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Creation
Whether you believe God created the world or the universe is the result of the Big Bang, ask questions here about the creation of the beautiful and wondrous earth we live on.
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Why were there no longer twelve Apostles?
Judas, one of the Twelve, betrayed Jesus and subsequently committed suicide. Matthias was selected by drawing lots to replace him, but the book of Acts never mentions him again. However, an apostolic mission to the Gentiles is given to Paul, yet he occasionally disagreed with Peter, who was the Apostle to the Jews. Galatians 2:8.
The qualifications to be considered one of the twelve, as found in choosing Matthias in Acts 1, is: "men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection." Verses 21,22. Perhaps the choosing of the twelve had some relation to the twelve tribes of Israel, yet, the office of apostleship (not apostolic succession) went on in Paul, Barnabas, Titus, and undoubtedly many others. The word "apostle" means messenger, or envoy. The word "missionary" indicates an envoy or messenger to establish faith in others.
In Ephesians 4:11,12, we find that God provided leadership for the church, in that "He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." The work of the church is advanced in each of these offices.
What was the last thing God created?
Genesis 2:18 (KJV) And the LORD God said, It isnot good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:19 (KJV) And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:20 (KJV) And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:21 (KJV) And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:22 (KJV) And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Genesis 2:23 (KJV) And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
One ViewAccording to the Bible, on the sixth day, God created mankind and livestock (or animals that live on land). On the seventh day He rested. Another View:Some think God created the Universe in the beginning and then stopped creating. Others believe God is still creating. The Christian Bible mentions Adam and Eve as the last thing God created and doesn't really mention his "creating" anything else but that doesn't necessarily mean he hasn't created anything since. Of course other religions have other things to say about how God/Goddess or higher power created and continues to create. AnswerAccording to the Genesis account of creation, the last thing God created was woman. For, even though she was 'taken out of man' this surely was done by God as a creative operation. The rest of Day 7 was a rest of completion, not a rest of tiredness. So, both from the silence of scripture and from the repeated references to the original creation both in terms of it being complete and perfect it can be sensibly inferred that no more creative acts either occurred or were necessary.It must be remembered that as part of the original creation DNA was created to enable plants and animals to reproduce 'after their kind'. Since this also included the ability to adapt to varying environments, no further creation was necessary.
On a completely different plane, the new birth, when a person becomes a 'new creature' in Christ - this is every single time the creation of new spiritual life, where previously there was spiritual darkness and death. Believers are thus said to be a 'new creation' in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). So, the last thing God created was the last new believer, only moments ago whenever this is read, and very many from the time this was first entered into the computer.
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The last thing God created was woman. He has finished his creation (the act of making)but his creation isn't finished (it isn't the end result...yet). After he has proved to all of the angels that life can not exist without him as ruler then he will direct the final aspects of the universe which is perfection. The whole point of the bible is that a question was raised in heaven and now God needs to answer that question through proof. That question was made by Satan in front of all the angels which is why God couldn't ignore it. It is also why there is so much misery and suffering in the world at the moment. The question hasn't been proved yet! So what is the question? It is this: "Why should you (God) be the ruler?" It is a simple question but look at the effect it has had on man.
Why did God arrange creation in the order he did?
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In the first creation account (Genesis 1:!-2:4a), God arranged creation in the order: (1) light of day; (2) a firmament; (3) grass, herbs and trees; (4) the sun, moon and stars; (5) fish and fowl; (6) every living creature on the land; (7) man, both male and female.
In the second creation story (Genesis 2:4b-20), God arranged creation in the order: (1) a man, Adam; (2) the Garden of Eden; (3) every beast of the field and fowl of the air; (4) a woman, Eve.
In the first story, the light of day was created first so that there could be day and night, and therefore we can count the six days of creation. The firmament was created as a dome fixed just above the earth, in order to separate the waters above from those below, and also so that God would be able to fix the sun, moon and stars into it. Having separated the waters above, God was able to gather the waters below, so that there would be dry land. Plants were created before animals because they were food for the animals. Men and women were created last, to have dominion over all other living creatures.
