“Being Reformed: Creation”

Contrary to popular opinion, there is more than one account of creation in the Bible. There are, in fact, several dispersed through the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation. Like the four Gospels of the New Testament, each creation story in the Bible says something different about creation. But together they give vivid testimony to the richness and complexity of creation as understood by the ancient biblical authors. To study creation in the Bible is timely, even urgent today. All around us we find evidence of creation’s degradation, from pollution to deforestation, from overconsumption of natural resources to rising sea levels. We hear more and more about refugees forced to flee their homelands because of drought or flooding and about species becoming endangered or altogether extinct. Are we “running out of world?” Does the Bible have anything to say?

In this six-week class, Pastor Matt will expand on sermon themes, following the PC(USA) curriculum “Creation” exploring the Bible, Christian theology, and some influential eco-theologians who have shaped a vision, a call for people everywhere to repair the world. You can pick up a copy of the “Being Reformed, Creation” Participant’s Book for $7 and follow along in your own group, or join the class on Sunday mornings after worship in Charter Hall.