Title: "According to Plan"

1. What 80’s TV show reminds Andy of the biblical account of creation? Why? In what ways are they similar, and in what ways are they different? How does it make you feel knowing that God’s plan for creation was always proactive and never reactive or born out of chaos?

2. How/why did Israel’s neighbors believe the world was created? How is Genesis a contrast to those creation stories? What does 1:26 tell us about creation? What about Hebrews 1:1-2? What difference does the Trinity make in creation? What was the ultimate purpose of creation according to Romans 11:36? Why is it liberating that your existence and life isn’t about you?

3. Read 1:1. What are the two possible ways to interpret this verse? Why is it likely a description of creation itself, not just a summary for what follows? Why is it important that God is distinct from his creation? What does the overabundance of creation tell us about God?