Creation

A respect for God’s handiwork - Psalms 8:1 – 8:9 (commentary)

In this Psalm David rejoiced in God’s creation and the fact that the God of heaven, whose name is “excellent”, should use people to rule the earth (vv. 1,9). It shows that God’s glory is more than a theological concept; it is also linked to an emotio …

God Creates The Heaven and The Earth - Genesis 1:1 – 1:8 (commentary)

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (v. 1). This sentence introduces the book of Genesis, the entire Bible and God’s dealings with men. God created the heaven and the earth out of nothing. He just spoke and it came to be (See Psalm 33:6-9).The univer …

The works of Creation - Psalms 104:10 – 104:23 (commentary)

In adorning this earth as a beautiful place to live, God placed springs in the valley as a place to water the animals (vv. 10-12). He also makes the grass and food for the animals to grow (vv. 13-15). He provides dwelling places for animals and birds (vv. 16-18). To all of …

The involvement of wisdom in Creation - Proverbs 8:22 – 8:36 (commentary)

The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world (vv. 22-30). How able, is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Not a speck of matter, (v.26), …

False teachers confused about creation - Colossians 1:15 – 1:18 (commentary)

These false teachers in Colosse were confused about creation. They taught that all matter was evil, includ­ing the human body. Therefore, Jesus did not have a real body since that would have put Him in contact with evil matter. In these verses we find Paul explaining …