"In The Beginning God . . . . "
(2/14/10)


I. God created the universe in six literal 24-hour days.

A. Possible meanings for the Hebrew word "yom" translated "day."

___________________ or ____________________


B. Genesis 1 use of "day" is a literal 24 hour day.

1. Use of phrase "there was evening, and there was morning." (Gen. 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31)

2. Order of creation of vegetation and the _________ (Gen. 1:11-19).

3. God created "out of nothing."

"By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible." (Hebrews 11:3)



II. There are serious implications of God's creation.

A. ___________ teaching on divorce based on literal creation (Matthew 19:3-6).


B. Apostle ________ teaching of life available through Jesus (Romans 5:18-19).


C. Moral ____________________ of all men to Creator God (Romans 1:18-20).


D. Our ___________________ rests in God our Creator (Psalm 100:1-3).

"In The Beginning God . . . . "
(2/14/10)

I. God created the universe in six literal 24-hour days.

A. Possible meanings for the Hebrew word "yom" translated "day."

24 HOUR DAY or DAY-AGE

B. Genesis 1 use of "day" is a literal 24 hour day.

1. Use of phrase "there was evening, and there was morning."

5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. (Gen. 1:5)

8 God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. (Gen. 1:8)

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. (Gen. 1:13)

19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. (Gen. 1:19)

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day. (Gen. 1:23)

31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. (Gen. 1:31)

2. Order of creation of vegetation and the SUN

11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. (Gen. 1:11-19)

3. God created "out of nothing."

"By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible."

3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Hebrews 11:3)

II. There are serious implications of God's creation.

A. JESUS’ teaching on divorce based on literal creation

3Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?"
4"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'5and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? 6So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." (Matthew 19:3-6)

B. Apostle PAUL’S teaching of life available through Jesus

18Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. 19For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:18-19)


C. Moral ACCOUNTABILITY of all men to Creator God

18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. (Romans 1:18-20)


D. Our SECURITY rests in God our Creator.

1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. (Psalm 100:1-3)