What does "In the beginning" reveal about God's existence before creation? Setting the Stage: Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” What “In the beginning” Tells Us • Time itself has a starting point; God does not. • God is already present and active when the story starts—He is not introduced, explained, or birthed. • Creation begins with God’s deliberate choice, not with chance, matter, or pre-existing gods. • The phrase assumes God’s eternal existence: before the ticking of the first second, He simply IS (cf. Exodus 3:14). Implications for Our Understanding of God • Eternal: God exists outside the limits of time. • Self-existent: He depends on nothing outside Himself to be. • Sovereign Originator: Everything that is owes its existence to His creative act. • Independent of creation: Space, matter, and time are products of His will; He is distinct from them. Personal Takeaways • Because God precedes all things, nothing surprises or limits Him today. • Our lives gain meaning when anchored to the One who was already there “in the beginning.” • Worship and trust flow naturally when we grasp that the God who existed before creation still holds creation—and us—securely in His hands. |
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