Posts Tagged ‘creation’
If God knew men would sin, why did He create the world?
Question: I am wondering why God made everything: creation, mankind, and allowed everything to happen as it did in the Bible, especially since He knew what would eventually happen — sin, unfaithfulness, redemption, etc. I guess this also relates to why God even created us? Answer: When I was walking to the building today I…
Read MoreIt isn’t hard to coincide the Bible with evolution if we understand that days could have meant some long period of time
Question: The Bible calls each of the six events in time that God wished to create a “Day”. These “Days” could have been spaced minutes, hours, days or millions of years apart as we understand time. It could be that once Adam and Eve were created, time as we human beings understand it (the 24-hour…
Read MoreIs the Devil the apple that Adam and Eve ate?
Question: So is the Devil the apple that Adam and Eve ate? Answer: First, the Bible doesn’t say Adam and Eve ate an apple. That is an old myth from the days when people assumed that red fruits were poisonous. The tree was a unique tree called the tree of the knowledge of good and…
Read MoreDid God Create the Earth in One Literal Week?
by David Dann via The Gospel Anchor, May 17, 2000 On the first page of the Bible, we read, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face…
Read MoreHow did light reach the earth from the stars when God created the world?
Question: I was wondering regarding the star that appeared at Jesus’ birth, so I talked with a teacher about red shifting and the Doppler effect (that has many different flaws in it). Did God just make a new start or did the light just hit the earth after traveling for so long? My theory is…
Read MoreDid God intend for Adam to have children before the fall?
Question: Had God any intention of having children for Adam? Adam was cursed only after he was driven away from paradise. That too was a curse. Answer: Before the fall of man, God told Adam and Eve, “Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue…
Read MoreDo extraterrestrials exist?
Question: Do aliens or extraterrestrials exist? If they do exist, then how do we respond biblically? I’ve heard some Christians state that they are fallen angels and that Christ has spoken of things happening from heaven (universe) in Luke 21:11, to provide support for any existence of aliens. But then that entire passage was talking…
Read MoreWhen did Adam, Eve, and the Bible come into existence?
Question: My girlfriend and I were discussing things in the Bible, and we were wondering when did Adam and Eve come into existence, and when did the Bible come into existence? We were just wondering. I have heard this question asked before in other people’s conversations and didn’t get a satisfactory answer. So, please help…
Read MoreWhy are there two different stories of creation in Genesis?
Question: Why are there two different stories of creation in Genesis? Answer: Let’s start with a basic observation: two people observing the same events will not give the same account. For example, an accident happens and the police gather information from the multiple witnesses, yet even if every witness told the absolute truth, none of…
Read MoreDo you honestly think man is God’s most powerful creation?
Question: Do you honestly think that man is God’s most powerful creation? Just take a look at everything happening to man today, all the floods, all the storms; just imagine a brownish-black cloud consuming the visible sky and you will realize that man is not in control, that we are not superior. Moreover, you will…
Read MoreWas Jesus created since he is the firstborn of creation?
Question: Throughout the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit and Jesus are mentioned. For clarity, I wanted to know if the Holy Spirit and Jesus were created by God or were they ever in existence. Many people use the analogy that all three are of one body, but the Bible says that Jesus was the firstborn of…
Read MoreDid God create the earth without a shape and then later give its current shape?
Question: Does Genesis 1:1-2 mean God created the earth without a shape and later gave it the current shape? Answer: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of…
Read MoreWhat was before the heavens and earth? Where does God come from?
Question: God created heaven and earth. What was around before heaven and earth? Where does God come from? Answer: In regards to the creation see: Could there have been a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? How old is the world? Was there a world before Genesis? In regards to God, the Bible simply assumes that God…
Read MoreIntelligent Design Explains Nothing?
by William C. Sexton As I glanced at the Opinion Page of my Fort Smith Time Record Thursday morning, August 4th, 2005, I find an article written by the “Script Howard News Service” with the following heading: “Bush is of Two minds, One is Wrong.” As I read on I notice they say: “When it…
Read MoreHow old is the world?
Question: How old is the world? Is the scientific way correct? In science, the world is around 40 billion years old. How old is the world in the Bible? Answer: Dating in the Bible is a bit difficult because, for the span of time that the Bible covers, a universal calendar was not in use.…
Read MoreCould there have been a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
Question: Are you familiar with the “Gap Theory?” Since the Bible isn’t exhaustive, could something have taken place between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? Answer: Ever since evolution was espoused in the late 1800s, people have struggled with making the Bible conform to the current popular scientific theories. Of course, it is a never-ending struggle because science derives from…
Read MoreWas there a world before Genesis?
Question: Was there a world before Genesis? Answer: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Approximately 4,000 years after this event, Jesus stated, “And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ ” (Matthew 19:4). The…
Read MoreWhy were the stars and moon created?
Question: Why were the stars and moon created? Answer: The sun exists to bring light during the day and the moon and stars exist to bring light at night. “Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night”…
Read MoreRemember Your Creator
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:7 I. Have you made something? (No, no, besides that mess in your room.) Something that originated in your own mind and formed with your own hands. A. As creative as we are, man only takes exiting things and joins them in new ways. B. The ancient language of Hebrew contains…
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