This document outlines how the seven pillars of systematic theology directly correspond to the seven days of creation in Genesis. It discusses each of the seven pillars - the doctrine of God, the depravity of man, the work of the Holy Spirit, justification, sanctification, the judgment, and the Sabbath - mapping them to events in Genesis 1 and providing biblical support. For example, it states that the doctrine of God corresponds to Genesis 1:1, the depravity of man to Genesis 1:2, and the work of the Holy Spirit to Genesis 1:2. It argues this demonstrates the order of Genesis was intentionally structured to mirror systematic theology.

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2. • Systematic Theology briefly
explained is the organizing of
the teachings ( doctrines ) of
all the books of the Bible into
categorical systems. For
example, no one book of the
Bible gives all the information
about God, but the many
books of the Bible reveals and
support the doctrine of God,
and so also with all other
doctrines. There are literally
seven pillars ( points ) in the
Systematic Theology as there
are seven literal days of
creation recorded in the book
of Genesis.

3. • But what is more astonishing than this
is that the order of the book of
Genesis is in the exact order of the
systematic theology. Think this is by
coincidence?, definitely not !! So here
are the seven pillars (points) of the
Systematic Theology;

6. Genesis 1:1 reads
“ In the beginning God
created the heaven
and the earth.”
• Notice God is before all
things, God is the first
thesis, or first
knowledge.

7. • “In the beginning God …” This is the first pillar in
systematic theology; and as God is One Divine Nature
who reveals Himself to His creation in the three person
offices of Father, Son and Holy Spirit; so to, the Bible as
one book reveals God in the very first book (Genesis),
in the very first chapter and the very first verse. First
book, first chapter and first verse adds up to three as
the three person offices of the One God.
See: 1 John 5 : 7. , Deut. 6 : 4., Isaiah 48 : 12 , 13

8. The second pillar in systematic theology:
Genesis 1 : 2, (first part)
“ And the earth was without form, and void; and
darkness was upon the face of the deep…”
The words without form and void means, “
worthless, useless, uninhabitable ruin if left
on it’s own, completely empty ”. So too is
sinful man who is created from the dust of
the earth.

9. • Man is depraved, he has no true knowledge of God and
left on his own will only lead to ruin. In sin, man’s
understanding of God is without form and void of the
truth, it is full of superstition and chaos. As deep as you
can go into man’s mind there is only darkness.
• Man cannot find God of himself, neither can any truth
of God be found in him.
Rom. 3 : 10 – 12, Isaiah 1 : 4 – 6 , Job 15 : 16 ,
Ps. 58 : 1 – 5 , Rom. 7 : 18 – 24.

10. Genesis 1 : 2 (the second part reads)
“And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the
waters.”
It is the Spirit of Go(d who must bring organization
to the mind of man. Only through the workings of the
Holy Spirit can man have a right understanding of his
depravity and seek salvation in Christ, The Plan of
Salvation.
John 16 : 13 + 14, Job 33 : 4

11. As the Spirit moves upon the waters, which represents
the word of God (Eph. 5 : 26), so also must the Spirit move
upon the word of God that we may understand the truth
revealed and gain eternal life
John 6 : 63. John 3 : 16 + 17, Rev. 13 : 8.
As the Spirit moves upon the waters, which
represents the word of God (Eph. 5 : 26), so also
must the Spirit move upon the word of God that we
may understand the truth revealed and gain
eternal life
John 6 : 63. John 3 : 16 + 17, Rev. 13 : 8.

12. THE CALLING.
Genesis 1 : 3 – 8
“And God said, Let there be
light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that
it was good: and God
divided the light from the
darkness. And God called
the light Day, and the
darkness He called Night...”

14. God has separated darkness from light
even as sin has separated man
(darkness) from God (Light).
Isaiah 59 : 1+2, Isaiah 55 : 6 – 9. Rom. 8 : 28, 1Thess. 5 : 24,
John 1 : 3 – 7., 1 Pet. 2 : 9 , Rom. 2 : 4.

15. – 1 Temporary Removal Of The Carnal Mind (not cleansing)
– 2 Nihilation – No values
– 3 Temporary Placing Of The Divine Mind – (not conversion)
– 4 Conviction of Sin And of Righteousness
– 5 Repentance Rejection Of The Carnal Mind
– 6 Believing Acceptance Of The Divine Mind

16. As there are six functions in
Prevenient Grace, so to (as compared)
with the creation account of Genesis,
there are six verses that reflect this
fact Gen. 1 : 3 – 8; and not only that,
but the last function is the believing
(acceptance) of the Divine Mind,
which we know is the mind of Christ
Phil 2 : 5

17. •
JUSTIFICATION
Genesis 1 : 9 – 19
… “And God said, Let the waters under the
heaven be gathered together unto one place,
and let the dry land appear : and it was so...”
In justification when God pronounces that
a man is made righteous ; it is so.
Ps. 51 : 10 – 12; Titus 3 : 3 – 7;
Eze. 36 : 24 – 27; Rom. 4 : 6 – 8.

18. Genesis 1 : 16 states
“And God made two great
lights; the greater light to rule
the day, and the lesser light to
rule the night: he made the
stars also”.
The two great lights are
representations of the old
and new testament – the
first and second witness.
Ps. 119 : 105, 130, Rev. 12 : 1, Rev. 11 :
3 + 4.

19. SANCTIFICATION
Genesis 1 : 20 – 25
“ And God said let the waters bring forth abundantly..”
As the waters bring forth abundantly so too is the
word which is represented as water Eph. 5: 26 to
bring forth truth abundantly to the new man in
Christ which is revealed through righteous works.
Deut. 29 : 29 , 1 John 3 : 9 + 10, Matt. 13 : 8, Rom. 1 : 17 ,
Ja. 3 : 13, Heb. 13 : 20 – 21, 1 Thess. 4 : 3 -- 12

20. THE JUDGMENT
Genesis 1 : 26 - 31
“ And God said let man in our
own image …. And God saw
everything that He had made,
and, behold it was very good .”

21. At the end of creation God
reviews what his hands
has made (make an
investigation), so also God
is to investigate the lives
of all who have accepted
Christ and as He sees His
own image recreated in
the new man He will pass
the judgment “well done!”
( very good ).
1 Pet. 4 : 17 ; 2Pet. 1 : 4 ; Matt. 25 : 21
; Rev. 14 : 6 + 7 ; Rev. 11 : 19 ; Heb. 8 :
1 + 2 ; Rev. 20 : 11 – 15.

22. S
(Gen. 2 : 1 – 3)
At the conclusion of the
investigative judgment
Christ will return to save His
saints and temporarily
destroy the wicked. Then
there will be a period of rest
on the earth – a Sabbath of
rest just as there was a
Sabbath of rest at the end of
creation ; only this Sabbath
will be a rest of one
thousand years.
1 Thess. 4 : 16 + 17 ; Jer. 4 : 23 – 28 ;
Rev 20 : 1 – 10 ; Isaiah 24 : 17 – 22 ; Pro.
9 : 1 , Ps. 12 : 6.

23. The End
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