Christian beliefs: God's Word, Creation

1. About God's Word

The Bible is God's Inspired Word

"All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

"Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:20-21).

God fulfills God's Promises

"The Lord said to me, 'You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."

God's Word is inerrant

"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth" (John 17:17)

God's Word sustains

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (Matthew 24:35).

God's Word is powerful

God said, "Let there be light, and there was light" (Genesis 1:3).

"For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bear before the eyes of him to whom we must give account" (Hebrews 4:12-13).

2. There is only One Creator God

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1).

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27).

3. First human beings (Adam and Eve) were sinless at the time of creation.

"The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame" (Genesis 2:25).