Who Is “Creator” We’ve Referred To Throughout This Site?

Genesis

  • Heaven and earth are created in perfection by the triune God—Father, Son, and Spirit (Genesis 1:1; Genesis 1:26; John 1:1–3). Humanity is created in the image of God and given full access to the presence of their Creator (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:15–17). God Himself calls it good (Genesis 1:31).

  • Sin enters the world when Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, introducing the enemy of both God and humanity, Satan (Genesis 3:1–7; Revelation 12:9). Sin creates a barrier between humanity and the Creator (Isaiah 59:2; Romans 5:12).

  • Adam and Eve are removed from the Garden of Eden in order to protect them from the Tree of Life, which would have trapped them in a sin-cursed world for eternity (Genesis 3:22–24). They are then instructed to populate the earth, tending and caring for it in spite of the new curse it contains (Genesis 3:17–19; Genesis 9:1). God’s redemptive plan is set into motion (Genesis 3:15).


The Old Testament

  • God chooses His people, whom He blesses and leads through cycles of rebellion, repentance, and restored relationship (Genesis 12:1–3; Exodus 6:7; Judges 2:16–19).

  • Through this people group, God promises to send the Son—the second person of the triune God—to offer a way for all humanity to be freed from the curse of sin and once again have access to the full presence of the Creator (Isaiah 9:6–7; Isaiah 53; Micah 5:2).

  • Generation after generation watches and waits for the coming of the Son (Isaiah 40:3–5; Malachi 3:1).


The New Testament

  • The Son is born fully human and fully God (John 1:1, 14) into a humble family of a carpenter, through a virgin woman whose heart is found faithful to God (Matthew 1:18–25; Luke 1:26–38). We know Him as Jesus (Matthew 1:21).

  • Jesus grows into a man and lives a life without sin, symbolically presenting Himself as a “spotless lamb,” the sacrifice required for humanity to access God (Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 1:18–19).

  • Through confusion and disbelief as Jesus claims He is the Son God promised to send, He is put to death on a cross (Matthew 27:22–26; John 19:16). The wrath God has toward sin is fully poured on His sinless Son—the perfect sacrifice (Romans 3:25; Isaiah 53:5–6). Three days later, Jesus rises from the dead, physically claiming victory over death and the enemy (Matthew 28:5–6; 1 Corinthians 15:54–57).


Jesus’ resurrection offers all of humanity the opportunity to be freed from sin and restored to the Creator—both in this life and the next—when they:

  • Confess their sin, acknowledging their need for a Savior (Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:9).

  • Acknowledge that Jesus’ perfect life, death, and resurrection satisfied the Father’s wrath, allowing sinners to have free access to God when placing their trust in Jesus (Romans 5:1–2; Ephesians 2:8–9).

  • Choose to follow Jesus’ way of life the rest of their days, trusting in His perfect life to cover and forgive the sins they commit along the way (Luke 9:23; Romans 8:1).


Jesus ascends to Heaven after instructing His followers to spread the good news throughout the earth until He returns (Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 1:9–11).

  • His Spirit is given to them as both power against the enemy and a guide for life, dwelling within those who place their faith in Him (John 14:16–17; Acts 2:1–4; Romans 8:11).

  • The enemy, enraged, seeks to pull as many people away from this truth as possible (1 Peter 5:8; John 10:10).


Revelation

  • A future vision revealed by God to a follower of Jesus many years ago (Revelation 1:1–2).

  • The enemy is ultimately defeated, and heaven and earth are remade without the curse of sin (Revelation 20:10; Revelation 21:1–4).

  • All who have placed their faith in the Son dwell in this restored creation, living in full relationship with the Creator as originally intended for humanity (Revelation 21:3; Revelation 22:1–5).