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2.0 THE WORLD

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2.1 CREATION

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2.11 THE DIVINE AGENT OF CREATION

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2.11A Personal Creator
Gen 1:1

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2.11B Jesus Christ

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2.11C The Trinity

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2.12 WHY GOD CREATES

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2.12A For Praise

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2.12B For Covenant Relationship

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2.12C For Redemption

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2.13 HOW GOD CREATES

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2.13A In Sovereignty as Lord

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2.13B In Freedom

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2.13C In Love

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2.13D With Purposeful intent

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2.13E With Power

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2.13F For Order

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2.13G In Progressive manner
Gen 1:3-2:1 Gen 1:3-2:25 Gen 1:3-2:25 Gen 1:3-2:25 Gen 1:3-2:25 Gen 1:3-2:25 Gen 1:3-2:25 Gen 1:3-2:25

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2.13H In Continuous work

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2.14 WHAT GOD CREATES

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2.14A Earth
Gen 1:2 Gen 1:2 Gen 1:2

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2.14B Persons

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2.14C Nature

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2.14D Miracles

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2.14E Moral limitations leading to Judgement

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2.14F Justice through Freedom

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2.14G New Creation

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2.15 OUTCOMES OF GOD’S CREATION

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2.15A It is Good
Gen 1:12,18,21,25,31 Gen 1:3-2:25 Gen 1:3-2:25

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2.15B Freedom allows Sin

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2.15C Evil exists

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2.15D Confidence in humans

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2.15E Hope
Gen 8:22 Gen 9:8-17

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2.2 MIRACLE

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2.21 DEFINITION OF MIRACLE

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2.21A God’s Working

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2.21B Exception to ordinary experience

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2.21C Biblical Vocabulary of Miracles

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2.21D Worked through various Methods

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2.22 PURPOSE OF MIRACLES

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2.22A God’s work of Continual Creation
Gen 11:1-9

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2.22B Redemption of God’s People
Gen 7:1-9:17 Gen 7:1-9:17 Gen 7:1-9:17 Gen 19:23-29 Gen 19:23-29 v1 Gen 19:23-29 v2
Exo 14:21

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2.22C Revelation of God
Gen 28:10-22 Exo 8:19 Jos 3:1-17
Act 27:11-13

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2.22D Elicit Praise

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2.22E Execute God’s Judgement
2 Ki 2:23-25

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2.22F Show God’s Power
Jos 6:20

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2.23 CONTEXT OF MIRACLES

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2.23A World of Nature
Gen 37:5-11 Gen 37:5-11 Gen 37:5-11 Exo 3:2 v1 Exo 3:2 v2 Exo 16:13 Exo 17:6-7 v1 Exo 17:6-7 v2 Exo 17:6-7 v3 Jdg 14:6 2 Ki 20:1-11

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2.23B Response of Faith
Gen 22:9-14 v1 Gen 22:9-14 v2

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2.24 AGENTS OF MIRACLES

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2.24A Humans as Instruments
2 Ki 2:11

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2.24B Jesus Christ

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2.24C The Evil One

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2.3 EVIL & SUFFERING

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2.31 THE ORIGIN OF EVIL AND SUFFERING

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2.31A The Divine Origin
Gen 1:1-3 Gen 1:2 Gen 1:2 1 Sa 16:13-23 1 Sa 18:10 1 Ki 17:1

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2.31B Satan as originator
Matt 13:18-23 V1 Matt 13:18-23 V2

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2.31C Human Origin
Gen 3:1-13 v2 Gen 3:1-13 v1 Gen 6:5 Exo 1:8-14 v1
Exo 1:8-14 v1 Ex 1:8-2:10 v1 Ex 1:8-2:10 v2

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2.31D Natural Origin
Gen 8:21-22

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2.32 TYPES OF EVIL AND SUFFERING

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2.32A Deserved

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2.32B Testing

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2.32C Redemptive

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2.33 GOD’S RELATION TO EVIL AND SUFFERING

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2.33A Punishment
Gen 6:6-13 Gen 6:6-13

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2.33B Providence
Gen 41:1-32 Gen 41:1-32 Gen 41:1-32 Gen 41:1-32 Gen 41:1-32 Gen 41:16,25,28,32 Gen 41:1-32

