Session 1: Stewards of God's Creation
Genesis 1:26-28, 31
Preparation Resources
1) We are focusing on the four verses above, but I recommend that you read the first three chapters of Genesis for the bigger picture.
2) Creation and Rest. A Tim Keller sermon covering Genesis 1-2
3) In the Image of God. A Tim Keller Sermon specifically covering Genesis 1:26 - 2:3
If you only have time to listen to one, I recommend it be In the Image of God
Discussion Topics
These few verses make two revolutionary and interrelated claims:
1) What does it mean that we have been made in God's image?
2) As image bearers, what, then, is our vocation?
3) What does it mean that we are to have dominion over creation? How does that tie back to the first role?
4) Given this understanding, how does that better explain the nature of man's sin in the Garden of Eden's fall story in chapter 3?
5) How is this Judeo-Christian worldview truly revolutionary?
1) We are focusing on the four verses above, but I recommend that you read the first three chapters of Genesis for the bigger picture.
2) Creation and Rest. A Tim Keller sermon covering Genesis 1-2
3) In the Image of God. A Tim Keller Sermon specifically covering Genesis 1:26 - 2:3
If you only have time to listen to one, I recommend it be In the Image of God
Discussion Topics
These few verses make two revolutionary and interrelated claims:
- We are made in God's image
- We are to have "dominion" over creation (using the classic King James Version language)
1) What does it mean that we have been made in God's image?
2) As image bearers, what, then, is our vocation?
3) What does it mean that we are to have dominion over creation? How does that tie back to the first role?
4) Given this understanding, how does that better explain the nature of man's sin in the Garden of Eden's fall story in chapter 3?
5) How is this Judeo-Christian worldview truly revolutionary?