May Article
A paramount reason that all Biblical faith must be established on a Genesis-based, historical Creation event is because this is the only manner and foundation by which a valid sanction can be provided to the existence of an everlasting, omnipotent Creator whose Word is true and who has the power to establish an eternal plan of salvation for all peoples of the world. This requires a God who can call those things that are not as though they were, who can speak into existence a three-dimensional universe by His Word alone, who can declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done… (Isa. 46:10-11), and upon which, the impenetrable mystery of His Godhead is permanently founded.
All miracles, all prophecies, all promises of sacred Scripture are vouchsafed in the fact that Jesus is the God of all creation, and that because He is, His Word is forever true, a world without end! The Apostle Peter, in response to the queries regarding the healing of the lamb man (Acts 3 & 4), made this unmistakably clear by saying:
“Let it be known unto to you all, and to all the people of Israel, by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands before you whole. This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:10-12, NKJV)
It is without debate that the greatest miracle God has ever performed is His condescension from the heavenlies to dwell in a fleshly body that He might become the only sacrifice for sins that God would accept. While it is remarkable that God created out of nothing, that he materialized His word into the space/mass universe, His most significant miracle was when He robed Himself in flesh and tolerated the brutality of wicked men that His children could taste the fruit of redemption. Paul said it this way:
“Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.” (1 Timothy 3:16)
G. Thomas Sharp
