God'sCreation *Creationvs.Evolution: Theoriginsoflifehasamazedpeopleforyears.Ormorecorrectly,howitisthatweandeverythingaroundusexists.Overtheyearstheanswershavebeenmany,withthemostprevalentbeingsomevariationofevolution',creation'orsomesortofcombinationofthetwo.Inthistopicwearebiasedtowardcreation'fromasuperiorbeingwhichwerefertoasGod[referto"God"].Thereasonwebelieveincreationistwofold.Firstandforemost,theevidenceofacreatorisobviousineverythingthatHehascreated.InotherwordsweseepartsofGodiseverythingthatHehascreated.SecondlyitsayssoinGod'sWord[referto"HolyBible"].Note,though,thattobeatrueChristiandoesnotrequire,inanyway,beliefincreation,eventhoughGod'sWordispredicatedonGodbeingthecreator. WhenviewingorresearchingGod'screationonemustrememberthattherearethreemajoraspectstoHiscreation.First,thatGodissopowerfulbeyondourwildestimaginationthatinthebookofGenesisHespokeeverythingintoexistence.Nobodyknowsexactlywhatismeantby"Godsaid",buttheimplicationisthattherewasnotmuchmanuallaborinvolved.Granted,Goddidrestonthe7thdaywhichimpliessomesortofexhaustion.ThesecondaspectisthatGodcreatesitemsoutofcontext.Takeforexamplethelightfromtheheavens.ItisthelightthatHecreatedbeforeprovidingobjectsthatprovidesthelight.AdamandEvewerenotcreatedasbabies,butasfullyfunctioningwalkingandtalkingpeople.Finally,peopleneedtokeepinmindthatGodcreatedthisworldsothatitwouldbeeasyfortheaveragepersontonotbelieveintheonetrueGod.Goddoesnotwanteveryone,butratheronlythosethatwanttobeloyaltoHim. *IntheBeginning: InGenesischapters1through3Mosesgivesusalotofinformationthatishardtocomprehendasamerehuman.SuchasGodspeakingtheuniverseintoexistence,EvebeingcreatedfromAdam'srib,GodsocializingwithAdamandEveandfinallytheserpent. First,let'sstartwiththeauthorMoses.PriortothebirthofMoses,thishistoricalaccountofcreationhadbeenpassedfromgenerationtogenerationbymemory,possiblypictorialpictures,andpossiblybysomesortofwrittenlanguage.BywhatevermethoditwasthatMosesreceivedthisinformation,wecanhavefullassurancethatitisthefullestaccountthatGodwantstorevealtoushumans.WeknowthisbecauseitisverifiedthroughouttherestoftheGod'sWord.PlustherearemanyotherstoriesfromotherreligionsthataresimilartotheBibleaccountthathelpstoreinforceitsvalidity.Theonlydifferenceisthattheygotitwrong. *Verses1and2: Genesis1:1-2startsusoutwith"InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth.2Nowtheearthwasformlessandempty,darknesswasoverthesurfaceofthedeep,andtheSpiritofGodwashoveringoverthewaters."Thefirstverseisaverycontroversialverse.Somecontendthatthisismillionsandbillionsofyears,whileothersclaimittoonlybeanintroductionandpreparatoryofwhatistofollow.Rememberthatthisisallpartofthefirstday.Justbecause"thefirstday"isinthesecondparagraphdoesnotseparateitintimefromthefirstday. *"AndGodsaid,...": Obviouslyinverses3through31GoddemonstratesHisimmensepowerbythemethodthatHeusesinHiscreating.AllHehastodoisspeakanditiscreated.Granted,theexistenceofGodisinarealmfarbeyondwhatwecanevenbegintoimagine,soitmayhavetakenmorethanjustspokenwordstocreate,buttheemphasishereisthatcreatingwasnotdifficultortimeconsuming.Although,theremusthavebeensometypeofexhaustionsinceGodrestedonthe7thday. *Creatinginaday: