Developing a Biblical World View of Creation

Developing a Biblical World View of Creation

God spoke the creation into existence through Christ. (Jon1:3;Col1:16;Heb1:2)
God spoke the creation into existence from nothing. (Heb11:3)
The Greek word “bara” means “created” and is used in scripture only for the work of God. (Gen1:1,21,27)
He calls into existence that which had no existence. (Rom4:17)
Nothing can be in a state of becoming. Why? Because creation is His finished work. (Heb4:3)
God spoke each aspect of creation into existence instantly. (Ps33:6-9; 148:5)
The miracles in the New Testament reflect the instantaneous creative action of Gods Word. (Mat8:4, Jon11:43, Mk8:25)
God’s creation of different kinds of creatures was simultaneous. (Gen1:11,21, 25)
Note: There are no intermediate forms resulting in different kinds. This includes man (1Cor15:38,39). Man is made in the image and likeness of God (Gen1:26) In the beginning mans spirit was alive to God and capable of fellowship with Him.
There is a qualitative distinction between man and animals. Gen1:27
Man and beasts have a common mortality. Ecc3:19-21; Job34:14-15; Ps 104:29 but not a common destiny Ecc12:7 (see biblical anthropology handout)
God spoke the creation into existence with functional maturity (Gen1:11)
Christ is the sustainer of all creation. (Col1:17;Heb1:3)
God has given us a perception of Himself through His creation. (Rom1:20) This is the natural revelation. No effect is greater than its cause. Henry Morris points out that “God is the only adequate cause to produce a complex and ordered universe.”