The biblical narrative of the created order begins in the opening chapters of the Old Testament. In contrast to other ancient religious texts on how the world came into being, Genesis teaches that God directly created the physical universe with wisdom and purpose and judged it “very good” (Gen. 1:31). Creation is an expression of divine love. As such, there is nothing inherently evil, sinful, or unspiritual about the physical world. God made humanity a part of the created order
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