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Continuing Creation
“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know that I had to be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he was saying. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and people. Luke 2: 49-52 This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain - first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernal in the head. As soon as it is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come. Mark 4: 26-29
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen . ii Peter 3: 18
Everything living thing God created grows. We are created to grow and develop.
People are unique among everything God created because we can choose to participate with God in our continuing creation. We are not given the ability to create ourselves to any great extent. We are given the ability to seek and allow God’s continuing creation in our hearts and, through our lives, in the world. When we seek God’s continuing creation he does all sorts of really great things in our lives that we never could have done for ourselves. That is how we grow. Definition: The theological term for God’s continuing creation is Grace
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