September 6
“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,” Hebrews 11:3.
In the First Article of the Apostles’ Creed, we confess, “I believe in God the Father, almighty Maker of heaven and earth.” We believe that in six normal days all things were created by God the Father, the almighty Maker of heaven and earth.
Man’s theories of evolution are just that – theories, not science, but human opinions which are not based on scientific facts. Hence, these theories should not be taught as facts in the science classroom.
As Christians, we are honest; we teach what we firmly believe on the basis of what is recorded and revealed in God’s Word. All things were created by God’s Word. God said, “Let there be . . . and there was,” Genesis 1:3. The apostle Peter wrote, “By the Word of God the heavens were of old,” 2 Peter 3:5.
The Son of God and the Holy Spirit also were involved with the work of creation. Referring to the Son of God, the evangelist John wrote, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made,” John 1:1-3. Moses wrote, “The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters,” Genesis 1:2. Referring to the Holy Spirit, the psalmist wrote, “By the Word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the Breath (Spirit) of His mouth,” Psalm 33:6.
Would-be Bible scholars claim that the six days of creation were not normal days. However, Scripture interprets Scripture. The Bible explains itself. In the Book of Exodus, Moses wrote, “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work . . . For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day,” Exodus 20:9-11. It is clear from Scripture that it is speaking of six normal days for both working and creating. Trying to give the word, “day,” two different meanings, one for working and one for creating, is contrary to the context of what is written.
People who deny that all things were created in six normal, twenty-four-hour days have a god who is too small! If you believe in an almighty God, you will have no problem in believing in the creation during six normal days.
In each article of the Christian faith, we state what we believe. And the chief article of our Christian faith is our faith in Jesus Christ as being the Son of God and the only Savior of sinners.
“We all believe in one true God
Who created earth and heaven,
The Father, who to us in love
Hath the right of children given.
He both soul and body feedeth,
All we need He doth provide us;
He thro’ snares and perils leadeth,
Watching that no harm betide us.
He careth for us day and night;
All things are governed by His might.” Amen.