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Sitting at the edge of a small high mountain lake in Northern Washington State my eyes wandered as the beauty of it all came into sight. The lake was only about a mile long and half as wide. The blue water was clear and you could see large speckled trout surface at feeding time. How wonderful I thought as looking up and around, each side were high cliffs shining bright in the fading sun. The twilight brought more wonder, as noticing high on a ridge were two mountain goats, horns glistening above the tree line. I was overcome with emotions and soon my mind and thoughts were in overdrive. What a wonder our God is, all over His creation was beauty. Then I thought of that beautiful garden of Eden where mankind originated. Oh, I wish I could have been there seeing all in its perfectness.
Genesis 1:1 states that, “ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” There are many opinions about creation. The Atheists say some sort of boom or disorder among the vastness. The Creation Science people debate many issues about creation yet to come to any real or factual proofs. Me, well I have my opinion and like the others my only proof is faith and dependability of an awesome God. 2 Timothy tell of the inspired Word of God. John 1:1 shows Jesus there in the beginning as God and His Word is true. Science makes a very good argument that has to do with time-lapse. A logical assumption to, most believe in an earth older than 4,00 years. God could, being almighty just have spoken time into His creation? Who has the correct theory?
My opinion is that something happened in the heavens before creation of this earth occurred. In the vastness of everlasting time a single angel (Lucifer) decided he could be like God and in fact could be God. He gathered some of his friend angels and there was great disruption in the heavens when God cast them out. This is my opinion; I believe this was the first sin ever committed. Meanwhile God had spoken those first words of Genesis and by the spoken word created the heavens and the earth. Notice in this first verse there is no mention of the moon, stars, sun, animals or any other than the heavens and the earth.
Also we notice in verse one that darkness (darkness usually depicts evil) fell over the creation, it was formless and empty. Don’t leave yet, I may seem foolish but my theory is no more foolish than the others. My opinion is that in verse two God began what some call re-creation. Many years could have past through the rest of creation until man came upon the scene. Because time (our conception of time) has no real meaning to God who is infinite millions of years could have gone by before the sun moon and stars brought about our time frame. I do not take to the idea of any sort of evolution other than as man found himself in different environments certain things happened such as the loss of use of certain glands and changes in height, strength and other circumstances that brought about change. It is not a far off conclusion that my opinion is not so elusive as the others. In either case I do believe that everything came into existence simply by the spoken word of God. We have some astonishing debates about some of the important issues in scripture they do become fascinating. One thing we cannot change however is the fact that there is only one true God and he is the God of creation. Man fell in that garden by the deception and manipulation of Satan and sin fell upon the whole of mankind from the beginning until the end of the age. God loved His creation (John 3:16, Romans 5:8,12ff) so He gave mankind the gift of Salvation through the work of His Son, Jesus at the crucifixion. Yes it’s true; some in Christianity even balk at the idea of total redemption of sin and reconciliation toward God, the Father. Debates are a good thing but when they interfere or compromise the inspired Word of God they reach too far and I fear that old serpent, Satan, smites them.
My prayer is that in some small way you are inspired to study your Bibles completely to gain insights about those issues that so complicate religions. My hope is that one-day all those of the true church could speak out against those same manipulations and deception that got mankind in trouble in the first place. Jesus said He was, “the way, the truth and the life”, awaken Christians everywhere to become one strong voice in the wilderness of what we call civilization.
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