My Unusual Journal
My Unusual Journal 38 - Friday, September 30, 2011, 2:40 AM
A Few Intriguing Thoughts on the First Chapter of Genesis
I am lying in bed, not sleeping, not praying in the classical sense of the term, just lying here and thinking about God and His goodness and His ways of operating in the affairs of humanity and the global society called The World.
The thought arises: When God formed Adam from the dust of the ground, Adam had no previous human history from which to learn anything. Whatever knowledge he had came by one of three means: 1) he was made with an inherent knowledge, the knowledge that God had programmed into him; 2) God taught Adam as they would meet in the Garden of Eden in the cool of the evening; or 3) he learned by experience, a sort of trial and error method. It was more than likely a combination of the three methods.
God implanted the precise items of knowledge that Adam would need right away in Adam’s subliminal mind. Beyond that initial knowledge I believe that much of what Adam knew about his Creator was taught to him by the direct confrontational method whether he actually saw God – remember Adam had absolutely no sin to restrict his communion with his Creator – or just a representation of God that spoke to Adam as He would much later talk to Moses.
The angels were created some time prior to the making of Adam, which indicates they saw all the mighty works of God in creating the worlds and all the other objects that make up the universe. The angels were there and they were awestruck at the tremendous show of might and glory when God said “Let there be light!” and “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters!” and “Let the earth bring forth grass!” and God caused all these unique acts TO BE by His mighty power alone. The angels, who are powerful creatures in themselves, did not assist God in the creation of all things from a "nothing" starting point when there were no angels yet created.
God created the universe through the agency of Jesus who was as yet unborn until later ages. The "Word" (Grk Logos) mentioned in John 1.1, would be the motivating force of Jesus, and they (the Logos and the human Jesus whom the Logos inhabited) would be called the only begotten Son of God. All Creation was brought into being by God through the agency of Jesus.
“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ…” (Eph 3:9)
“For by him [Christ] 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…” (Col 1:16)
Jesus is God (John 10.1). Jesus is God in a human body (John 1.1, 14). Jesus is the Holy Spirit (Acts 16.7 RV & NIV). Jesus Christ is all we will ever need in this life or in the unending ages to come. Paul is so bold as to declare, “For in him [Christ] dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” (Col. 2.9) It is clear to all who want to know more of the truth of the Godhead that Jesus, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, comprises the totality of the Godhead and its many ancillary attributes.
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