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Introduction
In the previous paper there was
consideration given to the
distinctive distinction between God
and His creation, followed by the
manifestation of God. That which is
now considered is the “why” and
“how” the universe was created.
Why was the cosmos created? |
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There are at least three great
reasons why God created the cosmos. |
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John writing about God in Revelation
4:11 states, “Thou hast created all
things, and for thy pleasure they
are and were created”. Paul, when
writing about the Lord Jesus,
writes, “For by him were all things
created, that are in heaven, and
that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones,
or dominions, or principalities, or
powers: all things were created by
him, and for him: And he is before
all things, and by him all things
consist” (Col. 1:16-17). |
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Another three truths are presented,
two in the Psalms and one in
Romans. “The heavens declare the
glory of God; and the firmament
sheweth his handiwork (Psa. 19:1);
“The heavens declare his
righteousness, and all the people
see his glory” (Psa. 97:6). Paul
wrote, “For the invisible things of
him from the creation of the world
are clearly seen, being understood
by the things that are made, even
his eternal power and Godhead; so
that they are without excuse” (Rom
1:20). |
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Hugh Ross in his book The
Fingerprint of God makes the
following statement: |
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The universe has a just-right
gravitational force. If it were
larger, the stars would be too hot
and would burn up too quickly and
too unevenly to support life. If it
were smaller, the stars would remain
so cool, nuclear fusion would never
ignite, and there would be no heat
and light. |
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The universe has a just-right speed
of light. If it were larger, stars
would send out too much light. If
it were smaller, stars would not
send out enough light. |
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The universe has a just-right
average distance between the stars.
If it were larger, the heavy element
density would be too thin for rocky
planets to form, and there would
only be gaseous planets. If it were
smaller, planetary orbits would
become destabilized because of the
gravitational pull from other stars. |
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The universe has a just-right
polarity of the water molecule. If
it were greater, the heat of fusion
and vaporization would be too great
for life to exist. If it were
smaller, the heat of fusion and
vaporization would be too small for
life’s
existence, liquid water would become
too inferior a solvent for life
chemistry to proceed, ice would not
float, leading to a runaway
freeze-up. |
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Earth was created and placed for man
to dwell on, “I have made the earth,
and created man upon it: I, even my
hands, have stretched out the
heavens, and all their host have I
commanded”
(Isa.
45:12). |
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How was the cosmos created? |
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The great danger folks fall into is
restricting God to our measurements
and understanding. The Almighty is
outside of our universe and the
question of Job is still
unanswerable by man, “Canst thou by
searching find out God? canst thou
find out the Almighty unto
perfection?” (Job 11:7).
A
crude illustration is a fly flying
around Presidents Trump’s
Mar-a-Lago estate
and saying, “I do not see any
evidence of the President.” It just
would have no idea of its
insignificance or tinniness of its
thoughts.
In the beginning God created. How
did He create it? |
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In wisdom and understanding: “The
LORD by wisdom hath founded the
earth; by understanding hath he
established the heavens” (Prov.
3:19). |
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By the preciseness of measurements:
“Who hath measured the waters in the
hollow of his hand, and meted out
heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth
in a measure, and weighed the
mountains in scales, and the hills
in a balance?” (Isa. 40:12). |
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Without any external assistance:
“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer,
and he that formed thee from the
womb, I am the LORD that maketh all
things; that stretcheth forth the
heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad
the earth by myself” (Isa. 44:24). |
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By Power: “Ah Lord GOD! behold,
thou hast made the heaven and the
earth by thy great power and
stretched out arm,
and
there is nothing too hard for
thee” (Jer. 32:17). |
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For His pleasure that is the
fulfilling of His purpose: “Thou
art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory
and honour and power: for thou hast
created all things, and for thy
pleasure they are and were created”
(Rev. 4:11). |
Concluding Comments |
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The shallowness of my spirituality
is that I can know all this data,
and yet not bow in worshipping
astonishment for three
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The graciousness of His revelation
of Himself to us who are but six
foot of dust. |
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In loving me to the extent of giving
His beloved to the curse of the tree
for me. (Jn. 3:16) |
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In bringing me into the honoured
place of calling Him Father. (Jn.
20:17) |
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. . . . Rowan Jennings |
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