In The Beginning...

I know it has been FAR to long since I last posted my thoughts here, but in these past two months nothing seemed to strike me as blog-worthy until now. Recently, one of my friends tagged me in a note via facebook about how the Big Bang theory and Genesis' account of Creation coexist. She wrote that the verse, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." could easily be talking about the instantaneous explosion of the Big Bang. She then explained that the first bang was followed by a second, which began the expansion of light, quoting Gen. 1:3, "And God said, 'let there be light,' and there was light."

Because no one was actually there when the world began, any theory requires some degree of faith. The Creation vs. Evolution battle has raged for many years, with neither theory appointed as "fact." I must, however, respectfully disagree with the idea that God used the Big Bang to create the universe. My first reason for this is that if God chose to use an explosion, it would portray him as a lazy, unconcerned God who chose to create us by acts of chance. This is not the God portrayed in the Bible. Psalm 139:13 says, "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mothers womb." I, for one, do not see the care and detail God put into crafting each of us in the form of an explosion. When a potter creates a jar, he spends time working the clay, shaping it to be exactly how he desires. He does not simply throw it on the pottery wheel and sit back, waiting for it to eventually turn into something usable.

Creation says that God created the world over a period of six days, (seven counting the day of rest) while Evolution claims our earth took shape over the course of billions of years. Some claim that the "days" in the Bible are actually symbols of long periods of time. In the original Hebrew translation of the Bible, the word YOM is used when talking about the creation of the world. This word literally means a 24 hour day. It has even been speculated that there were great gaps of time between each day of Creation, yet where is that depicted in the Bible?

The Big Bang theory also claims that the sun and stars were created before the Earth, which of course does not agree with Genesis. On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth. On the fourth day, he created the sun, moon, and stars.

I must now ask the question, does a chaotic action produce beauty and harmony?

If God truly used the Big Bang as a means to create the world, wouldn't the Bible also say something about it? If you were to read the story of Creation with no prior ideas about what the words "meant," it would be somewhat of a stretch to claim that these passages were really alluding to something completely different.

I could go on and on about so many other aspects about Creation vs. Evolution, for this is just one of the many issues surrounding this ever-growing debate. I know I do not share these beliefs with many people, but that is alright. The point of this post is not to criticize and denounce those who believe otherwise. It is simply for me to respond to something I disagree with, present my reasons for thinking the way I do, and validating those thoughts. Your comments and thoughts would be greatly appreciated, and I thank each of you for your time in reading this article of thought to the end.

-Resources-

AnswersInGenesis.com

Jonathan Park audio dramas

Prior Knowledge gathered from various sources