Creation

• Creation in Genesis describes how God created the world in 6 days and also says that God thought creation was good.
• Creation in Genesis shows Christians that they should be good stewards of earth.
• Creation in John is like a poem and shows that Jesus was present at the creation of the world.
• Many Christians believe that God brought the universe into being from nothing. This is sometimes referred to as ex nihilo.
• Some Christians believe that it was created from matter that already existed. This is sometimes referred to as ex materia.
• Some Christians take the biblical accounts of creation literally, believing that they describe exactly how the universe and human beings were created.
• Other Christians regard these accounts as more like parables or symbolic accounts that tell, in story form, the profound truth that God brought the universe and all that is in it into being, and sustains his creation. These Christians might look to science to help them understand how God did this.
• Some people disagree with creation in the Bible because they say that it can't have been made in 6 days or believe in science and say that humans are evolved from apes.
• Quote from Bible on Creation: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"
• Quote from Bible on creation: "Through him (Jesus) all things were made"
• Quote from Bible on creation: "He created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him."
• All the trinity was present at creation:

  Jesus: "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the Word was God"

  Holy Spirit: "The spirit of God was hovering over the waters"

  God: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth"
• Liberalists believe creation in the bible as a metaphor

  Literalists believe every word to be true
• Reasons against creation being factual in the Bible:

  1. It suggests the universe is only 6000 years old, which doesnt match up with scientific knowledge.
  2. Evidence from the Hubble Space Telescope suggests the big bang happened 13.4 billion years ago.
  3. Contradicts scientific belief as science has more evidence.
• Creation

  The first way is to treat all the people with respect. It is because every single person is made in the image of God which means everyone is part of God's creation. Therefore, Christians should treat other people fairly and with respect, no matter who they are or what they look like. The second way is to praise God. Christians go to church and sings songs such as 'All things bright and beautiful' to praise God for his great work of the creation. They also say grace e.g. the lords prayer "give us each day our daily bread" before dinner.