(a) Highlight the steps taken by God to change a formless earth to a place of life and activity
Explanation
A. How God changed a formless earth to a place of life and activity (Genesis 1:1-31):
i. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
ii. The earth was formless, and the spirit of God hovered on the face of the waters.
iii. God commanded the light to appear on the formless, empty, and dark earth.
iv. He then separated the light from the darkness and called the light day and the darkness níght.
v. Again, God made the expanse and separated the waters under the expanse from the water above and called it sky.
vi. The water below the expanse was then gathered to one place to create dry ground.
vii. The dry ground God called land and the gathered water, seas.
viii. God then caused the land to produce vegetation of plants bearing seeds according to their kind and trees bearing fruits.
ix. Further, God created the seasons, days and years, and lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.
x. God made two great lights- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night.
xi. This was followed by the creation of the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing.
xii. Every winged bird according to its kind was also created to fly across the expanse of the sky.
xiii. The creatures of the sea and the birds were commanded to increase in number to fill the water in the sea and the earth respectively.
xiv. Liveştock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals were also created.
xv. God then created man in His own image and likeness to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and all creatures.
xvi. God blessed the man and woman to be fruitful and increase in number to fill the earth and subdue it.
B Ways humans are destroying God's creation:
i. legal mining/galamsey/sand mining.
ii Overgrazing.
iii Pollution -water, air, and noise.
iv. Indiscriminate waste disposal.
v. Over-exploitation of natural resources/ deforestation/overfishing/overhunting.
vi. Genetic engineering (cloning).
vi. Homosexuality/lesbianism.