This Sunday: New City Catechism, Week 5
Q: What else did God Create?
A: God created all things, by his powerful Word, and all his creation was very good; everything flourished under his loving rule.
This question points to several places in Scripture. The opening line of Genesis states, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” It is impossible to fathom the size of the universe and everything that is contained in it! Genesis also says that everything that God created was very good. When we look at the New Testament, we learn that Christ created the cosmos. The beginning of John says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This verse is further confirmed by Colossians 1:16-17, “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Christ created and sustains all things. The creation is under his loving, benevolent care. Man is the crown of creation because we are made in the image of God. Because we are a restored people, we have the image of Christ. Because we have the image of Christ, we can rest in his goodness as he controls all of life and are free to thrive under him.
This is week 5 of 52 catechism readings from New City Catechism. Christ Community is reciting an entry from the catechism each Sunday in 2013.
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