~ 5 Profound Concepts in 10 Words! ~
There are five great things which man has relentlessly studied. Each of the five is knowable to a degree. The five are: time, force, action, space, and matter. Interestingly, God has given us information about all five in the very first verse of the Bible. Scientists commonly discuss time, space, and matter. A significant portion of science is concerned largely about cause (force) and effect (the resulting action).
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
TIME—“In the beginning” ~ The Word of God tells us that God is an eternal being—He has an eternal past and an eternal future. In these first three words of Scripture we find that time begins. “All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen One who never dies; He alone is God” (1 Timothy 1:17).
FORCE—“God” ~ The Bible tells us that God is omnipotent, or all-powerful. God’s power is without limit. “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:16-17).
ACTION—“created” ~ The Scripture tells us that mankind was created “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:27). Man as he was created reflected his creative Maker. Sin entered and man died spiritually. Today, those who have accepted God’s plan of salvation are becoming increasingly like God. “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
SPACE—“the heavens” ~ Every day astronomers are discovering greater magnitudes of glory in space than ever imagined. The Word of God tells us that “the heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1a).
MATTER—“and the earth.” ~ God created the earth with all its beauty for mankind. Even today scientists and researchers in many fields are daily discovering greater depths of intricacy of design on this marvelous planet we call earth. “The earth displays His handiwork” (Psalm 19:1b).
“In the beginning [time] God [force] created [action] the heavens [space] and the earth [matter]” (Genesis 1:1).
