Bible Truth for Today about ORIGINS
(Where did everything come from ?)

“Because the origin of man is a natural subject for human inquiry and speculation, those who have tried to answer the question apart from Scripture have made numerous attempts to explain the origin of man. These conflicting accounts demonstrate that man has no certain information about his origin apart from what the Bible can give, and only in Scripture can one expect to find a complete and accurate account.” 
“The doctrine of man’s creation is clearly taught in Scripture. The first chapter of Genesis alone refers to God as the Creator about seventeen times, and about fifty other references may be found in the Bible.” 
“The very concept of creation is that God created the world out of nothing, as no previous existence is mentioned in Genesis 1:1. As presented in Genesis, man is the crowning work of God in creation…” 
The Bible says “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) which tells us that we did not evolve from pre-existing materials by presently observable processes. The Bible also tells us in Colossians 1:16 that “by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on the earth, visible and invisible….all things were created by Him and for Him.” 
Source of above quotes: Major Bible Themes, Chafer,1974, pages 165-166.

We should heed the words of the Scriptures: that God created all things that were created and that all things were created BY Him and FOR Him (Colossians 1:15-20).

According to the creation account in the first chapter of Genesis, man was created in the image of God. That means that you and I have a likeness to God in the way that we were created. Unfortunately, sin has marred that likeness of God in our lives so that there is little evidence of the original image. Romans 3:23 says that “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”. God desires to restore that image, or likeness, of Himself in your life, and He has told us in the Bible how that can happen – in fact the only way it can happen. The key is repentance from sin and turning to God. Acts 3:19 says “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out…” Isaiah 55:7 says, “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord…for He will abundantly pardon.” Jesus warned in Luke 13:3, “Unless you repent you will all likewise perish.” Jesus also said, in Mark 1:15, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the gospel.” To believe the Gospel is to believe “…that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3b,4). Doing it God’s way will make it possible for that lost image, or likeness, of God to be restored in your life. 

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