Tag: Creation
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Genesis 1: Male and Female He Created Them
Genesis shows us that men and women, as God’s kings and priests, are equal in status, function, and authority.
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God’s Glory Is the Goal of Creation
This is adapted from a post that was originally published on September 9, 2011 In case you need to be reminded (as I often do): We were created for God’s glory (Isa. 43:7). We were made in the image of God, to reflect his glory (Gen. 2:27). Everything we do should be for God’s glory […]
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Monday Miscellanies: Happiness and the End of Creation
A guest post by Jonathan Edwards 87. Happiness ‘Tis evident that the end of man’s creation must needs be happiness, from the motive of God’s creating the world, which could be nothing else but his goodness. If it be said that the end of man’s creation might be that He might manifest his power, wisdom, […]
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Science and God Review
Scott Petty. Little Black Books: Science and God. Kingsford, Australia: Matthias Media, 2011. 112 pp. $4.99. Christians don’t have to choose between God and science. In fact, they are quite compatible. In his little book Science and God, Scott Petty succinctly, humorously, and helpfully makes just that point as he analyzes the modern tension between science […]
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Monday Miscellanies: Happiness is the End of Creation
A guest post by Jonathan Edwards 3. Happiness is the End of Creation As appears by this, because the creation had as good not be, as not rejoice in its being. For certainly it was the goodness of the Creator that moved him to create; and how can we conceive of another end proposed by […]