Creation and Uncreation

PRAYER
Psalm 8 (3 mins)

Questions to Answer:
Who created the world?
In which book of the Bible can we find the Story
of the creation?
How do we read the Story, literal or symbolic?
Why?
According to Genesis, how many days did it take
God to create the world and all of the creations
in it?
Which is considered the most important of the
Creation? Explain.
Genesis 1:1-31
Read together (2 min)

1In the beginning when God created
the heavens and the earth,
2
the earth
was a formless void and darkness
covered the face of the deep, while a
wind from God swept over the face of
the waters.
3
Then God said, Let there be light;
and there was light.
4
And God saw that the light was
good; and God separated the light
from the darkness.
5
God called the
light Day, and the darkness he
called Night. And there was evening
and there was morning, the first
day.
6And God said, Let there be a dome in
the midst of the waters, and let it separate
the waters from the waters. 7So God
made the dome and separated the waters
that were under the dome from the waters
that were above the dome. And it was so.
8God called the dome Sky. And there was
evening and there was morning, the
second day.
9And God said, Let the waters under
the sky be gathered together into one
place, and let the dry land appear. And
it was so. 10God called the dry land
Earth, and the waters that were
gathered together he called Seas. And
God saw that it was good. 11Then God
said, Let the earth put forth
vegetation: plants yielding seed, and
fruit trees of every kind on earth that
bear fruit with the seed in it. And it
was so.
12The earth brought forth vegetation:
plants yielding seed of every kind, and
trees of every kind bearing fruit with
the seed in it. And God saw that it was
good. 13And there was evening and
there was morning, the third day.
14And God said, Let there be lights in
the dome of the sky to separate the day
from the night; and let them be for signs
and for seasons and for days and years,
15and let them be lights in the dome of
the sky to give light upon the earth. And
it was so. 16God made the two great
lightsthe greater light to rule the day
and the lesser light to rule the nightand
the stars.
17God set them in the dome of the sky
to give light upon the earth, 18to rule
over the day and over the night, and to
separate the light from the darkness.
And God saw that it was good.19And
there was evening and there was
morning, the fourth day.
20And God said, Let the waters bring forth
swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly
above the earth across the dome of the sky.
21So God created the great sea monsters
and every living creature that moves, of
every kind, with which the waters swarm,
and every winged bird of every kind. And
God saw that it was good. 22God blessed
them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply and
fill the waters in the seas, and let birds
multiply on the earth. 23And there was
evening and there was morning, the fifth
day.
24And God said, Let the earth bring forth
living creatures of every kind: cattle and
creeping things and wild animals of the
earth of every kind. And it was so. 25God
made the wild animals of the earth of
every kind, and the cattle of every kind,
and everything that creeps upon the
ground of every kind. And God saw that it
was good.
26Then God said, Let us make
humankind in our image, according to
our likeness; and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the birds of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the wild animals of
the earth, and over every creeping
thing that creeps upon the earth.
27So God created humankind in his
image, in the image of God he created
them; male and female he created them.
28God blessed them, and God said to
them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the
earth and subdue it; and have dominion
over the fish of the sea and over the birds
of the air and over every living thing that
moves upon the earth.
29God said, See, I have given you
every plant yielding seed that is upon
the face of all the earth, and every tree
with seed in its fruit; you shall have
them for food. 30And to every beast of
the earth, and to every bird of the air,
and to everything that creeps on the
earth, everything that has the breath of
life, I have given every green plant for
food. And it was so.
31God saw everything that he had
made, and indeed, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was
morning, the sixth day.
ACTIVITY 3
Divide yourselves into 7 groups.
(Class size 7 = ___ )
Prepare a piece of paper.
Write the Group Number, Course-
Section, Date and the name of the
members.
Get ready to answer the questions on
your paper by group:

The Creation of God
Day 1: ____________, ___________
Day 2: ____________, ___________
Day 3: ____________, ___________
Day 4: ____________, ___________
Day 5: ____________, ___________
Day 6: ____________, ___________

Questions to Answer:
Did God create everything all at once?
Explain.
What do you think is the meaning of
seven days in the Creation story?
Why do you think God created the world
and everything in it? What is the purpose
of the Creation?
What is the role of man (humans) in Gods
creation?
The Story of Creation
First Seven Days of
Creation 1

