Definition
The doctrine of creation states that God, who alone is uncreated and eternal, has formed and given existence to everything outside of himself. He did this from nothing by the word of his power, and all of it was very good.
Summary
Historical Christianity has always believed—as indicated in both The Apostles’ Creed and The Nicene Creed—that God is the creator of the universe. This article will focus on providing an examination of the historic doctrine of creation and many of the relevant theological implications that flow from it. Attention will be given to the main aspects of this doctrine that have been broadly embraced by Christians throughout the centuries rather than to those areas about which Christians have disagreed with one another. In tracing out these main aspects, the following article will start by examining two important phrases from Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning, God” and “God created the heavens and the earth.” After that, the article will spend time reflecting upon some of the things that those phrases imply theologically, namely, that God is the source and sustainer of everything, that God created everything good, that God invested His creatures with responsibility and significance, that this diversity within creation is reflective of the doctrine of the Trinity, and that God’s creative actions are not identical with those of human beings.
Videos
What Every Christian Must Affirm About the Universe’s Origins
Albert Mohler—president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and TGC Council member—answers what things must be affirmed by every Christian when it comes to the origins of the universe.
Podcasts
Courses
Articles
Does a Cosmos Require a Cause?
Rather than trying to prove God exists because the universe requires a cause, here’s a more promising tack.
The Coronavirus Is a Result of the Fall
It makes much better since to attribute a rogue virus not to the supposed incompleteness of God’s very good creation, but to the “thorns and thistles” that now grow up in a fallen world.
New Book Exposes How Evolutionary ‘Science’ Devolves
Limited biological adaptation works only because living things were brilliantly designed to adjust in remarkable ways to their environments.
A Secular Shakespeare Scholar on Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve may have fallen, but they will keep rising again.
Your Work Matters. But Don’t Deify It.
Work matters deeply to God, but it makes a poor God-substitute.
Does God Love You? You Own Tangible Evidence.
The Bible you possess is evidence that God loves you and wants a relationship with you.