In the second story, a man was created first, followed by the paradise called the Garden of Eden, for man to live in. God then created all the living creatures, one by one, for the man to choose one as a helpmeet. When Adam was unable to find a suitable partner among all the beasts and fowls, God created a woman, Eve. Adam was to be the servant of the earth.
Why did God make humans superior to animals?
People have spirits and we are educated. God gave us authority over all of the animals, making us superior to them.
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Because He created us in the likeness of Himself. Man lives by intelligence and reasoning while animals live by instinct with a small amount of intelligence.
How do you know how God created creation?
Christians believe that God created the universe, and everything in it, because it is what the Bible says. The first words in the Bible say ... "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1).
Other Biblical passages, like Psalm 104; Malachi 2:10; Mark 13:19; Romans 8:20; Colossians 1:16; James 1:18; and Revelation 4:11 all address the God of the Bible as the Creator of all things.
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- The universe has definite design, order, and arrangement which cannot be sufficiently explained outside a theistic worldview. (This is how Abraham, without benefit of teachers, came to reject the chaotic world-view of idolatry and the possibility of atheism). For example, theoretical physicist and popular science writer Paul Davies (whose early writings were not especially sympathetic to theism) states concerning the fundamental structure of the universe, "the impression of design is overwhelming" (Davies, 1988, p. 203). From the complexities of the human eye to the order and arrangement of cosmology, the voice of God is heard. God's existence is the best explanation for such design. God is the designer.
- The glaring lack of transitional fossils has been noted by the evolutionists themselves, such as this statement from the famous paleontologist and evolutionist George G. Simpson; quote: "The regular lack of transitional fossils is not confined to primates alone, but is an almost universal phenomenon."
"To the unprejudiced, the fossil record of plants is in favor of special creation" (Corner, E.J.H., Contemporary Botanical Thought). - "Nine-tenths of the talk of evolutionists is sheer nonsense, not founded on observation and wholly unsupported by facts. This museum is full of proofs of the utter falsity of their views. In all this great museum, there is not a particle of evidence of the transmutation of species" (Dr. Etheridge, Paleontologist of the British Museum).
"To postulate that the development and survival of the fittest is entirely a consequence of chance mutations seems to me a hypothesis based on no evidence and irreconcilable with the facts. It amazes me that this is swallowed so uncritically and readily, and for such a long time, by so many scientists without murmur of protest" (Sir Ernest Chain, Nobel Prize winner). - The fact that you need DNA to make DNA. No genetic code can be demonstrated to have arisen by chance, together with the ability to read that code and carry out its instructions. Information does not arise spontaneously; and there is an incredible amount of information in even the tiniest cell.
"A living cell is so awesomely complex that its interdependent components stagger the imagination and defy evolutionary explanations" (Michael Denton, author).
"The astounding structural complexity of a cell" (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
Concerning a single structure within a cell: "Without the motor protein, the microtubules don't slide and the cilium simply stands rigid. Without nexin, the tubules will slide against each other until they completely move past each other and the cilium disintegrates. Without the tubulin, there are no microtubules and no motion. The cilium is irreducibly complex. Like a mousetrap, it has all the properties of design and none of the properties of natural selection" (Michael Behe, prof. of biophysics).
Why did god decide to create the earth?
The Bible does not tell us specifically, but in a number of places it mentions that the creation reflects God's glory and points to His infinite wisdom and power. This includes all the relevant laws of planetary motion. Some also believe that the universe, including the planets has been created in such a way as to defy evolutionary/materialistic explanations as to their origins. Some have even described the beauty of the planets of our solar system as a sign of God's artistry and cite Psalm 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God..."
What creation story is shared by christians Muslims and Jews?
They are pretty much identical except that in the Islamic version the Creation ends after six days. God does not rest on the seventh day, because God would not need to rest.
How do different religions believe the world began?
