Air, Earth, Fire, and Water: A Glimpse of the Created Earth

We celebrate distinctive attributes of Creation – its orderly structure, measurable
processes – using an elementary analysis of the precision of Earth’s systems. Scriptural
principle and scientific knowledge are compared at an uncomplicated level to guide
the learner to greater knowledge of the Creator.
The character of God is seen in the Air (the heavens and atmosphere), the Earth
(the geosphere), Fire (energy), and Water (the hydrosphere). A fifth element, Ether,
proclaims the grace of nature, evidence of God’s providence and Earth’s resilience. The
five elements, borrowed from Greek philosophy, track the divinely ordered Creation
account. These spheres work in tandem to collectively sustain life on Earth, converging
at the soil, from which God made living beings (the biosphere), notably humans.
We survey these domains, review man’s connection and their interdependence, and
guide the reader to see that the visible Creation was placed before us to help us
perceive the invisible Kingdom of God; we call this the Romans 1:20 Principle. His
truth, seen in its order, and His grace, seen in its providence and resilience, make
Creation a suitable home for us.