Creation Summary and Review

Bible Basics A Study in Systematic Theology

Doctrine of Creation Review and Wrap-Up

National Geographic , November 1999

Five (5) Major Views of Creation
Atheistic Evolution
Theistic Evolution
Progressive Creation (Day-Age Theory)
Gap Theory
Six-Day Creation

Light Air & Water Land Lights Birds Animals Vegetation Stars Fish Humankind

Creationists Who founded Modern Science
Kepler—Astronomy
Pascal—Hydrostatics
Boyle—Chemistry
Newton—Physics
Kelvin—Thermodynamics…

How Did God Create?
Ex Nihilo— “Out of nothing .” Two phrases speak of how God created:
By the word of the Lord (Psalm 33:6; Psalm 148:5)…

Psalm 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

Psalm 148:5
Let them praise the name of the LORD,
For He commanded and they were created.

Why Did God Create?
Not because He needed to create:
Not because He was lonely
( Note : God desires our love; He does not depend on our Love)
Not because He was imperfect (God is perfect in His attributes)…

So Why Did God Create?
Because He wanted to create (freely)
Two Purposes :
For God’s Glory
For Our Good

Why Did God Create?
To declare His glory (Psalm 19:1; Colossians 1:16; Revelation 4:11).

Psalm 19:1
“ The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork”

Colossians 1:16
“ For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him .”

Revelation 4:11
“ You are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they exist and were created.”

Why Did God Create?
To declare His glory (Psalm 19:1; Colossians 1:16; Revelation 4:11).
To provide our good (1 Tim. 6:17; James 1:17)…

1 Timothy 6:17
“ Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.”

James 1:17
“ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”

Problems with Evolution
The theory contradicts the Bible (microevolution is okay; macroevolution is not)
Jesus in Matthew 19:4 and Mark 13:19
There are philosophical & scientific reasons, too:
Physics (2 nd Law of Thermodynamics )
Inconsistency of dating methods
The fossil record (no transitional forms)…

Questions/Discussion
What about the dinosaurs?
Did they in fact “rule the earth” for 140 million years, dying out about 65 million years ago?
Other questions?

Psalm 139:13-18
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.
My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Psalm 139:13-18
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.

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