God Made It All
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Genesis 1:1 NKJV
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Hebrews 11:3
“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”
The late, well-known physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking once theorized that humans may only have 100 years left on earth before facing extinction. His secular view of the end of the world is based on his assumption that the earth’s resources will soon be depleted, and as natural events culminate, they will lead to the demise of humanity. Hawking’s musings about the end of the world were rooted in his atheistic worldview.
Now, the Bible also predicts the world will end, but for very different reasons. The Apostle Peter warned long ago that the “end of all things is near” (1 Pet 4:7). But unlike Hawking, the Bible predicts that the demise of earth won’t happen because of its waning ability to sustain life, but will end with the long-awaited return of Jesus Christ!
What you believe about both the beginning and the end of the world depends on your worldview—is it a worldly worldview, or a Biblical worldview?
And the number one most important foundation stone of a Biblical worldview is how you answer the question: Where did everything come from?
Notes
I. The most important verse in the whole Bible is Genesis 1:1.
John 1:3
“All things were made through Him (Jesus), and without Him nothing was made that was made.”
The word for “made” here is “came into being.”
The Bible says that God (Elohim) created the heavens, the earth, and all that is in them in six normal-length days. His completed creation was “very good” (Gen 1:31), and all the original animals (including dinosaurs) and the first two humans (Adam and Eve) were created in that time period.
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Now, one of the many scientific proofs that God made everything comes from a branch of science called “information theory.” Information theory confirms God made it all through the study of DNA.
DNA is the molecule of heredity. It contains all the instructions necessary for life. It contains your hereditary material and your genes—it’s what makes us unique!
Psalm 19:1–4 NLT
“The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. … Their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.”
Romans 1:20 NLT
“For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”
So the Genesis 1:1 account of where all things came from fits with real science.
Notes
II. Genesis 1:1 contradicts the theory of evolution.
Evolution is a worldview! It has shaped the worldview of billions of people since it first emerged in 1859 in a book by Charles Darwin called “On the Origin of Species.”
Now, if you embrace evolution as a worldview, then you must also embrace the beliefs that go with it:
- There is no Creator God.
- We are all cosmic accidents caused by a cold, random evolutionary process.
- There is no absolute truth, morality, or accountability to a God after I die.
- We are all alone in a random universe that offers no transcendent meaning or purpose.
The theory of evolution has fueled some of the greatest atrocities in modern history. For instance, Darwin’s evolutionary theory of “‘survival of the fittest” had a major influence on Nazi race policies.
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But now let’s look at the glorious flip side—the worldview of Creationism … God made it all!
If you embrace the Gen. 1:1 account of creation, it gives you a worldview that says:
- The God that created the universe created me: “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him” (Gen.1:27). “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Ps. 139:14).
- We were created on purpose for a purpose: “God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do” (Eph. 2:10 ERV).
- We were created for relationship with God: “For God is faithful through whom you were called into Fellowship with His Son Christ Jesus” (1 Cor. 1:9 NKJV).
For the Christian, a Biblical worldview is to view all things as created by Creator God through His Son, Jesus Christ!