Christians believe what Genesis 1:1 says.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Can I have Bible verses about the earth?
One thought:
Genesis 1:1, Matthew 6:10
More information:
There are over 1000 occurrences of the word EARTH in the Bible.
125 are found in Genesis, alone, many in the first two chapters. Then there are nearly 200 instances in Psalms, and over 100 in Isaiah. The rest are spread throughout the entire Bible. If you can find a good Bible concordance, look up the word 'Earth' and see all the details.
Adam and Chava (Eve) had many grandchildren, as explicitly stated in Genesis ch. 5 "and he bore sons and daughters" plural.
The two grandsons whose name are recorded are Enosh and Enoch (Genesis 4:17 and 4:26).
What did God do after he made the Earth?
he made the earth in 6 phases and then since then manages the whole affair. He is the origin of the universe and will manage the affair till the end of the universe, of which He has full knowledge.
If He had taken rest after creating the universe, He cannot be called the GOD. Taking rest is a weakness or a limitation and cannot be so for God, the creator of the universe.
What happened on the first day God created the earth?
There are actually two creation stories in Genesis: (1) verses 1:1 to 2:4a; (2) 2:4b to 2:25; therefore there should be two answers. The first of the creation stories (1:1-2:4a) is recognised by scholars as the work of the Priestly (P) source, based on a Mesopotamian myth encountered by the Jews in Babylon, while the second is from the Yahwist (J) source and is therefore older in Judaism.
Genesis 1:1 to 2:4a ( up to first sentence of 2:4)
Since the early centuries of the Common Era, tradition has held that Genesis 1:1 says "In the beginning God created heaven and earth." But as long ago as the eleventh century CE, the influential Jewish scholar, Rashi, said that Genesis 1:1 should be read, "When God began to create" or "In the beginning of God's creation ". There was a pre-existing watery chaos. The ocean was already present and a wind moved across the surface. The seas rested on the dry land, which appeared on day 3 when God gathered the waters together.
On the first day, God created the light of day and separated the light from darkness. It is apparent that the ancients did not realise that the sun, which was created on day 4, is actually the source of our daylight.
Genesis 2:4b to 2:15
There was pre-existing dry land, but God had yet to make it rain for plants to grow. A spring arose and God took some moist clay and made Adam. After Adam, he made the creatures of earth, one by one, then finally Eve. In this account, there is no timescale provided for creation, so it can not be said what work was thought to have been completed on the first day.
For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
What role did nature play in many native American religious beliefs?
Native Americans recognized what they termeds the great Spirit. Nature played a big role in their beliefs and practices. How one worshiped however was up to the individual for there was no assembly for worship services. Animals were considered a gift from the Great Spirit and were not to be killed unnecessarily. The primary Spiritual leader among early Americans were the medicine men or Shaman. Some on occasion gives record of Holy men or Holy Women who were thought to be better able to communicate with the Great Spirit. Some Native Americans held animal life to be symbolisms the Spirit communicated through. Some, when slaying an animal for a necessary purpose would then apoligize to the animal, explaing why it had to be killed.
What does Richard Dawkins believe about the soul?
Dawkins self identifies himself as an atheist and states in the opening chapter of "The God Delusion":
"God is a delusion. ... Human thoughts and emotions emerge from exceedingly complex interconnections of physical entities within the brain. An atheist in this sense of philosophical naturalist is somebody who believes there is nothing beyond the natural, physical world, no supernatural creative intelligence lurking behind the observable universe, no soul that outlasts the body and no miracles - except in the sense of natural phenomena that we don't yet understand."
Actually, Adam (assuming we're speaking of the first Adam) was not born, God created him using the dust of the earth he had created a few days earlier. And i dont know about what 'is' the purpose of Adam, but the purpose 'was', to name all living things(plants, animals, etc.), to worchip his creator God, and of course he was suppose to increase the human population. Just think of Adam as our founding father.
What is created in the creation story of Judaism?
