The Biblical Account of Creation Pt. 1 1

Memory Verse- Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Your Is the earth 6,000 old? Was the world THE WAY TO HEAVEN Thoughts created in six days? Did we evolve from molecules and monkeys? Are there really millions of years in Realize That God Loves You. creation? Does evolution fit into the Bible? These “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that are the many questions asked by many Christians whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John and unbelievers alike. Can we know the answer and 3:16). does it really matter anyway? The Bible Says That All Men Are Sinners. We can know the answer to all “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory to God.” (Romans 3:23). these questions. God has spoken and Think about it: has answered each of these questions from His Word. It does really matter God’s Word Also Says That Sin Must Be Paid For. Your view of Creation “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus what you believe about the creation Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). account. Why? Doubt in creation affects your view on all leads to doubt upon the rest of of the Bible. The Good News Is That Christ Paid for Our Sins. scripture. It tears down the authority “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, of the Bible. Read Psalm 11:3. Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8). We could spend days and weeks talking, debating, and studying about these subjects. People We Must Personally Pray and Receive Christ by Faith as Our Personal have been talking about these subjects more Saviour. intensely for the last 100-200 years. So where do The Bible Says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be we begin? Well, let us begin where God begins. saved.” (Romans 10:13). Read Genesis 1:1-2:3. Lets look and see what the Bible, Jesus Christ, and what the word “” all say about creation. Lets approach this subject with an Online at cfccampusministry.com open mind willing to be taught. Copyright © 2019 “Questions Answered from the Bible” Lesson 1

Your What the Bible Says About Creation Your Thoughts Thoughts God begins with the creation of the world and Christ traces history from the Genesis creation all that is contained in it in six days. Each day of account. Explore the first four books of the New creation is stated with a number and the phrase Testament. Christ beings with creation then traces “evening and the morning”. history through and being the first married What does an evening and a morning make up? couple; Abel being the first prophet killed; the A day or a 24 hour period. What is a day made up of? destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; Lot and his wife; A 24 hour period of . The only way to read in Noah and the flood, Moses and the serpent; Moses and millions of years is through outside influences. It is manna; the miracles of Elijah, and the prophet Jonah. just not there. Science and the evolutional theory cause Christ begins were God begins, at creation. people to try and “read in” these millions of years into What the Word “Day” Says About Creation the Biblical account. Some would argue that the word “day” in Think about it: Read Exodus 20:11. This is Genesis chapter one is not a literal 24 hour day. Day speaking of a seven day work week. Six can have more than one meaning in English. Examine Jesus confirms the days of work and one day of rest just as this sentence, “Back in my grandfather’s day, it took we know it today. This gives clear 12 days to drive across the country during the day”. Genesis account of understanding that God meant literal days Each time day is used it has a creation. for creation. Read II Timothy 3:16 and Think About it: different meaning. The first is a general Psalm 33:6 & 9. period of time, the second is 12 literal Only outside What Jesus Christ Says About Creation days, and the third is a part of a 24 hour influences cause us Jesus spoke much about creation in the New period day. We see that “day” can have to view creation Testament. Jesus confirms the Genesis account of different meanings when used. So which creation. Read Mark 10:6. Christ places definition do we use? differently. as the first humans at the beginning of creation. Read The Bible is the best commentary on itself. Mark 13:19. Christ places man’s suffering near the (Refer to the insert in this study guide for an in-depth beginning of creation. Death did not come until Adam explanation on the use of the word “day”.) If we take sinned. This does not allow millions of years of the writings literal we see 24 hour days. Exodus 20:11 suffering & death in animals before man was created. explains clearly what is meant by the word “day” in Read John 5:45-47. Notice the emphasis Christ Genesis chapter one. Only outside influences would places upon Moses and what he wrote. Christ links not cause us to think differently. The world has attempted believing what Moses wrote to not believing anything to tear down and cast doubt upon the Bible. Christ taught. Remember that Moses wrote Genesis and Exodus 20:11. Christ emphasizes that a low view Your work place can become your mission field. of creation equals a low view in all of scripture. Your life speaks long after you are gone. More on the word “day” which is “yom” in the Hebrew

1. A classic, well respected Hebrew-English lexicon (a dictionary) has seven headings and many subheadings for the meaning of yom- but it defines the creation days of Genesis 1 as ordinary days under the heading “day as defined by evening and morning.” 2. A number and the phrase “evening & morning” are used with each of the six days of creation (Gen. 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31). 3. Outside Genesis 1, yom is used with a number 359 , and each time it means an ordinary day. Why would Genesis 1 be the exception? 4. Outside Genesis 1, yom is used with the word “evening” or “morning” 23 times. “Evening” and “morning” appear in association, but without yom, 38 times. All 61 times the text refers to an ordinary day. Why would Genesis 1 be the exception? 5. In Genesis 1:5, yom occurs in context with the word “night.” Outside of Genesis 1, “night” is used with yom 53 times, and each time it means an ordinary day. Why would Genesis 1 be the exception? Even the usage of the word “light” with yom in this passage determines the meaning as ordinary day. 6. There are words in the biblical Hebrew (such as olam or qeden) that are very suitable for communicating long periods of time, or indefinite time, but none of these words are used in Genesis 1.

Dr. James Barr (Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University), who himself does not believe Genesis is true history, nonetheless admitted as far as the of Genesis 1 is concerned that, “So far as I know, there is no professor of Hebrew or Old Testament at any world-class university who does not believe that the writer(s) of Gen. 1-11 intended to convey to their readers the ideas that (a) creation took place in a series of six days which were the same as the days of 24 hours we now experience (b) the figures contained in the Genesis genealogies provided by simple addition the chronology from the beginning of the world up to the later stages in the biblical story (c) Noah’s Flood was understood to worldwide and extinguish all human and animal life except for those in the ark.” All information on this insert taken from Ken Ham, The New Answers Book 1 (Green Forest, A.R.: Master Books 2006)