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That much of this physical world can be analyzed and understood
in strictly physical terms does not, in the Bible’s view,
vitiate the sovereign sway of God over every part of it.
Biblical writers know about the water cycle, but frequently they
prefer to speak of God
sending rain, for the two modes of speaking do not cancel
each other out…modern physics has identified four fundamental
forces that bind everything together, but this does not prevent
us from recognizing that Jesus upholds everything by His
powerful word. [10]
In the final analysis, there are only two explanations for the
existence of the universe: special creation by a divine being
and naturalistic evolution by impersonal forces. In this strong
sense of the terms, creation and evolution are mutually
exclusive. [10]
The doctrine of creation should open our eyes to the glories of
God around us and should enable us to have an endless stream of
reasons to praise and worship God. We should be ready to give
God thanks for the beauty of the earth, for its display of His
goodness and love, for its variety, for its sweet provision of
all our needs, despite all the signs of the curse that afflict
it. [25]
Creation is the simplest and clearest starting place for parents
to teach little ones about the existence and attributes of God.
Parents should saturate their own language with words of praise
and thanksgiving to God the creator constantly and then seek
those spiritual analogies mentioned in the previous point to
teach their children the gospel of Jesus Christ. [26]
Many books of the Bible begin their presentation of gospel truth
with the doctrine of creation (e.g., Genesis, John, Romans,
Colossians, Hebrews). This is a point of contact we can make
with a biblically illiterate world. [26]
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