The process whereby God brought the heavens and the earth, and all of their diverse contents, into existence
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What is the significance of the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden?
If Adam and Eve were created perfect and without death (immortal), then what is the significance and purpose of the Tree of Life in the middle of the Garden of Eden?
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Is it possible the Biblical and scientific timelines for the age of the earth could link up? [duplicate]
In many versions of the Bible I have e read, in fiitnotes/endotes they say the Hebrew term for "day" could also mean "period of time." So if you took period of time to mean oh say, a billion years, ...
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Who Made the Serpent?
In my Bible it says,
Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.
So, if the serpent is more subtle (sic) than any beast the Lord God made, ...
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Who created God?
The question of man's creation is addressed quite thoroughly in the Bible (whether you believe it is metaphorical or not). Does the Bible (or other relevant references) in any way answer who created ...
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What is the Biblical evidence for Old Earth?
According to a comment by another user in this question Why do OEC discount the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis?, apparently there's Biblical evidence for an Old Earth. As a Young ...
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Will there be ongoing co-creation (aka technological development) in heaven?
On Earth, the Catholic Church teaches that humans are co-creators with God.
To human beings God even gives the power of freely sharing in his
providence by entrusting them with the ...
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Is there a biblical reason to limit information about creation to Genesis?
Here's a debate between Hugh Ross of "Reasons to Believe" and Ken Ham. These men are popular spokesmen for each of Old Earth and Young Earth Creationism, respectively. In the hour-long discussion, ...
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Does the Bible give us any indication of why God created such a vast universe with so much stuff in it?
We all know the universe is enormous, and this isn't the place to debate that. But why does it need to be so enormous? The only celestial bodies that could be counted as truly necessary are the sun, ...
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Where does the idea of a water canopy come from in the Bible, and is there scientific evidence to support it?
Some Creationists have asserted that in pre-flood world that there may have been some sort of water vapor canopy that perhaps doubled the air pressure and caused things to be much healthier than they ...
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Did God create the serpent in the Garden of Eden?
If God created everything in the world then did he also create the serpent who tempted Eve?
Why would he do this? Why would he create something to contended with himself and tempt others to disobey ...
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What is the role of the three persons of the Trinity in Creation?
In the Nicene-Constantinopolitan creed, the three persons of the Trinity each seem to have their own role in creating the world:
The Father is "maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and ...
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What was the light of the first day of creation?
In the Genesis account, the sun and stars are created on the fourth day:
Gen 1:14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them ...
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God in the Universe? [closed]
If at some point in the future scientists found intelligent creatures on other planets how do you think this would effect our religion?
I personally see this as a possibility, but as long as we don't ...
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What is the specific meaning of “day” in Genesis 1?
In the Creation account in Genesis 1 (and 2), God's work of Creation is famously split into 7 "days". For example, the first "day" occurs in verse 5:
Genesis 1:5 (NLT)
God called the light "day" ...
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How did God come to be? [duplicate]
I know this is an old question, but does anyone have any new ideas on it?
One argument is that God has always existed, but why should anything exist at all? How could this happen?
Another approach ...
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Earlier use of this argument for the necessity of evil?
I seem to recall hearing or reading that Augustine posited that perhaps evil as such did not exist, i.e., that evil is more a void or absence of existence. I think this line of reasoning is used to ...
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Is modern technology part of the Divine Intention? [closed]
These days we have very advanced technologies which our forefathers could not have think of. Are the discoveries and inventions part of the Divine Plan or Intention?
Genesis 1:28 (NIV) God ...
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Should Genesis 1:2 be translated “And the earth became without form…”?
The Gap theory seems to be based largely on translating Genesis 1:2 differently from the usual translations, eg. KJV:
1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1:2 And the ...
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Scriptures and the 'Simulated Universe'
If you were to Google "simulated universe" you'll find that major science institutions are starting to hypothesize that the universe is 'very possibly' a 'simulated environment' at the lowest level - ...
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Did God create man to be gods themselves?
Genesis 1:26-28 says:
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the ...
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Before anything was created, did God already know the events that would unfold?
Before anything in our world was created, God was already there. Also, there is biblical evidence for omniscience.
However, did God, prior to the creation of everything, already know the events that ...
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Did God create darkness?
Without Light, there is darkness. Darkness is not made, it is just there. However, before the creation there was nothing. Does that mean that darkness was also not there?
Let us look at Genesis 1:5:
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Can I believe in evolution and still be a Christian?
It would seem that the first part of the book of Genesis contradicts what science teaches about the origin of life on earth. If I am to reconcile evolution and Genesis, it seems that I have a number ...
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Man's immortality in the Garden of Eden [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the specific meaning of “die” in Genesis 2?
