Day 1- BIBLICAL TRUTHS BRINGS FREEDOM

This month you are going to start the process of being able to defend the Bible’s explanation of creation. The Bible claims that God is the creator of the heavens and the earth and all that is in it. The defense of your faith in any subject takes a lifetime of reading God’s Word and allowing the Holy Spirit to teach and work in you. The goal of this month’s study will be to do the following:
Challenge you to be confident in what you believe the Bible says about creation.
Read John 8:32. What sets you free?
You need to know and believe what the Bible says about creation. In your pursuit of truth, you will find the Bible has an answer for every question asked concerning the creation and origin of the universe. It’s fun to know the facts and arguments but you need to know truth to even have an argument. Truth is your greatest ally. God will use His truth to set those in bondage free.
Knowing the truth of creation will help you recognize the lies out there.
Read Colossians 2:8. What are you to be careful of?
The best way to recognize a lie is to know truth. Lies are deceptive. Jesus even says the lies of men are able to deceive those who believe (Matthew 24:24). God also says light is the only thing that will expose darkness (Ephesians 5:13). Before defending truth you must recognize the lie, the core problem of any opponent’s argument.
You must understand the heart of opponents of Biblical creation.
Read John 15:18. Your opponents, in any subject matter, oppose who first?
While there will be interesting information and questions provided in the devos and pop-up boxes to serve as tools for your defense, you will spend most of this short study helping you understand the heart of your opponent. You must understand their mentality and condition to be able to help them overcome the “roadblocks” of faith concerning creation.

Day 2- THE TRUTH

Read Genesis Chapter 1. Make a list of what God created on each day.
The Bible claims the earth was created in 6 days. There are secular and Christian organizations that refute creation happened within 6 days. It is almost understandable how a non-believer would refute this, but Christians? Most use the 2 Peter 3:8 to question an actual 6-day creation. Here are some facts to confirm it was a 6 day creation where God rested on the 7th day.
The word day in the Hebrew language, which is the language of the original text, is “Yom.” It is known in the Hebrew language as a 24-hour period.
The Bible takes an extra step to confirm an actual 24 hour day by constantly stating Tere was evening and there was morning, one day.” In all languages a 24-hour period is understood to consist of morning and evening.
What 2 Peter 3:8 says is true but you cannot take it out of context. The context is in an explanation of the future day of judgment. The next verse explains how God is slow to keep His promise of judgment and defeat of evil for good so that many can turn towards Him. There is no mention of God’s creation in this passage. It doesn’t fit the context so it’s not right to assume God meant it to define the length of creation.
What stood out to you about God’s creation? Did God seem to have an order of creation? Does how He created the earth make sense?
Do you believe God created the earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th?

Day 3- THE ORIGIN OF MAN

There are different beliefs about how the universe was created but none of them give an answer to why the universe, earth, mankind, and all of species were created. The Biblical explanation of creation is the ONLY doctrine that gives an answer to why. Read the following verses and write down why you believe God created the earth and mankind.
Isaiah 43:7, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 2:15, Ephesians 3:9-10, Revelation 4:11, Romans 11:36, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 5:16, Colossians 1:16, Psalm 19:1

Day 4- THE FUTURE OF THE MAN AND THE EARTH

In all of mankind’s attempts to explain the origin of the universe, there is no explanation that speaks to the future of the universe. Man has always been intrigued with different theories of what will happen to the universe, earth and mankind, but there is no proof to substantiate those theories. The Bible is clear about the future of the universe, mankind, and the earth. Of course, you could do an entire study on what God says about the future, but for today, you are going to read you a few verses to show God has a future planned.
Read the following verses and make notes on what God says about the future.
Jeremiah 29:11, John 16:33, Philippians 3:20-21, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 1 John 3:2, John 14:1-3, Matthew 24:30-31, John 12:31, Revelation 3:21, Matthew 24:25, Revelation 21:1-8
You have barely touched the surface on understanding the future God has planned, but the point is… He speaks to a future. You can have confidence of this future by simply looking at God’s track record. All throughout the Old Testament, God has prophesied many future events. Most of the prophecies have to do with the coming Messiah, Jesus. Jesus fulfilled over 300 of them! The probability of one man fulfilling only 8 of these is 1 chance in 100,000,000,000,000,000! The crazy thing is He did, in fact, fulfill over 300, 29 of them in one day alone! These prophecies and their fulfillment are both historically documented. The only ones that are unfulfilled concern Christ’s second coming. If you read the Old Testament, God’s Word always came true concerning things He prophesied for Israel. The point? God has already proven that what He says comes true.

Day 5- GENESIS 3

Read Genesis 3. What did mankind do? What happened because of what they did?
Read Isaiah 59:2. What do your sins do?
Genesis 3 is part of the creation story and most people often ignore it. The Bible makes a serious claim about mankind. The Bible claims that mankind, at its core, is sinful. If man has not proven to be sinful then we have a reason to question the rest of the creation story. Man has continually proven throughout history to be sinful. Mankind proves everyday there is a need for a Savior, which validates God’s reason for creation and the future He has planned for those who believe in Him.
Read Isaiah 46:10. Did God have the end planned from the beginning?
How does this promise help you believe God is a detailed and purposeful God?