I am currently (re)reading a book by a professor I had in seminary many years ago. Daniel P. Fuller, son of Charles E. Fuller who was the founder of Fuller Theological Seminary (where I attended and graduated back in the mid-80′s), wrote a book titled The Unity of the Bible: Unfolding Gods Plan for Humanity (Zondervan, May 1992). I love this book as it helps me to see how the Bible all ties together.
In chapter 9, God’s Free Work of Creation, Fuller distinguishes between the “necessity” of God being a Trinity and God’s freedom to create the world. In other words God has to be who He is, but He didn’t have to create this world, with you and me in it. His act of creating the universes and then creating people to love is an act of God’s grace. Fuller says, “So God’s having delayed creation for a long while makes it unmistakeably clear that he created not out of need but in the freedom of his benevolent love, out of mercy and grace (p.134).” Isn’t it good to know God loved us that much that the One who is free to do whatever He pleases found it good to create us.