In the book of Genesis, God said they would die if they eat from a certain tree
Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of ...
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In creation of the earth and mankind, how much thought was put into this? [closed]
Unsure if this is an unanswerable question or a more philosophical one, but do you think God just made the earth/man and all its intricacies or do you think God thought before creating everything? ...
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How do young earth creationists reconcile the age of the universe with the speed of light, and visible distant objects?
I am not trying to be argumentative, this is an earnest question, as this question got me in huge trouble when I was growing up attending a southern baptist Christian middle school. This question (and ...
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Is gender a property of essence or existence?
In his address, the Holy Father said:
According to the biblical creation account, being created by God as
male and female pertains to the essence of the human creature.
The use of the word ...
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What does “in the image of God” mean?
Genesis 1:26:
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild ...
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How and when did the water come into being?
In Genesis 1:2, the Spirit of God is hovering over the face of the waters.
So this is before creation, so where does water come from? why it exist before the first day? And if there is face of water, ...
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What Did God Make The Universe From?
What did God make the universe from? It seems Himself, since before Creation, only God is.
This seems to me to be the most important question for Christianity. NOT why, how, where or who, but what. ...
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What is the case for interpreting the Genesis creation account literally?
I think we can all agree that the entire Bible is not meant to be taken literally. Consider the Song of Solomon (what would his lover look like if we take it literally?) or the book of Revelation.
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What is old earth creationism?
What is old earth creationism? What support does it have from the Bible? What mainstream denominations or groups, if any, support it?
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How can the sun be created after day and night?
"Light" was created on day 1 - Genesis 1:3-5. However the sun was created on day 4 - Genesis 1:14-19.
How is this possible?
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Why did God create man?
Genesis 2:7 KJV reads,
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Why do this?
There must be a ...
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According to the young-earth perspective, when were races created?
From Genesis, God created Adam and Eve. How come we have so many races on earth if we came from the same parent? Is it because people changed physically by adapting to various climates? Or races were ...
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The attitude of animals before and after fall
According to the verse below I believe this is how it was in the garden of eden, and how it should be
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down ...
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Is ex-nihilo creationism irreconcilable with the concept of individual free will?
Looking on this site in many answers involving the problem of evil I see affirmations of belief in free-will.
According to Calvinist Mark Hausam, who presented a paper at a conference on Mormonism, ...
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In Theistic Evolution, when did the alleged evolutionary animal/ape/man become accountable for his sins?
One answer to this previous question asks,
One of the problems I have with theistic evolution is: when did this alleged evolutinary animal/ape/man become accountable for his sins? [sic]
It would ...
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Trichotomous vs Dichotomous views of Man
There are generally two* views of Man
the Dichotomous (Soul & Body)
the Trichotomous (Soul, Spirit, & Body)
Notably, A W Pink ascribes to the Trichotomous view (or Tripartite).
Also ...
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How does Christianity respond to scientific theory that Man originated through evolution? [closed]
Science claims that men originated through evolution. Christianity claims that men originated from Adam and Eves.
How Christianity respond the claims of modern science?
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Reason for creating unnecessary creatures
When God first created this world, he made all the creatures that exist to this day. That ranges from Sophisticated beings like Humans to creatures that only have a life-span of a day or two.
God must ...
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Why did God create such complexity in man?
During Creation, God created man:
Genesis 2:7 KJV
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Why ...
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Is it given by God in human nature to be a creator too?
We humans have a significant ability to create using our fantasy. Was this ability given to us by God, a Creator as He created man in His image, according to His likeness, or was this ability ...
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Could Adam calculate the age of the earth using science?
I some times wonder when God made the garden, to beautify it, the trees for example must have been differing height and width. Therefore, assuming a literal 7 day creation, if Adam were to cut a ...
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The Creation of the World [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can the sun be created after day and night?
I had this question for sometime on my mind, but couldn't find anyone to answer this.
On the first day God created the ...
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When were the angels created?
I was preparing a lesson for Sunday school and came across this passage in the teaching material:
Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding, who ...
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Who was first, men or angels?
I know of the angel guarding over the entrance gate of the Eden preventing man from entering. Also, the devil, an angel, deceives the woman. It seems to me angels preceded man but I'm not so sure.
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According to LDS theology, did God create the world ex nihilo? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
According to the Mormon doctrines, who created the universe?
I was listening to a story on NPR about Mormon business ethics, when the claim was made that according to ...
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Does Christianity give a reason for life experiences, such as in Hinduism?
In Hinduism, there is a concept of past life karma.
Meaning if someone is born into an unfortunate situation (in a slum, for example) it is because they are paying for sin from a past life.
Does ...
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Why did God create the Heavens and the Earth?
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Why?
Does the Bible state a reason anywhere?
