poem, or c) a historical narrative? Why do you think so? 4. Is it a reasonable faith to believe that the universe was created, but God is eternal? Why? 5. It requires faith to believe Genesis 1:1. Cite at least one other Bible verse to support this. 6. When is the word, create, used in the Bible?
4. This theory states that Genesis 1:1 refers to the creation of the basic matter that God used to form this universe, but that it is not part of day one. Rather, it is billions of years in the past; Genesis 1:2 represents the millions or billions of years in time when God was slowly forming the earth; and Genesis 1:3 begins God’s
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