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Because I value God's teaching in the Bible, I choose to believe and follow its teachings.

 

What To Believe

Creation

The Bible teaches that God created the world in six days, and on the seventh day He rested and made the Sabbath holy. Therefore, I know where I came from and why there is such wonderful design in nature.
I choose to believe the Bible teaching of creation.

Definition

God created the world in six days and on the seventh day He rested thus establishing the Sabbath as a memorial of creation.
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All Creatures of our God, SDAH 2
This is my Father’s World, SDAH 92
All Things Bright and Beautiful, SDAH 93
Nature with Open Volume Stands, SDAH 94
The Spacious Firmament, SDAH 96

Student Life Applications


Knowing from the Bible that the world and the universe came into existence by careful design by God, I will:

Respect all living things, both plant and animal as God’s creation, knowing they are special to Him;
Purpose and value in my life as being part of God’s eternal plan and Creation;
Recognize, in the amazing arrangement of the universe down to the smallest DNA or atom, an ALL-Wise God who made them well;
See the Creation as reason for worship and praise to the All-worthy God;
Not accept ideas that life came through an accidental process of chance over long periods of time without the design of God;
Seek to understand what we observe in nature and earth studies in the light of my belief in the Bible and my faith in God;
Learn about God through His creation;

Bible, E.G. White


The Creative Word of God – Psalm 33:6 – “By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth”
The Creation Story – Genesis 1
The God of Creation – Genesis 1:2, 26
The Purpose of Creation – Romans 1:20 – Since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities—having been clearly seen,...so that men are without excuse”
The Significance of Creation – Acts 17:28 – “In Him we live and move and have our being”
Creation and Salvation – Romans 5 – (new beginning of the race)

CT 14; MH 414; DA 517;

 

Reinforcing Stories

The Children’s Hour I, pp. 213, 225, 233, 220, by Arthur S. Maxwell
“The Master Workman”, “An Interesting Air Conditioner”, “The Transportation System of the body”, “Law of Growth”, “Jen the Terrible”, “The Most Wonderful Machine in the World”, “Bumblebees”, “The Praying Mantis”, “What Makes a
Sour Ball?”, Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School.
May 15, July 26, 27, November 11, Sure as the Dawn by Mansell and Mansell


Student Activities

1. Have students find 2 flower blossoms that are alike (or snowflakes, or leaves etc.) and then notice how they are different. God has incomprehensible creativity. He made everything different.
2. Make a Creation Chart (flowers, birds, trees, fruits, vegetables, animals, fish, etc.) and list as many different ones as you can name.

3. Make a huge classroom mural of the days of creation.

 

Links to the Curriculum

Biology: Evolution contrast with creation - Genesis 1.
English: We arrange our words to communicate without confusion. God arranged creation to communicate His love without confusion.
Physics: God gave light as a sterling energy in creation.

Resources

The Children’s Hour by Arthur Maxwell. R&H. 1945.
Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School by Department of Education of General Conference of SDA. 1951
Sure as the Dawn by Mansell and Mansell. R&H. 1993

God is Creator of all things, and has revealed in Scripture the authentic account of His creative activity. In six days the Lord made "the heaven and the earth" and all living things upon the earth, and rested on the seventh-day of that first week. Thus He established the Sabbath as a perpetual memorial ofHis completed creative work. The first man and woman were made in the image of God as the crowing work of Creation, given dominion over the world, and charged with responsibility to care for it. When the world was finished it was "very good" declaring the glory of God.—Fundamental Beliefs, 6.

 

Evaluation

Primary:
Tell or write two ways that show what it means to believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation.
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show they believed and followed Bible teaching of Creation.
Tell or write about when you showed that you believed and followed the Bible teaching of Creation.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation.
How do you think God feels when He sees people who believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
How do you feel or act when you follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
Tell two ways that you can show you believe the Bible teaching of Creation.
What makes you want to follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
What is the opposite of believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation? Who makes us act or believe that way?
Finish the sentence: We can show we believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation when we..........

Middle:
Why does God care if I believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
What difference does it make whether I believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
How would I feel about myself if I did or did not believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation.
Why would someone do differently?
What makes choosing to believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could believe the Bible teaching of Creation and show it in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Is it possible for a person to get better at believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation? Explain.
Can you think of someone who seems good at believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation? What makes them better at it?
How could you learn to be better at believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation?
How often do you show that you believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation? Think of the last three times and tell me.
Do you like to join in when people believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation if no one were checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you recognize it if someone were not fully believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation? How?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation?
Are you proud to believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation and willing to tell others how you feel?
If someone in a group spoke out against believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some of your money toward helping people believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation, in your city, class, work?
Can you say that believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation has become a habit? How often do you show your belief?
What effect do you think believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation will have on your future life?
Do you see your family believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote believing and following the Bible teaching of Creation in your family, friends, church, city, nation?
Does it make much difference if they believe and follow the Bible teaching of Creation or not?