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Matter is Evil Jesus is Another God

Knowledge is Required

Creator

“And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.”

— Psalm 89:27

“He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.”

— John 1:2-3

All things physical and spiritual are under Christ’s Power

God’s Goal for Creation:

All things for Him

Christ’s role in creation gives me purpose in all my living & repenting

CreatorSustainer

“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high”

— Hebrews 1:3

HEADOF THE

He holds all things together, including my life, so in it

HE MAY BE GLORIFIED

CreatorSustainerRedeemer

“the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD. And I fell on my face.”

— Ezekiel 44:4

“The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man”

— Acts 17:24

ALL THINGS Reconciled by His blood.

“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.”

— Romans 13:14

“he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness”

— Isaiah 61:10

&we have

HOSTILE MINDS

EVIL DEEDS

no such thingAS GOOD ENOUGH

Faithfulness to God isEssential to

the Christian Faith

Faithfulness to God isthe Joy of

the Christian Faith

CreatorSustainer

Redeemer

= Purpose= Comfort= Acceptance