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{{Beginnings}} The [[Christian]] [[doctrine]] of '''creation''' asserts that [[God]] is the creator of all things, for "[i]n the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth" (Gen 1:1). God created by his word (Gen 1:3; Heb 11:3), and "[a]ll things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made (John 1:3). While many passages show that Jesus was the agent of creation (Col 1:16; cf 1 Cor 8:6), creation is ultimately the work of the [[Trinity|triune God]]. {{Multimedia| content= * [http://www.biblicaltraining.org/audio/OT590/OTTheology_05_Lesson_5-high.mp3 The Doctrine of Creation in the Old Testament] (MP3), by Paul House * [http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/PageServer?pagename=podcasting_main The Doctrine of Creation] (24 Lectures), by [[William Lane Craig]] }} __TOC__ == Creation in Scripture == ===Interpretations of the creation account=== {{mainpage|[[Interpretations of the creation account]]}} In modern times, many different interpretations of the creation account (recorded in Genesis 1 and 2) have been proposed. However, this is not purely a modern concern: indeed, since the early church, the opening chapter of Genesis has ignited controversy. ==Creation ex nihilo== Creation ''ex nihilo'' is the belief that [[God]] created this world and the things in it out of nothing, ''ex nihilo'' being Latin for "from nothing." Implicit in this [[doctrine]] is the understanding that God created man and all creatures as they are, which is in opposition to Darwinian [[evolution|evolution theory]]. {{mainpage|[[Creation ex nihilo]]}} == Other issues == ===Intelligent design=== {{mainpage|[[Intelligent design]]}} == Resources == * [[J. I. Packer]], ''Knowing God''. InterVarsity Press, 1993. * [[Colin Gunton]], ''The Triune Creator: A Historical & Systematic Study''. Eerdmans, 1998. ==See also== * [[Genesis creation account]] * [[Creation ex nihilo]] * [[Intelligent design]] * [[Self-creation]] * [[Evolution]] * [[Creationism]] ==External links== * [http://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/creation.html Nine Views of the Creation] (Blue Letter Bible) * [http://theresurgence.com/mark_driscoll_2006-06_answers_to_common_questions_about_creation Answers to Common Questions about Creation], by [[Mark Driscoll]] * [http://www.sbts.edu/pdf/sbjt/SBJT_2007Spring6.pdf "In the Beginning..."] (The SBJT Forum)

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