John.4.24 - God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) ....
He created the heavens and the earth in the beginning as recorded in Genesis Chapter 1 verse 1. So it means everything created belongs to God Deuteronomy.10.14 - 'Behold, the heavens and the heaven of heavens (the entire universe) belong to the Lord your God, the earth also, with all that is in it and on it.'
In Genesis Chapter 1 verse 2, a whole lot had happened – the living creatures and creations created before on earth had been destroyed and there was darkness – perhaps the earth was blown up. Some scientists have claimed to have discovered fossils of living creatures, even some with similitude of humans that predate the time of the creation of Adam and Eve as first humans on earth. As a result, they disprove the bible.
So also many bible believers disprove the claim of scientists that human lives existed on earth before God created Adam and Eve. But let look again at the creation story Genesis 1:1 says God created the heavens and the earth in the beginning. Verse 2 says the earth was without form and void. Could God have created an earth that had no form? Nooo!
Genesis 1: 2 - The earth was without form and an EMPTY WASTE, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The earth had apparently been wasted in the period of time (thousands or millions of years) between verses 1 and 2 of Genesis Chapter One. All that God created previously on earth had been destroyed so the earth became void – empty waste.
Those wastes must have been buried deep down in the earth and likely some of what scientists discovered. Even in today’s world, are weapons of mass destruction not being invented with claims that some can destroy i.e. blow up most parts or the entire earth? That was what must have happened at that previous dispensation of this earth – everything (living and non living were destroyed).
Who you do think was the Mastermind of that total destruction? See John 10: 10 John.10.10 - 'The thief (the devil) comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I (Jesus) came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
We do realise that destroying people and things fits into the devil’s agenda, don’t we? In this current earth, isn’t the devil at it again? Haven’t you wondered why some fellow humans have seemed to be hell-bent on stealing, killing and destroying fellow humans; even themselves and things on earth? Who or what is motivating them? The devil!
The latter part of Genesis 1:2 says The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters - thinking of recreating the earth for this current dispensation of humanity that started with Adam and Eve.
Genesis 1.3 - And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.’ So God by His Spirit restarted creation on the earth by first declaring light. The whole of that Chapter 1 of Genesis reveals the acts and sequence of God’s creation.
In a previous write-up on this Science & God’s Word Series, it was highlighted that every living creature was created according to their kind – so they cannot evolve into another creature which likely happened in that previous world on earth. Some animal-like creatures probably evolved into creatures with similitude of humans which may be pointer to Charles Darwin’s evolution story. Darwin just didn’t realise that those human -like creatures could not have been the current humans that came through Adam and Eve. So, we all current humans are not in the class of animals, We are NOT higher animals. We are spirit beings in the image of the Almighty God, each of us with a soul (mind, will and emotions) in a human body.
The one and only God, manifesting Himself in three dimensions, specifically wanted to eliminate animalistic nature in the current humans by directly creating them Himself in His image Genesis 1:26 'God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.
Gen.1.27 - So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.
So current humans that came through Adam and Eve were created as spirits directly from God’s Spirit. But to live on earth, a physical body is needed. So God had to design a body that each human spirit created in His image would have to live in on earth. Genesis 2.7 - 'Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being.'
We do know that when this human spirit which has the soul(mind, will and emotions) departs from the human body, death occurs. A human body cannot live or function without the spirit. It is the spirit in the human body that makes the blood flow.
The continuity of humans and all living creatures would then be effected through reproduction, each according to their kind. A human cannot give birth to an animal and an animal cannot give birth or evolve into a human. Don’t be deceived by phony or make-believe stories of a human being birthing an animal.
One of the reasons God made current humans in His own image, creating them from His Spirit is to prevent the devil -Lucifer from dominating/controlling the current humans. Hence reason He gave humans the will to decide what they want. It is very likely that the previous dispensation of humans on earth did not have the will to decide for themselves because they were not created in God’s own image. So they were subject to the devil’s control. If not, how could the devil have destroyed or made them completely destroy themselves and everything on earth? They couldn’t resist? Not surprising, they were not made in God’s image James .4.7 - So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you. So current humans have what it takes to resist any devilish suggestions,. Ideas, evil acts or control of the devil.
But the devil has taken advantage of something which God meant to protect current humans – the will to decide what they want, whether to listen to/be controlled by the devil and act like animals or listen to/be guided by God and live on earth like God originally intended.
Genesis 2.9 - And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight or to be desired - good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life also in the centre of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of [the difference between] good and evil and blessing and calamity
Gen.2.16 - 'And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
Gen.2.17 - 'But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and blessing and calamity you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die'
My initial thoughts were ‘Oh God, why did you create or allow the tree of the knowledge of good and evil to grow?’ If the tree didn’t exist, then Eve and Adam wouldn’t have sinned because there would have been no option.
Why did you give humans options when you could have made us humans do whatever you want Oh God?
Why do YOU think God has given us humans the right to choose and even the options to choose from?
To be continued...
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