Creation

1. What Is Creatio ex Nihilo? 2. God Was Never Lonely. Luke 22:29; John 16:35; John 17:5; John 17:24 3. What is the Difference Between Human Beings and Other Animals? 3.1. We Are Animals The Hebrew phrase that is used to describe man at his creation, (pronounced NEH fesh kha YAH, נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙) "living soul" (Genesis 2:7), is used of animals (Genesis 1:20, 24, 30; 2:19 ). 3.2. Only Human Beings Are Created Directly by God. Genesis 2:7 3.3. Only Human Beings Are Created in the Image of God and Endowed with the Reflective Ability to Think God's Thoughts After him. Genesis 1:27; Colossians 3:10; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Peter 2:12 3.4. Only Human Beings Are Immortal. 2 Corinthians 5:8; Ecclesiastes 3:21 with Ecclesiastes 12:7; Cf. Confession of Faith, Chapter 4, "Creation," Paragraph Two 4. God Created the World with the Appearance of Age. Genesis 2:19-25