What the Bible says
What does the Bible say about creation?
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). God made all things of nothing by the word of his power, in the space of six days, and all very good (Baptist Catechism Q13; Genesis 1:31; Hebrews 11:3), and he created man male and female in his own image (Genesis 1:27). Creation displays his eternal power and divine nature so that people are without excuse (Romans 1:20), and all things were made through the Son and hold together in him (Colossians 1:16-17).
Key Bible verses about creation
- Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 1:26-27
God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nehemiah 9:6
You are the LORD, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.
- Psalm 19:1
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
- Psalm 33:6-9
By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
- John 1:3
All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.
- Colossians 1:16-17
For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
- 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.
- Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.
- Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed and were created!”
Scripture: World English Bible (public domain). Short quotations in the introduction are from the ESV. Read each passage in its chapter for the full context.
From the Baptist Catechism
- Q13. 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.
- Q14. How did God create man?
God created man male and female, after His own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
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