How was the world created?
There are many different theories and beliefs about how our world was created.
Christians believe that God caused the universe to exist and so, He created our world. The Bible states, 鈥淚n the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth.鈥
It goes on to describe how, over a period of six days, God created light and darkness, water and sky, dry land and plants, the Sun, Moon and stars, creatures that live in the sea and creatures that fly, animals that live on land and human beings.
A day of rest
On the seventh day, the Bible informs us that God rested because His work was finished.
God then blessed this day. Christians believe that God did this in order to establish a pattern for His people to follow. This was later emphasised in one of the Ten Commandments, "Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy."
Many Christians see Sunday (the seventh day of the week) as a day of resting, attending church and spending time with loved ones.
What is a day?
Even amongst Christians there can be different opinions on what is meant in the Bible by a 'day'.
Most believe it to mean 24 hours. However, some people believe that each of the days that God spent creating the world symbolise a much longer period of time, perhaps up to millions of years!
Is God an artist?
In the video, Eimear and Jacob compare God to an artist.
As you look around our world today, you would be forgiven for thinking that God had made a few mistakes in His 鈥榤asterpiece鈥.
We have global warming, pollution and poverty - to name just a few of our problems.
However, the Bible details how God鈥檚 original creation was perfect.
According to Christian belief, all imperfections in our world have been caused by mankind and only occurred after Adam and Eve disobeyed God鈥檚 instructions.
Is God's creation perfect?
Thankfully, many people believe that we can still see glimpses of God鈥檚 perfect creation.
Just look at the hands of a new-born baby, or the beauty of a leaf or a ladybird.
We might even see God's perfect creation in our own talents, such as our creativity!
Now you know more about God's creation, why not explore the word of God in the Bible?
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