#1 Genesis 1:1 Prelude to the Promise: Creation
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Passage #1 – Genesis 1:1 SEVEN PASSAGES In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
If Genesis is the foundational book of the Bible, then Genesis 1:1 is the foundational passage of the Bible.
If a person really believes Genesis 1:1, he will not find it difficult to believe anything else recorded in the Bible. - Dr. Henry Morris The Genesis Record - 2009
7 Human Philosophies Refuted by Genesis 1:1 Atheism There is no God Genesis 1:1 – God created the heavens and earth
7 Human Philosophies Refuted by Genesis 1:1 Pantheism Nature is God Genesis 1:1 – God is separate from creation
7 Human Philosophies Refuted by Genesis 1:1 Polytheism Many gods Genesis 1:1 – Only one God created the world
7 Human Philosophies Refuted by Genesis 1:1 Materialism All is matter and has always been Genesis 1:1 – Matter began when God created it
7 Human Philosophies Refuted by Genesis 1:1 Dualism Two powers at work Genesis 1:1 – Only God has power to create
7 Human Philosophies Refuted by Genesis 1:1 Humanism Man is the ultimate reality Genesis 1:1 – God is ultimate reality because He is eternal
7 Human Philosophies Refuted by Genesis 1:1 Evolution Time/change/eternal matter = world Genesis 1:1 – Beginning (time) – God (not man) - created (not evolved)
7 More Refuted Naturalism Determinism Deism Pragmatism Agnosticism Monism Determinism Pragmatism Nihilism
Genesis – The Words God – “ELOHIM”
Genesis – The Words God – “ELOHIM” Created
Genesis – The Words God – “ELOHIM” Created Heaven
Genesis – The Words God – “ELOHIM” Created Heaven Earth
In the beginning Genesis – The Words God – “ELOHIM” Created Heaven Earth In the beginning
The first act of the first day of creation was the bringing forth the building blocks of the universe, Time – Space – Matter
Genesis 1:1 – Modern Scientific English “The transcendent, omnipotent Godhead called into existence the time, space, matter universe.”
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