New Hope Reformed Church

The creation account in Genesis 1:1-2:3 establishes several truths: 1. God exists 2. God is all powerful 3. God is the creator 4. God is a moral being 5. Death, decay and suffering is not intrinsic to goodness or the created order 6. God is the owner/definer of essence 7. God is the initator of the Suzerain Covenant 8. Man Is lower than God but is higher than all other created creatures 9. Man has a given purpose