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CREATION
THE BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE AND TIME
The universe had a beginning, and that beginning began with the first moment of time
Genesis 1:1
Matt. 19:4, 8
Mark 10:6
John 1:1–2
John 17:5
Heb. 1:10
CREATION WAS RAPID AND OUT OF NOTHING
God created the universe in six literal twenty-four-hour days, and he created it by his Word ex nihilo (“out of nothing”)
Genesis 1:1
Psalms. 33:6, 9; 148:5;
Isaiah 45:18;
John 1:3
Acts 4:24; 14:15; 17:24–25
Rom. 4:17
Col. 1:16
Heb. 11:3
Rev. 4:11; 10:6
THE UNIVERSE IS DISTINCT FROM AND DEPENDENT ON GOD
Job 12:10
Psalms 104:30; 139:7–10
Isaiah. 42:5
Jeremiah. 23:24
Acts 17:24–28
Ephesians. 4:6
Colossians 1:15–17
Heb. 1:3
THE UNIVERSE WAS CREATED BY THE TRIUNE GOD
God the Father initiated the divine work of creation and governed it
1 Corinthians 8:6
In submission to the Father as his means, God the Son created the universe
John 1:3
1 Corinthians 8:6
Colossians 1:15–17
Heb. 1:10
Holy Spirit’s participation
Genesis 1:2
Job 26:13; 33:4
Psalm 104:30
Isaiah 40:12–13
MAN WAS CREATED DIRECTLY, CLIMACTICALLY, AND SPECIALLY
Genesis 2:7, 21-23
MAN WAS CREATED TO RULE THE EARTH
Genesis. 1:27–31
ALL CREATURES WERE TO REPRODUCE “ACCORDING TO THEIR KINDS”
Gen. 1:11, 12, 21, 24, 25
THE UNIVERSE WAS CREATED “VERY GOOD”
Genesis 1:31
CREATION WAS TO GLORIFY GOD
Isaiah 43:7; 60:21; 61:3
Ezekiel 36:21–22; 39:7
Luke 2:14
Romans 9:17; 11:36
1 Corinthians. 15:28
Ephesians 1:5-6, 9, 12, 14; 3:9–10
Colossians 1:16
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