Genesis 1:1-3 – In the beginning, God created [bara] the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. In … Read more
Genesis 1:10b – And God saw that it was good. As we set out on a journey to go verse-by-verse through the book of Genesis for the next several months, we start with God’s creation of the world, and I just wanted to take a pit stop to give a shoutout to the earth and … Read more
Some years ago, our family drove up to visit the Grand Canyon. As we approached the rim, we stopped as a sense of overwhelming wonder gripped each of us. Surrounding us were throngs of people from around the world who had traveled to stand in front of something that made them feel small and awestruck … Read more
Naturalism, associated with atheism, views creation as merely the product of time, energy, and chance. As Carl Sagan famously said, “The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be.”1 Or, to say it another way, the ultimate explanation of everything from life to love is to be found in particle physics, … Read more
There has been no shortage of attempts to determine and defend a particular age of the earth. For many Christians, the Bible’s teaching seems pretty simple: the earth was created on the first of the six twenty-four-hour days of Genesis, which culminated with the creation of Adam, the first human. Adding up the genealogies in … Read more
While the five Christian views of creation are possible, the question remains, which is probable? To answer that question, we have to deal with the very important issue of whether the six days of creation listed in Genesis 1 are in fact literal twenty-four-hour days. Those Christians who argue for a metaphorical view of the … Read more
Among Bible-believing Christians there are currently at least four primary interpretations of the creation account in Genesis 1 and 2. Personally, we find the first view to be the most persuasive biblically. But, as Paul says, we now see only in part, and one day in Jesus’ presence we will know in full, and we … Read more
Genesis 1:1 reveals that “in the beginning, God created.” In the same way that a piece of music reveals something of the composer, and artwork reveals something of the artist, so too creation reveals something of the Creator. In this way, creation is a form of general revelation.1 Therefore, examining creation reveals fourteen glorious truths … Read more
The opening line of Scripture clearly reveals that creation comes from God.1 Genesis 1 and 2 further reveal God as a prophet who both made creation and prepared it for us solely by the power of his word. This is indicated by the repeated phrases, “And God said” and “Let there be” or “Let the … Read more
The first book of the Bible, Genesis, takes its name from its first words, “In the beginning,” as genesis means “beginning.” The book of Genesis in general, Genesis 1 to 3 in particular, records the beginning of creation and human history. Moses penned Genesis in roughly 1400 BC as the first of a five-part book … Read more
According to the Scriptures, creation is a gift from a loving Creator God. From the bodies we inhabit, the air we breathe, the sun we bask in, the food we eat, the flowers we pick, the water we drink, the ground we walk upon, and the pets we love, to the pleasures we enjoy and … Read more