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2.33C God’s Compassion
Gen 21:8-20 Ex2:23-25

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2.33D God’s Present Help
Exo 3:7-10 Jdg 6:11-40 2 Ki 20:1-11

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2.33E God’s Future Help

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2.34 CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO EVIL AND SUFFERING

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2.34A Repentance
Num 21:4-9 v1 Num 21:4-9 v2

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2.34B Rejoicing

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2.34C Endurance
1 Sam 24:1-22 v1 1 Sam 24:1-22 v2

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2.34D Compassion

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2.34E Humility

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2.34F Comfort

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2.34G Worship

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2.34H Prayer

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2.34I Vindication

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2.4 HUMANITY

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2.41 GOD’S CREATION OF HUMANITY

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2.41A The Image of God
Gen 1:26-29 Gen 33:1-10

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2.41B For Responsibility
Gen 9:1-6

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2.41C With Moral Consciousness

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2.41D With Potentiality
Gen 11:1-9

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2.41E With Worth

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2.42 NATURE OF GOD’S HUMAN CREATION

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2.42A Human Nature
Gen 3:20-24 Jdg 11:1-7

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2.42B Physical Nature

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2.42C Spiritual Nature
Gen 28:10-22 Gen 32:1

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2.42D Intellectual Nature

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2.42E Psychological Nature

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2.43 EXPERIENCES OF HUMAN LIFE

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2.43A Life
Eze 37:1-2 Eze 37:3-7 Eze 37:8 Eze 37:9-10 Eze 37:9-10

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2.43B Birth

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2.43C Childhood and Youth
Gen 37:1-2 Gen 37:1-2

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2.43D Marriage

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2.43E Celibacy

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2.43F Parenthood

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2.43G Work
Neh 2:20

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2.43H Age

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2.44 TERMINATION OF HUMAN LIFE

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2.44A Death
2 Ki 20:1-11

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2.44B Nature of Death

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2.44C Death and Sin

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2.44D Attitudes to Death
Gen 37:34-35

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2.44E Burial

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2.45 INTERACTIONS OF HUMAN LIFE

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2.45A Relationships

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2.45B Relationship to God

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2.45C Community Relationships

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2.45D Family Relationships
Gen 44:18-33 V1 Gen 44:18-33 V2 Exo 2:1-4 Exo 2:5-8 v1 Exo 2:5-8 v2 Exo 2:1-10 Exo 2:1-10 V1 Exo 2:1-10 V2

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2.45E Relationship to Nature

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2.45F Commitment in Relationships

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2.5 SIN

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2.51 DEFINITION OF SIN

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2.51A Transgression of Law

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2.51B Covenant Breach

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2.51C Violation of God’s Character

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2.51D Unbelief

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2.51E Missing the Mark

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2.51F Against God
1 Sa 17:26

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2.51G Self-Centredness

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2.51H Unfaithfulness

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2.52 ORIGIN OF SIN

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2.52A Universal Nature

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2.52B Result of Individual Choice
Gen 4:6-12

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2.52C Satan

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2.53 CHARACTERISTICS OF SIN

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2.53A Disobeying God
Gen 32:1

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2.53B Lawlessness

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2.53C Unrighteousness

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2.53D Lack of Faith
Exo 14:11-12

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2.53E Evil Desire

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2.53F Rebellion
Gen 11:4 Exo 9:34 V1 Exo 9:34 V2

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2.53G Hypocrisy

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2.53H Violence

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2.53I Pride

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2.53J Responsibility
Gen 32:1

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2.53K Serious in Nature

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2.53L Tempting

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2.54 CONSEQUENCES OF SIN

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2.54A Slavery to Sin

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2.54B Personal Depravity
Gen 6:5 Gen 8:21

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2.54C Spiritual Blindness

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2.54D Moral Insensitivity

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2.54E Guilt

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2.54F Death
Gen 3:4-24 v2 Gen 3:4-24 v1

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2.54G Alienation from God

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2.54H Estrangement from Others

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2.54I Shame

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2.55 GOD’S INTERVENTION

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2.55A Judgement

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2.55B Punishment
1 Sa 3:13

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2.55C Discipline

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2.55D Forgiveness

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