Creation

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1).

The resources below will take you on a tour of all things creation—what it was, what it wasn't, and the fingerprints God left behind for us to see.

Brown tree trunk on brown soil.
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This Is the Way, Walk in It: Seeing Through the Trees

Over a century ago as America was embarking forward into the global phenomenon of the Industrial Revolution, a young man from New England ventured into the nearby woods to learn a lesson of personal worth that he felt might soon...
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Why the Flat-Earth Effect?

We know the earth is a spinning sphere. But, to the untrained, naked eye, the earth appears flat.
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Genesis 1: History or Myth?

To excuse the account of creation in Genesis 1, some attempt to explain it away as poetry rather than literal history. They call it "the hymn to creation," although this explanation is not supported in Scripture.
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Creation and Evolution: The Bible Explanation

In this third and final installment, we examine the findings of modern science in the light of God's Word.
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The Scientific Evidence: A Critical Choice

We all have an important choice to make about the evidence for a Creator God. We must choose whether we will believe it. Our choice will have a profound effect on our lives.
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The Miracle of the Human Eye

The complexity of the human eye alone makes a compelling case for creation.
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Evolution: Fact or Fiction?

Are scientists quietly discarding Darwin's venerable theory of the origin of the species? The Good News continues its examination of creation and evolution. How solid is the evidence supporting natural selection and evolution? Can they be proven?
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Creation and Evolution: An Interview With Phillip Johnson

Law professor Phillip Johnson has examined the evidence for and against evolution in three books, including Darwin on Trial. He discusses the theory's underlying flaws and the impact on society of accepting evolution.
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The Greek Concept of Creation

The ancient Greeks had no shortage of creation myths, with many elements taken from the Babylonian model.
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The Testimony of the New Testament

Many passages show us that Jesus Christ and the apostles fully accepted the Genesis account of the creation.
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Ancient Near-Eastern Concepts of Creation

At the beginning of recorded history, some 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians of Mesopotamia left accounts of their creation myths inscribed on cuneiform tablets.
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Evolution or Creation: Does It Really Matter?

What difference does it make whether we believe in creation or evolution?
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Creation or Evolution: Did God Create Man?

This issue of The Good News begins a series on creation and evolution. Did God form the heavens and earth, or is the world and everything in it the result of mindless, random evolutionary forces?
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World News and Trends: Pope discusses evolution

Nearly 140 years after the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, the pope has recently written about the theory of evolution.