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God created the world and all living things God has three forms: the father, the son Coleus the holy spirit who carries out will on earth God sent Jesus to tell people about his love, and that Jesus died to forgive humanity’s sins Believe that Jesus will return on the day of Judgment (essentially known as The End where there will be a new creation) How creation began? The creation myth is found in Genesis I and II in the Old Testament section of the Bible made up of two stories, equivalent to the two first chapters of the Book of
Genesis Genesis is seen as ancient science God creation of the universe takes place over a six day account These verses affirm monotheism and denies polytheism As mentioned earlier, the Christian belief Is that God created the universe Now the first three days entail an act of division On the first day, Earth was shapeless and covered in darkness, with God hovering over the horizon In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 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.
Genesis God said “Let there be light” and the Earth lightens up Eventually God divides the light from darkness calling them day and night On the second day, God created the heavens above separating the water from the Earth On the third day, God commanded that the plants be raised from the Earth And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called the Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and It was so.
God populates each of these delusions over the next three On the Fourth day, greater light than day Dry land from the waters below heaven are raised On the fifth day, water and air is filled with living creatures at God’s command On the sixth day, all living creatures are brought forth at God’s command After God is satisfied, he says “Let us make man in our own, after our likeness”. (Genesis 1 :26) Implying the creation of the first human beings Created the first man and woman and gave them all authority over the other living creatures.
Adam-First man created UT of the dust and God’s breath and responsible for naming all of God’s created animals and birds However, for God to create the first woman, Adam was put into a deep sleep at God’s will This is because Eve was to be created out of one of Dam’s ribs Now on the seventh day, also known as the Divine Rest God decides to rest, bless and sanctify Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. From all his work which God created and made. (Genesis 2:1-2:3) Also planted the Garden of Eden in which Adam and Eve were sent in to care for everything in it
Important aspects of the Christian creation myth According to Christian belief, the most important part of the story is the final creation of the human beings who were made in God’s image and given authority over all living things Humans will be able to care for the world and look after the work Now it’s important to note that Genesis does not explicitly portray the Garden of Eden as being heavenly where the righteous will live eternally nor does it identify the serpent as being the devil contrary to popular belief.
Instead, these elements are a result of eater interpretation from Christians today What creation reveals about Christianity Monotheism in Christianity Now let’s examine what the creation myth reveals about characteristics of the Christian religion today. First of since it is clearly explained in the creation myth that God is one, the Christian religion is monotheistic If we refer back the Genesis, it clearly states that only God was responsible for the division of night and day, the waters above and below and the populations of all living creatures; God is the author of creation.
Despite this, several other views regarding the nature of God is present among Christians, one being Trinitarian which essentially identifies God in three forms: the Son (implying Jesus Christ), the Father and the Holy Spirit yet one God The three classic forms of Christianity Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism all acknowledge this Three-forms of God aspect Now with this acknowledgment of a three figure God-head, historically Christian churches have also defined the nature of God to be a mystery Now another view regarding the nature of
God is the Christian faith Mornings arguing that the Godhead is in fact three separate individuals who include; God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Ghost. In fact, to support this belief they look for proof from the Old Testament-“And this is life eternal that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. “Noon 17:3) It’s important to note that Christians also do not believe that one of the three divine fugues is God alone and the other two are not but that all three are God and one, meaning in Union
Martial Law. Vs… Agriculturalist Militarism is condoned in Christianity The idea that Christians should have anything to do with the military is asserted to be illogical, immoral, and nonstructural In fact, one of the primary purposes of the church is to stop the spread of evil, even at the cost of human lives On the other hand, the creation myth found in Genesis does reveal that Christianity ideals agrarianism which values farming, including producing and maintaining crops and essentially a simple life Although it is not explicitly explained in Genesis, early
Christians have interpreted that if God’s command was for the Earth to be inhabited, then the agrarian way of life is one of God’s ideals As quoted:’ And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. (Genesis 2:5) A substantial portion of God’s law deals specifically with shall prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; (Leviticus 25:3-6) Now other evidence from the creation myth that supports the agrarian lifestyle as one of God’s ideals is that God Himself planted the first garden, showing Adam how it was done and how to additionally care for the living creatures.