Creation, Evolution and God’s Sovereignty
We believe God created the universe in six 24-hour days and that,
before He created the universe, nothing except God existed -- Genesis
1; Exodus 31:17; Psalm 33:6-9; Acts 17:24; Hebrews 11:3; Colossians
1:16.
God chose to create the universe and all that is in it to reveal His
glory, divine nature, eternal power, infinite wisdom and supreme
authority -- Isaiah 43:7; Psalm 19:1-2; Jeremiah 10:12; Romans 1:20;
Revelation 4:11.
We deny the theory of evolution, which states that nonliving substances
gave rise to the first living material, which then reproduced and
diversified to produce all living creatures. We believe that all people
are descendants of Adam and Eve, whom God created personally and
individually and as complete human beings -- Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis
2:7; Genesis 2:21-22; 1 Corinthians 11:8-9. The fall of Adam and Eve
infected all people with sin and death, but the death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ gives the opportunity to receive God's gift of eternal
life -- Romans 5:18-19; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22.
God rules over His creation and cares about and is involved in the
lives of individual people -- Job 12:10; Acts 17:25; Acts 25:28;
Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:13; Ephesians 4:6.