Genesis emphasizes creation 'after its kind' to show that God created each form of life to reproduce only within its own species.
The repeated phrase in Genesis 1 applies to grass, herbs, fruit trees, and animals: they all produce after their own kind. Les Feldick says there is 'no such thing as crossing over' from one totally different species into another. For that reason, the Genesis emphasis conflicts with the evolutionary approach, which Les says he does not agree with.
Genesis 1:11 — This is the first verse that uses the phrase 'after his kind,' establishing the fixed pattern for plant reproduction.
Genesis 1:12 — The result repeats the phrase, confirming that grass and fruit trees actually produced after their kind.
1 Corinthians 15:38-39 — Paul applies the same species-boundary principle to seeds and to different kinds of flesh, which Les ties back to Genesis.
In Genesis 1:11-12, God commands the earth to bring forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees yielding fruit after his kind, and the earth does exactly that. The phrase is then repeated for sea creatures and birds in Genesis 1:21, and for cattle, creeping things, and beasts of the earth in Genesis 1:24-25. The repeated wording shows the creation account itself makes this a central feature of how God made living things. Paul later uses the same pattern in 1 Corinthians 15:38-39, saying God gives every seed his own body and that all flesh is not the same flesh: men, beasts, fishes, and birds are distinct.
Les Feldick teaches that 'after its kind' means everything in creation is confined to its own species. He says there is no such thing as crossing over from one totally different species into another. He allows that hybridization can happen, but he is emphatic that sowing an apple seed will never produce an orange tree. Les also points to Paul's statement that all flesh is not the same and that every seed has its own body, applying it directly back to Genesis. He identifies himself as a creationist who rejects the evolutionary approach, believing that God spoke the word and created everything as He wanted it to be.
The repeated phrase in Genesis 1 sets the boundary for plant and animal reproduction. Les Feldick explains that everything is confined to its own species and that there is no crossing over from one totally different species into another. Hybridization is possible, but an apple seed will never produce an orange tree.
Les Feldick says he does not agree with the evolutionary approach whatsoever. As a creationist, he believes that in the beginning God spoke the word and everything was created as He wanted it to be. The fixed 'after his kind' boundaries in Genesis stand directly against the idea that all living things developed from one original form.
Paul says God gives the grain a body as it pleases Him, and to every seed his own body. Les applies this principle straight back to Genesis: everything follows in its own species. He also highlights Paul's point that all flesh is not the same — men, beasts, fish, and birds have different kinds of flesh.
Creation of Vegetation in Genesis 1
Les describes the earth bringing forth grass, seed-yielding herbs, and fruit trees after the dry land appears, providing the context for the 'after its kind' statement.
Species Boundaries
Les directly teaches that everything is confined to its own species and that there is no crossing over from one totally different species into another, using the apple and orange seed example.
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Creationist Rejection of Evolution
Les states he is a creationist who does not agree with the evolutionary approach, believing God spoke the word and created everything as He wanted it.
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Genesis 1:11: And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
This verse introduces the command that plants reproduce after their own kind.
Genesis 1:12: And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
The result confirms that plant life obeyed the pattern of producing after its kind.
Genesis 1:21: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
The same 'after their kind' boundary applies to sea creatures and birds.
Genesis 1:24: And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
The pattern is extended to land animals, including cattle and creeping things.
Genesis 1:25: And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
The completed creation of land animals repeats the same fixed-kind language.
1 Corinthians 15:38: But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
Paul says every seed receives its own body, which Les ties back to the Genesis species boundaries.
1 Corinthians 15:39: All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
Paul distinguishes different kinds of flesh, supporting the idea that God keeps life forms separate.
Les Feldick teaches that everything in creation is confined to its own species and there is no crossing over from one totally different species into another. He also says he does not agree with the evolutionary approach and identifies as a creationist who believes God spoke the word and created everything as He wanted it.
Les allows that hybridization can occur, but he says sowing an apple seed will not produce an orange tree. In his teaching, species follow within their own kind, and there is no such thing as crossing over from one totally different species into another.
Paul was saying that God gives each seed its own body, just as He has pleased. Les applies this directly back to Genesis: everything follows in its own species, and even flesh is distinguished — men, beasts, fish, and birds are not the same.
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