Question 13 of 118
What is the work of creation?
The work of creation is God’s making all things of nothing, by the Word of His power, in the space of six days, and all very good.
Scripture proofs
- Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
- Exodus 20:11
for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
- Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (public domain).
More on creation and the fall
- Q14. How did God create man?
- Q15. What are God’s works of providence?
- Q16. What special act of providence did God exercise towards man, in the estate wherein he was created?
- Q17. Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?
- Q18. What is sin?
- Q19. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?
- Q20. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression?
- Q21. Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?
- Q22. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereunto man fell?
- Q23. What is the misery of that estate whereunto man fell?