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how does the new testament echo or transform the idea of creation's 'speech' about god?

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Romans 1:20

“For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through the things that are made; so that they are without excuse.”

The Apostle Paul is writing to believers in Rome, explaining foundational truths about God and humanity's relationship to Him. In this section, he argues that all people, regardless of their background, have some knowledge of God through the natural world around them.

What aspects of the natural world, or the act of creation itself, reveal something of the divine to you?

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Psalm 19:1-4
This Old Testament psalm famously declares that 'The heavens declare the glory of God; the expanse shows his handiwork.'
Acts 14:17
Paul, addressing gentiles in Lystra, states that God 'didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons.'
John 1:3
This verse speaks of Jesus as the agent through whom 'all things were made,' linking the creator to the divine Word.

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