Creation

• In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth


  Shows the omnipotence of God as he made them out of nothing
• In the beginning there was the Word, and the word was God and the word was with God


  Proof of the Trinity as they were all at the creation
• Creation happened


  1. Over 6 days

  2. The 7th was a day of rest, making it a holy day
• Creation


  • Shows that God is omnipotent and is the creator and controller of all
  • Shows that God transcends the universe as he created everything in it
• Humans were created in the image of God


  They have a special role (stewards etc)
• Fundamentalists


  • Believe that the world was created in 6 literal days as it says in the bible as the bible is the word of God so it must be literally true
  • Reject any scientific discoveries such as Big Bang as these are not said in the bible
• Liberals


  • Believe that the story of creation is meant as a metaphor
  • Religion is the why and science is the what
  • Important morally and spiritually to show our meaning in this world but not scientifically