Intro to Earth Science

Objectives: Why Study Science?

1A1: Explain why Christians do Science

1A2: Explain how earth science helps Christians declare God's glory

1A3: Defend the idea that earth science can play a role in God's work of redemption.

Mark 12:30-31 (Creation Mandate)

³⁰ And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ³¹ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Read 1.2 declaring God's Glory

Read 1. 3 Living for Redemption

1. When finished turn and talk and share what important truths you read about.

2. Respond to this statement: God's work of redemption is his work of saving people from their sins. It has nothing to do with studying earth science or how we use earth science in life."

3. How does the picture of the children in Sudan on p. 5 fit into our study today? Does God care about people's bodies?