Inverses3through31Godiscreatingandthefollowingstatementismade"Andtherewaseveningandtherewasmorning-the?day"Somecontendthatthisday-by-dayaccountwasactuallythousandsormillionsofyearsinlength.Eventhoughthewordday'inHebrewisonlyreferredtoasa24-hourperiodeverywhereelseintheBibleaswellasnon-Biblicalhistoricaltexts. *Micro-Evolution: Thisisevolutiononasmallscalewhereaspeciesadaptstoitsenvironmentbychangingsomeofitsphysicalcharacteristics.Onemustnotethatthesespeciesrevertbacktotheiroriginalcharacteristicswhentheenvironmentreturnsbacktonormal.ExamplesincludetheyellowmothinEnglandthatchangedtoadarkmothduringtheyearswhencoalwasburnedforheating,andisnowayellowmothonceagain.Thelongbeakedfinchthatisnowashortbeakedfinch.Thesalamanderthatadaptstoundergroundlivingbyeitherbeingabletoseeinfra-redlightorbeingcompletelyblind,whichreturnsbacktonormalifhelivesonthetopsurface. *BibleReferences: Genesis1:1-2"InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth.(2)Nowtheearthwasformlessandempty,darknesswasoverthesurfaceofthedeep,andtheSpiritofGodwashoveringoverthewaters."(NIV) Genesis1:3-5"AndGodsaid,Lettherebelight,'andtherewaslight.(4)Godsawthatthelightwasgood,andheseparatedthelightfromthedarkness.(5)Godcalledthelightday,'andthedarknesshecallednight.'Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thefirstday."(NIV) Genesis1:6-8"AndGodsaid,Lettherebeanexpansebetweenthewaterstoseparatewaterfromwater.'(7)SoGodmadetheexpanseandseparatedthewaterundertheexpansefromthewateraboveit.Anditwasso.(8)Godcalledtheexpansesky.'Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thesecondday."(NIV) Genesis1:9-13"AndGodsaid,Letthewaterundertheskybegatheredtooneplace,andletdrygroundappear.'Anditwasso.(10)Godcalledthedrygroundland,'andthegatheredwatershecalledseas.'AndGodsawthatitwasgood.(11)ThenGodsaid,Letthelandproducevegetation:seed-bearingplantsandtreesonthelandthatbearfruitwithseedinit,accordingtotheirvariouskinds.'Anditwasso.(12)Thelandproducedvegetation:plantsbearingseedaccordingtotheirkindsandtreesbearingfruitwithseedinitaccordingtotheirkinds.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.(13)Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thethirdday."(NIV) Genesis1:14-19"AndGodsaid,Lettherebelightsintheexpanseoftheskytoseparatethedayfromthenight,andletthemserveassignstomarkseasonsanddaysandyears,(15)andletthembelightsintheexpanseoftheskytogivelightontheearth.'Anditwasso.(16)Godmadetwogreatlights-thegreaterlighttogovernthedayandthelesserlighttogovernthenight.Healsomadethestars.(17)Godsetthemintheexpanseoftheskytogivelightontheearth,(18)togovernthedayandthenight,andtoseparatelightfromdarkness.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.(19)Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thefourthday."(NIV) Genesis1:20-24"AndGodsaid,Letthewaterteemwithlivingcreatures,andletbirdsflyabovetheearthacrosstheexpanseofthesky.'(21)SoGodcreatedthegreatcreaturesoftheseaandeverylivingandmovingthingwithwhichthewaterteems,accordingtotheirkinds,andeverywingedbirdaccordingtoitskind.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.(22)Godblessedthemandsaid,Befruitfulandincreaseinnumberandfillthewaterintheseas,andletthebirdsincreaseontheearth.'(23)Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thefifthday."(NIV) Genesis1:24-26"AndGodsaid,Letthelandproducelivingcreaturesaccordingtotheirkinds:livestock,creaturesthatmovealongtheground,andwildanimals,eachaccordingtoitskind.'Anditwasso.