The Bible begins by saying, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The Bible portrays God as the eternal reality through whom all things exist and is the reality of a greater authority for Christians. Despite not being able to see Christ in the human form, we have faith in Him and see Him through creation everyday. The certainty of a Christian’s greater authority, which is God, is the proven response to our prayers being answered and miracles being made.
Science is only possible because our universe is an orderly place ruled by natural laws. Genesis 1 tells how God created the world in a structural, logical, systematic, and progressive manner. God’s logic is built into the universe, and so the universe is not chaotic or random. The most fundamental laws of nature exist only because God wills them to; they are the logical, orderly way that the Lord upholds and sustains the universe in which we live in.
On the final day of creation, God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). Therefore, He finished His final work with a “personal touch.” Sharing in God’s “likeness” or “image” means
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History can be summed up in three words--creation, fall, and redemption. It is a progression of events beginning with God’s perfect creation, humanity’s rebellion against God, and God’s final plan for divine redemption and restoration. The Bible is God’s revealed Word in the form of an honest book grounded in history. Thus, for Christians, history is very important. Christ is a historical figure and the Bible is a historical document that describes God’s communications with humanity and records events in His life. Because of the biblical understanding of the fallen nature of humanity, Christians are able to form a reliable view regarding the past, the present, and the future as well as our part in