Psalm 19:1Psalm 19:1

Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:1GodGod is the mind and energy is the mind and energy

behind the existence of matter behind the existence of matter (physical world)(physical world)In the beginning: In the beginning: Starting pointStarting pointGod: God: Deity, Supreme, Eternal, Psa Deity, Supreme, Eternal, Psa

90:2; Rom 1:2090:2; Rom 1:20

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Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:1Created: Created:

bara: bara: from nothing, Gen 1:1, 21, 27from nothing, Gen 1:1, 21, 27 asah: asah: make, fashion, Gen 1:7, 16, 25, 31make, fashion, Gen 1:7, 16, 25, 31 yatsar: yatsar: form, Gen 2:7form, Gen 2:7

The heavens and the earth: The heavens and the earth: Celestial Celestial and terrestrialand terrestrial God created earth and heaven with His God created earth and heaven with His

power, insight and skill, Jeremiah 51:15power, insight and skill, Jeremiah 51:1533

Origin of LifeOrigin of LifeKey to belief in creative God of BibleKey to belief in creative God of Bible

All other attempts fail to explain the All other attempts fail to explain the origin of life, Rom 1:21; Eph 4:17-19 origin of life, Rom 1:21; Eph 4:17-19

Ex. “Spontaneous creation”: Theory Ex. “Spontaneous creation”: Theory that energy spontaneously converted that energy spontaneously converted to matter to matterBut: What was origin of that energy? But: What was origin of that energy?

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““God, who made the world and everything God, who made the world and everything in it” in it” (Acts 17:24)(Acts 17:24)

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Did not believe matter Did not believe matter is eternalis eternalarchearche: “beginning, origin”: “beginning, origin”

Believed God to be a Believed God to be a personal and powerful personal and powerful Creator, Matt 19:4Creator, Matt 19:4 Humans made in image of Humans made in image of

God: Spirit (Jno 4:24)God: Spirit (Jno 4:24) We are not only flesh, Gen We are not only flesh, Gen

2:72:7 OriginsOrigins: Creation, not macro-: Creation, not macro-

evolution (Gen 1:27)evolution (Gen 1:27)

But from the But from the beginning of beginning of the creation, the creation, God “made God “made them male them male

and female”and female”(Mark 10:6)(Mark 10:6)

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Saw the world as Saw the world as prima facie evidence prima facie evidence for Godfor GodSelf-evident from the Self-evident from the

factsfactsRecognition of and Recognition of and praised for God as praised for God as Creator, cf. Exo Creator, cf. Exo 20:11; Neh 9:620:11; Neh 9:6

So when they So when they heard that, they heard that, they raised their voice raised their voice to God with one to God with one accord and said: accord and said: “Lord, You are “Lord, You are

God, who made God, who made heaven and earth heaven and earth and the sea, and and the sea, and

all that is in all that is in them…”them…”

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The living earth is The living earth is evidence of the living evidence of the living GodGod

Affirmed Christ is the Affirmed Christ is the Creator and the Creator and the Sustainer, Col 1:16-17Sustainer, Col 1:16-17

Affirmed man’s moral Affirmed man’s moral accountability is based accountability is based on the evidence of on the evidence of divine creation, Rom divine creation, Rom 1:18-221:18-22

We also are men We also are men with the same with the same

nature as you, and nature as you, and preach to you that preach to you that

you should turn you should turn from these useless from these useless things to the living things to the living God, who made the God, who made the heaven, the earth, heaven, the earth,

the sea, and all the sea, and all things that are in things that are in

them...them...(Acts 14:15)(Acts 14:15) 88

One cannot believe in One cannot believe in Jesus and reject Genesis Jesus and reject Genesis 1:11:1

Affirmed the deity and Affirmed the deity and humanity of Jesus, 1:1-3, humanity of Jesus, 1:1-3, 1414

John the baptizer John the baptizer identified Jesus as:identified Jesus as:Lamb of God, Jno 1:29 Lamb of God, Jno 1:29 • Rejection of Creator rejects Rejection of Creator rejects

Redeemer! Isaiah 44:24Redeemer! Isaiah 44:24Son of God, Jno 1:18, 34Son of God, Jno 1:18, 34

In the beginning In the beginning was the Word, and was the Word, and the Word was with the Word was with God, and the Word God, and the Word

was God.  He was in was God.  He was in the beginning with the beginning with

God.  All things God.  All things were made through were made through

Him, and without Him, and without Him nothing was Him nothing was made that made that

was made.was made.(John 1:1-3)(John 1:1-3) 99

The creative word of The creative word of God provokes God provokes reverence, cf. Psalm reverence, cf. Psalm 33:6-933:6-9

Scoffers willfully Scoffers willfully forget the word that forget the word that created also destroys, created also destroys, 2 Pet 3:72 Pet 3:7Heap up condemnation Heap up condemnation

upon themselvesupon themselves

Knowing this first; Knowing this first; that scoffers will that scoffers will come… saying, come… saying, “Where is the “Where is the promise of His promise of His

coming…willfully coming…willfully forget; that by the forget; that by the word of God the word of God the

heavens were of old, heavens were of old, and the earth and the earth

standing out of water standing out of water and in the water…and in the water…

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Creation was an Creation was an act of the divine act of the divine willwillNot the action of Not the action of inorganic, inorganic, spontaneous spontaneous physical forces physical forces producing organic producing organic lifelife

You are worthy, You are worthy, O Lord, to O Lord, to

receive glory and receive glory and honor and power; honor and power; for You created for You created

all things, and by all things, and by Your will they Your will they exist and were exist and were

created.created.  (Rev 4:11)(Rev 4:11)

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Perceive the evidence Perceive the evidence for divine creation… for divine creation… faith, Heb 11:1faith, Heb 11:1

Faith in the God of Faith in the God of Genesis 1 is not blind, Genesis 1 is not blind, but bold; not but bold; not senseless, but senseless, but sensible sensible Understand: Understand:

“perceive”“perceive”

By faith we By faith we understand that understand that the worlds were the worlds were framed by the framed by the

word of God, so word of God, so that the things that the things which are seen which are seen

were not made of were not made of things which are things which are

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““The fool has said in his heart, The fool has said in his heart, ‘There ‘There is no God’is no God’” (Psa 14:1)” (Psa 14:1)

Many foolish things are passed off as Many foolish things are passed off as knowledge by faithless men…knowledge by faithless men…Destroy faith, 1 Tim 6:19-20Destroy faith, 1 Tim 6:19-20

Reject the profane babblings of Reject the profane babblings of unbelievers who give counsel without unbelievers who give counsel without knowledge! Job 38:1-3; 42:1-6knowledge! Job 38:1-3; 42:1-6

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