Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
This is one of the most quoted passages of the Christian bible. It is simple and says it’s point. This series will be examining at least the book of Genesis and giving my view of the bible, God, and my general beliefs. I hope to challenge some people’s views and I know if these posts gain any noterity then I will be challenged as well.
What does ‘In the beginning’ tell us? It tells us that were events before our time. That those event do not directly affect us. It also tells us time did not operate in was we can conceive
Many scientist will tell you that time and space did operate in any form we would understand. Not to sound like Transformers theology but all were one. All matter and energy were fused into one point. So if everything was in this one singular state of rest why would it change? Time was not a factor, st least not time as we know it. So what caused the ‘big bang?’
My answer is: thought. A thought forced the singularity of the primordial atom, the all stuff of the universe, into what we know today. This magical spell by a being we call God made laws of physics with a single thought. He focused his thoughts on creating a canvas for life for some greater purpose. He created the heaven and the earth.
This does not say other planets and life were or could not have been created. It does give our blue orb spinning though space a special place in this universe’s history. Life on this planet holds a special place in the creator’s heart.
Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Many Christian will disagree with the idea of the primordial atom but this at least opens the possibility that of one such origin. I do not profess to say this is right. But logic suggest that this maybe accurate. We know that universe is expanding from one point in space. The stars we see are much older then human knowledge. And verse 2 speaks of a universe of darkness.
Something had to light the stars in the sky? Something had to form those suns and our world. Something had to separate hydrogen and oxygen to form water and fill what must have been a molten ball of iron and carbon hurdling through space. Science has yet to thoroughly explain the process or create world of it’s own. I believe the molder of the cosmos was a being of thought or spirit.
Genesis 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
In verse 4 we see that laws of our universe were still being experimented with. Some would say that indicates a fault with the creator. Not so. This was his canvas. Often time artist will repaint their creation a dozen times until it looks right to them. To anyone else the painting was perfect to them. But work art did please the person with the brush. Depending on critics or how I feel I may come back and expand or rewrite this article many times over.
But the creator separated the light from the dark and introduced a new concept: cycles. There was a simple idea of light and dark. As they follow each other they set a repeating pattern. Neither is good or evil but a necessity for life to form. Pure light would burn and destroy. Pure darkness would freeze and stop all time. So for organic life to exist as it does we need to to balance both.
Finally I will end on the concept of the first day. Up until now time was a foreign concept. We don’t know how long it took to form the universe, light the stars or ball up the earth. We also know that from 2 Peter 3:8 that ‘a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.’ to the creator. Time as we understand it are truly meaningless.
Does this lends credence to idea of evolution. I doubt it because of the lack of intermediate species and the complexity and human emotions. But I will concede that there is a possibility that I’m wrong. I just see too much diversity in the short time by human standards that we’ve been formed by evolution.
But this all my opinion and most likely poorly written in evening after an exhausting day after work. But I did open up my commentary for yours.
Have a blessed evening.
