The book of Genesis lays the groundwork for the Christian belief system.
Q: Should we treat the Genesis account as historical fact?
Q: Should we treat the Genesis account as historical fact?
A: But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Mark 10:6
Q: Should we believe in a literal creation?
A: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 20:11
"Some Christian leaders and teachers, however, would not agree that God created the universe “out of nothing” during the creation
event. Others have suggested that God was merely involved in the background, or somehow operated through natural forces to eventually produce the organized and functioning structures of nature.
The biblical text, however, is consistent in its record that there were omnipotent and omniscient acts of creation. The Scriptures also agree that during the creation week God made and shaped that which He had created into an organized and functioning cosmos, which “was very good” (Genesis 1:31).
Darwinian evolution has as its chief presupposition a disbelief in God and creation." H3
The biblical text, however, is consistent in its record that there were omnipotent and omniscient acts of creation. The Scriptures also agree that during the creation week God made and shaped that which He had created into an organized and functioning cosmos, which “was very good” (Genesis 1:31).
Darwinian evolution has as its chief presupposition a disbelief in God and creation." H3
