Category Archives: Creation

Psalm 139:13–16 What is God’s part in the conception and birth of children? For what did David praise God? What are two ways to interpret verse 16? Why is this a key passage on the sanctity of human life? Psalm 139:13–16: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.Continue reading “Lasting Truth: God’s Part in Conception”

It is, of course, presumptuous for man to think he could ever fully understand the mind and purposes of God. “For who hath known the mind of the Lord?” (Romans 11:34). “Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast Thou made me thus?” (Romans 9:20). On the other hand, there isContinue reading “Why Did God Create the Universe in the First Place?”

It is interesting to note that only the Biblical revelation, out of all the world’s religions, speaks about a special creation of all things in the beginning, out of nothing. All of the other religions and philosophies of men, both ancient and modern, have been evolutionary systems, starting as they do with eternally pre-existing matter.TheContinue reading “What Was God Doing Before He Created the Universe?”

This is a very common question, frequently asked by young people who are being indoctrinated with evolutionary concepts in the public schools or universities. The answer depends on what is meant by the term “evolution.” If it is defined simply as “change” (for example, the growth of a baby into an adult, the production ofContinue reading “The Christian and Evolution”

What does the word us mean in verse 26? In what sense are humans created in God’s image? What is the significance of the words male and female? How did God bless them? What does it mean to have dominion? Genesis 1:26–28: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:Continue reading “Lasting Truths: Male & Female”

Gen. 1:26–28) What does the word us mean in verse 26? In what sense are humans created in God’s image? What is the significance of the words male and female? How did God bless them? What does it mean to have dominion? 1:26–28: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after ourContinue reading “Lasting Truths: Our Nature”

Genesis 1:1–4 Why should we respond with awe and wonder to God’s creation? What false philosophies and ideas are refuted by verse 1? What are two interpretations of verse 2? What is the meaning of verse 2? What phrases are repeated throughout verses 3–31? How did God create by speaking the word? 1:1: In theContinue reading “Lasting Truth: Creation”

We are God’s idea. We are his. His face. His eyes. His hands. His touch. We are him. Look deeply into the face of every human being on earth, and you will see his likeness. Though some appear to be distant relatives, they are not. God has no cousins, only children. We are incredibly, theContinue reading “We Are”