Matters of Life and Death The big picture: Creation
Dec 24, 2025
Delve into the wonder of creation and its theological significance. Discover how some traditions view the world with suspicion and the call for believers to celebrate God's gifts. Explore how music and sports can serve as expressions of worship. Reflect on how creation embodies truth, goodness, and beauty, and the importance of enjoying it. Engage with the idea that beauty is central to God’s character and how it inspires both worship and scientific inquiry, while also addressing the need for churches to embrace creation's awe.
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Fourfold Framework For Biblical Thinking
- The fourfold framework (Creation, Fall, Redemption, New Creation) offers a coherent lens for ethics and novel issues like AI and gender identity.
- John Wyatt uses it to locate how God made things, how they broke, and how redemption and consummation reframe responses.
Raised In A Church Suspicious Of Beauty
- John Wyatt describes being raised in the Christian Brethren which distrusted beauty and the world outside the church.
- He left that atmosphere for All Souls where music and artistic gifts were embraced as legitimate worship expressions.
Music As A Created Gift For Worship
- Music and the mathematical harmony underlying it are part of creation and intended to point people to worship.
- Using musical gifts in worship aligns with the created purpose and reveals God's beauty and goodness.