How did God create the universe according to Genesis 1:1?
Scripture teaches that in the beginning the triune, Almighty God called out of nothing everything: the heavens, the angelic hosts, the earth, and everything in it. All things began with the Creator, who is the Word, and the Word was with God and was God.
Les explains that in the beginning the triune, Almighty God called out of nothing everything—the heavens, the angelic hosts, the earth, and all that is in it. He connects Genesis 1 with John’s Gospel, noting John uses the same 'in the beginning' language as Moses, not dating it millions or thousands of years ago. John declares the Word was with God and was God, a person of the triune Godhead, and this refutes cults that deny Jesus is God.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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How does the New Testament describe the creation event found in Genesis 1?
The New Testament treats the same creation event as Genesis 1, and John uses the same 'in the beginning' language that Moses used.
What happened between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
Les teaches that something terrible happened between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, causing an interruption, and that God had to destroy it with a flood.