(25)Godmadethewildanimalsaccordingtotheirkinds,thelivestockaccordingtotheirkinds,andallthecreaturesthatmovealongthegroundaccordingtotheirkinds.AndGodsawthatitwasgood.(26)ThenGodsaid,Letusmakemaninourimage,inourlikeness,andletthemruleoverthefishoftheseaandthebirdsoftheair,overthelivestock,overalltheearth,andoverallthecreaturesthatmovealongtheground.' Genesis1:27-31"SoGodcreatedmaninhisownimage,intheimageofGodhecreatedhim;maleandfemalehecreatedthem.(28)Godblessedthemandsaidtothem,Befruitfulandincreaseinnumber;filltheearthandsubdueit.Ruleoverthefishoftheseaandthebirdsoftheairandovereverylivingcreaturethatmovesontheground.'(29)ThenGodsaid,Igiveyoueveryseed-bearingplantonthefaceofthewholeearthandeverytreethathasfruitwithseedinit.Theywillbeyoursforfood.(30)Andtoallthebeastsoftheearthandallthebirdsoftheairandallthecreaturesthatmoveontheground-everythingthathasthebreathoflifeinit-Igiveeverygreenplantforfood.'Anditwasso.(31)Godsawallthathehadmade,anditwasverygood.Andtherewasevening,andtherewasmorning-thesixthday."(NIV) Genesis2:1"Thustheheavensandtheearthwerecompletedinalltheirvastarray."(NIV) Genesis2:2-4"BytheseventhdayGodhadfinishedtheworkhehadbeendoing;soontheseventhdayherestedfromallhiswork.(3)AndGodblessedtheseventhdayandmadeitholy,becauseonitherestedfromalltheworkofcreatingthathehaddone.(4)Thisistheaccountoftheheavensandtheearthwhentheywerecreated."(NIV) *Non-BiblicalReferences: Theworldlyviewofwhatyouseeandwhoyouareisderivedfromevolution.Iftheevidencedoesnotsupporttheevolutionarytheory,thenitisnotpromoted.Plus,theywilltrytodemonstrateevolutioninactionwithspeciessuchasthemoth(changingcolors),thefinch(changingbeaksize),andthesalamander(changingnumerousphysicaltraits),butwillfailtomentionthatthisisonlyaformamicro-evolutionandthatitisonlytemporary.OnemustrememberthatthedeceptionthatGodhasprovidedisHisintent.Godmakesiteasiertobelieveinnogodthantobelievethatonedoesexistandhascreatedabsolutelyeverythingandholdsabsolutelyeverythingtogether.Asabelieverinnogod',onecanessentiallyindulgeintheirselfishdesireswithouthavingtobeconcernedwhetheritwouldoffendahigherpower.Plus,youalsohavethemediaandpubliceducationthatpromoteonlythosethatarealignedwiththenogod'view(i.e.evolutionandthebigbang'theory). *Overview: AsfortheevidencethatGodgivesus,thetruthis,andallscientistswillgladlytellyou,theyknowverylittleabouttheoriginsandtheexistenceofeverythingthatexiststoday.Theevidenceisonlyleavingthemtospeculate.Take,forexample,thefactthatthefirstappearanceofallcreaturesinthefossilrecordiswith2eyesocketsismagic.Justtheabilityforacreaturetoevengofromunsightedtosightismagic.WhenIsaymagic,Imeanthatitisscientificallyimpossibleforthetransition,whetherbyaccidentormutation.YouandIhaveabilitiesthat,intoday'sscientificcommunity,arefarbeyondanyone'sabilitytoevenbegintoreplicate.Allofoursensesaremagical(sight,smell,hearing,touch),theabilityofourbraintodonumerousthingsbeyondanyothercreatureonthisplanetismagical(laughter,crying,hatred,love,pity,music,sports,etc.),andfinallythefactthat,notonlyisourbrainsoamazing,butweareonlyusing20%ofit.Thisiswhatwecallourphy sicalrealmofexistence.Asforourspiritualrealmofexistence,Idon'tseehowanyscientistwilleverbeabletoeventouch. *Additionallinks: blank