I just liked this quote from the Joint Commission on Church Union, The Faith of the Church, Melbourne, Joint Board of Christian Education of Australia and New Zealand, 1959 (one of the documents from the development of the Uniting Church in Australia).
Also in this document:
"We confess one God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Sovereign Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer of all things. All things have their being through the Word of His power; His rule is over all His creatures. It is His purpose that all creation should praise and serve Him."
Which is cool. Then it also goes on to call man the "crown of His creation", which I disagree with because I agree with Bishop George Browning and others who believe the crown of creation is in fact the sabbath, which was created after mankind, making it God's last great act of creation (which is the weak reasoning for why man is often called 'the crown of creation'). Also it says that God "entered into covenant with man that He would not destroy him from off the face of the earth", when actually the covenant was with all creation as well as humankind (Genesis 9:8-11).
In memory of Steven M. Wise
2 months ago
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