WCF 4.1

4.1. Of Creation

It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of His eternal power, wisdom, and goodness, in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the world, and all things therein whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days; and all very good.

Proof texts

• Heb. 1:2 — [2] but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.
• John 1:2, 3 — [2] He was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
• Gen. 1:2 — [2] The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
• Job. 26:13 — [13] By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
• Job. 33:4 — [4] The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
• Rom. 1:20 — [20] For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
• Jer. 10:12 — [12] It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
• Ps. 104:24 — [24] O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
• Ps. 33:5, 6 — [5] He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. [6] By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
• Gen. 1 chap.
• Heb. 11:3 — [3] By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
• Col. 1:16 — [16] For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things were created through him and for him.
• Acts 17:24 — [24] The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,

For discussion

1. The Assembly cited Heb. 1:2 in support of this answer. Read it in context — how does it bear on what is claimed here?
2. 13 passages are cited here. Which does the most work, and is anything claimed that the proofs do not obviously carry?
3. WSC Q9 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?
4. WSC Q10 treats the same ground. What does it add, and why might it put things differently?

Read alongside

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