Genesis Creation Story
Seven Days
The Number Seven, the numerical
symbol of Fullness, Completion, and
Perfection, is a prime example of this
consistency, as illustrated by this
entry from the Tyndale Bible
Dictionary (emphasis added):
In Scripture, seven symbolizes completeness or
perfection. On the seventh day God rested from
his labors and creation is finished (Gn 2:2).
Pharaoh in his dream saw seven cattle coming
from the Nile (41:2). Samsons sacred Nazirite
locks were braided in seven plaits (Jgs 16:13).
Seven devils left Mary of Magdala, signifying
the totality of her previous possession by Satan
(Lk 8:2); "seven other devils" will enter the
purified but vacant life of a person (Mt 12:45).
However, on the positive side, there were the
seven spirits of God (Rv 3:1). In the seventh
year the Hebrew slave was to be freed (Ex
21:2), having completed his time of captivity
and service. Every seventh year was a
sabbatical year (Lv 25:4). Seven times seven
reiterates the sense of completeness. In the
Year of Jubilee (at the completion of 7 x 7 years
= the 50th year), all land is freed and returns to
the original owners (Lv 25:10). Pentecost, the
Feast of Weeks, is seven times seven days after
Passover.
With this understanding, we can
now see the Number Seven as a
fourth independent symbol
declaring of the completion and
perfection of the whole Bible

Answer the following: (15 min)
Did God create everything all at once?
What do you think is the meaning of
seven days?
Why do you think God created the world
and everything in it? What is the purpose
of the Creation?
What is the place or role of man (humans)
in Gods creation?
The Uncreation Story (20 min)
Read the Uncreation Story
Viewing of Creation Story
Viewing of the Uncreation Story
Uncreation Story 2
Write your reaction to the story (I ndividual)

Sharing by Group and then prepare a
common answer as a group. Assign a recorder
of the input from the members.
Write your answer in a pad paper and in a
Manila paper.
Presentation in front of the Class

Church Teachings: YOU CAT
The creation account is not a scientific
model for explaining the beginning of the
world. God created the world is a
theological statement that is concerned with
the relation of the world to God. God willed
the world; he sustains it and will perfect it.
Being created is a lasting quality in things
and an fundamental truth about them.
Why did God create the world?
There is no other reason for creation than
LOVE. In it Gods glory and honor
appears. To praise God,
therefore, does not mean applauding the
Creator. After all, man is not a spectator to
the work of creation. For him,
praising God means being grateful for his
own existence together with all creation.

436 How should we treat the
environment?

We fulfill Gods commission with regard
to creation when we care for the earth,
with its biological laws, its variety of
species, its natural beauty, and its
dwindling resources, as a living space and
preserve it, so that future generations
also can live well on earth. [2415]

In the book of GENESIS, God says, Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and
subdue it; and have
dominion over the fish of the sea and over
the birds of the air and over every living
thing that moves upon the earth (Gen
1:28).
Having dominion over the earth does not
mean having an absolute right to dispose
arbitrarily of animate and inanimate nature,
animals, and plants. Because man is created
in Gods image, he should care for Gods
creation as a shepherd and steward. For the
first book of the Bible also says, The Lord
God took the man and put him in the garden
of Eden to till it and keep it (Gen 2:15).
Does Creation in Conflict with
Evolution?
No. Evolution presupposes the existence of
something that can develop. It says nothing
as to where this something comes from.

Did create the world in six days?
No. The symbol of the work week, which is
crowned by a day of rest (Gen 1:1-2:3), is
an expression of how good, beautiful, and
wisely ordered creation is.
CREATIONISM: the idea that God himself
by his direct action created the world all at
once, as if the book of Genesis is an
eyewitness account. They take the biblical
data literally.
Peace and Ecology (For BSND)
Read together the 4 environmental principles assigned to
you (the one corresponding to your group number)
As a group, decide what is the underlying message in that
principle.
Decide together how you can creatively present the
message of the given principle.
Bring the needed materials on Wednesday and be ready to
work on it as a group.
Youll have 10 minutes to prepare before the presentation.
Peace and Ecology
Instructions: (Theo 1)

1. You will be assigned specific Environmental
Principle accordingly.
2. Read together the Environmental Principle
assigned to you and identify the core message of
the given principle.
3. Together, decide on how you can creatively
present and communicate to the class the
environmental principle given to your group. You
will be provided materials (manila paper and pen)
for your presentation.
4. Manila paper costs 5 pesos per piece while
the handout is free. You will have to
photocopy the handout Peace and Ecology
to be distributed to your group members.
5. The teacher will go to your group from time
to time to see your work. You may ask him
questions for clarifications any time.
6. Youll be given 45 minutes to complete the
entire presentation.

7. Once the work is done, youll be given 5
minutes to present your output in the class.
8. You will be the teacher of your own class
on the particular topic.
9. Criteria for scoring the activity output will
be provided
10.A quiz will be given later to verify
learning.

Criteria for Scoring
Ability to communicate the Principle
30%
The ideas are organized 20%
Use of design elements 20%
(form, shape, line, colour, balance and shape)
Appropriate captions 15%
Overall appearance 15%
Total 100%