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Back to Basics. The Creation of Mankind. An Overview of Creation. “The Beginning” Not the beginning point of God Genesis 1:1 – God WAS Psalm 90:1,2 – “from everlasting to everlasting” Acts 17:24 “made the world” Proverbs 8:22-25 – wisdom with God before creation. The Order of Creation.
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An Overview of Creation • “The Beginning” Not the beginning point of God • Genesis 1:1 – God WAS • Psalm 90:1,2 – “from everlasting to everlasting” • Acts 17:24 “made the world” • Proverbs 8:22-25 – wisdom with God before creation
The Order of Creation • Genesis 1:1 • “In the beginning”- Time • “God” – Force • “Created” – Energy • “The Heavens” – Space • “and the Earth” – Matter • Supernatural – Not Illogical
Six Days of Creation: • 1. Creation of Light (1:3-5) • 2. Division of Water on Earth from the Heavens (vss.6-8) • 3. Division of Land From Oceans & beginning of Plant Life (vss.9-13) • 4. Placing of Moon & Stars in Universe (vss.14-19) • 5. Birds & Aquatic Creatures created (vss. 20-23) • 6. Land Animals & Man (vss. 24-31)
On the Seventh Day, God Rested • Not as in “tired,” but complete • Final capping of creation was Eve- (2:18-22) • Some Observations: • Complete & Perfect Creation – Genesis 1:31 • A True Creation- “something out of nothing”
Questions Concerning The Creation Account • Are we to accept the Genesis account as literal, or are we to just see it as symbolic of God’s dealing with man? • Rejection of Genesis account naturally leads to rejection of entire Bible • Moses referred back to Genesis regarding Sabbath (Exodus 20:8-11) • Jesus believed Genesis account & held it literally true – Matthew 19:4-6 • Paul believed Genesis account as literally true (Romans 5:14; 1 Corinthians 15:22,45; 1 Timothy 2:13,14)
Questions Concerning The Creation Account • Didn’t the days in Genesis 1-3 really mean long ages & not real days? • Hebrew word for DAY used of literal 24 hour days in Old Testament • Old Testament spoke of literal days concerning the keeping of Sabbath (Exodus 20:8-11) • “Day-Age” theory does not have support from the Scriptures, destroys veracity of the rest of the text, especially the genealogies in Genesis & the Gospels
Questions Concerning The Creation Account • What about the “Pre-Adamic” age between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? • Genesis 1:28 (KJV) “replenish the earth.” • Theory says there were already people on the earth, but they were for some unknown reason depleted • Like days of Noah, Adam & Eve had to replenish the earth. • Correct rendering of the text “fill the earth.” • Pure Speculation, pointless supposition! • Genesis 1-3 identified as the “beginning.”
Questions Concerning The Creation Account • Is it really “that important” about the HOW of God making the earth? • YES it is! • Our attitude toward Scriptures rests on it • What we believe about origins important as to how we look at society • Creation states that a loving God carefully & lovingly created the universe – not blind chance. • Creation states man is creation of God and thus we are different than other beings of the world, and responsible for our actions
Questions Concerning The Creation Account • Is it really “that important” about the HOW of God making the earth? • YES it is! • Creation Teaches man is made in the image of God, evolution teaches man made gods in his image • Creation affirms we have an eternal soul needing redemption, evolution believes man needs to be free from such nonsense! • Evolution has contributed to Communism, genocide & idea we are all savages fighting to get to the top of the heap!
This is Not God’s Way! • Genesis lovingly calls us BACK to God Who made all things well & placed Man here, responsible for his actions, with moral standard of Right & Wrong, & a need to be accountable to God. • Most Infamous Evolutionist – Adolph Hitler!