Genesis ch.1 and 2 are all one creation-narrative. Neither predates the other. Rather, chapter 1 relates, in broad strokes, God's creation of the world, and chapter 2 recaps with full detail. It doesn't return to the creation of animals because they are less important.
As you sow-so shall you reap-examples?
The scripture in question is at:Galatians 6:7+8
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life." (NIV)
It's meaning is this:
When we plant a garden, we sow(plant) certain seeds in the ground.
When we 'sow' yellow beans, for instance, we expect to REAP(harvest) yellow beans a few weeks later. We would NOT expect to sow yellow bean seeds, and reap cucumbers.
We REAP what we SOW.
The same is true spiritually.
If, in our lives, we 'grow' things that are displeasing to God, if we center our interests on selfish worldly pursuits and ignore spiritual things, we will reap the emptiness that often comes from this lifestyle, along with God's disapproval, and ultimately death.
Whereas, if we 'sow' our lives by seeking out what God wants (Matt 6:33), we will reap a clean conscience, a relatively balanced life, and the reward of everlasting life from our God.(John 17:3)
Jesus used an illustration that applies to this question at Matt 7:16 when talking about the false religious leaders of his day, saying that we would be able to recognize what they've been sowing spiritually, by the 'fruit' they bore...namely unrighteousness.
Again we're given a good example of this at (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10) showing that sowing with a view 'to the flesh' (or spending our time growing unhealthy habits) would provide the harvest of God's disapproval, along with all manor of heartaches which accompany these lifestyles.
What did God do when taking 7 days to create the world?
Day 1. And God said, 'Let there be light' (verse 3). Day 2. And God said, 'Let there be a firement in the midst of the waters and let it divide the waters from waters .(verse 6). Day 3. And God said, 'Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear' (verse 9). Then God said, 'Let the land produce vegetation: seedbearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds' (verse 11). Day 4. And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth' (verses 14-15). Day 5. And God said, 'Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky' (verse 20). Day 6. And God said, 'Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, wild animals, each according to its kind' (verse 24). Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the creatures that move along the ground' (verse 26). Day 7. God Rested.
SIMPLE ANSWER:DAY1:He created day and night.DAY2: Sky and water.DAY3:Land,sea and plants.DAY4:Sun,moon,stars.DAY5:Birds and fish.DAY6:Animals,man,woman.DAY7:God rested.
There are many potential answers offered by many people.
Common answers include:
* they want to hybridize with humans and thereby extend their scope, and possibly extend their diminishing biological capacity
* they want to feed off human energies (such as emotion)
* they want to help humans develop and eventually join the many other species that, presumably, are active in our galaxy (and perhaps beyond)
* they (the aliens) are not extraterrestrials but are a plot by some covert human group that is using advanced technologies to intentionally simulate alien abduction in an effort to strike fear into humans and thereby bring about popular support for some military force
* they want the natural resources of Earth
* they see the Earth as a zoo and don't want humans to destroy it
What did God create on the sixth day?
24. And God said, "Let the land bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. 25. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 26. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." 27. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." 29. Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground--everything that has the breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so. 31. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day.
Genesis 1:24-31 (NIV):
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God created the living creatures and man to rule over those creatures.
According to the Bible, the Christian/Judaic god created man on the sixth day of his creation period.
All land animals, including reptiles, insects and land mammals, including human beings.
Wild beasts, livestock, reptiles, and Humans.
The dictionary meaning of the word "Spell" is, A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation.
It it is the writers opinion that no one can cast a spell upon another person.
Your question is not quite clear, so I have answered as if the question is asking is there such things as spells?
Robert
Who is the most famous scientist to develop the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin.
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Yes. There are some very heavy elements that are known only from the nuclear reactions created in particle accelerator labs. And one with a very short half life is created in super novae but has never been detected or created on earth.
Why did God create the universe?
We are not told just why God Created the universe but it is said " And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose".
We are to be content with this answer until God is ready to reveal all to us
His purposes.
