A few Bible verses on Creation:

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)

"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said... 'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who set its measurements?, since you know! Who stretched the line on it? On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone?...Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the cords of Orion? Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, and guide the Bear with her satellites?'" (Job 38:1, 4-6, 31-32)
Note: read all of Job 38-41 for God's bragging about His creation, and mocking man's finite understanding.

"The fool has said in his heart, 'there is no God.'" (Psalm 14:1 and 53:1)

"That which is known about God is evident within them [unbelievers]; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made* [Creation], so that they [those that disbelieve] are without excuse...They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creation instead of the Creator." (Romans 1: 19-20, 25)

*The Greek word here is "poiemasin", from the root word "poema" (yes, the root of the English "poem"), and means "handiwork", "artistic creation", "workmanship", and is a more personal and artistic word (requiring an artist) than the "ktito" and "ktizo", used for "creation" and "Creator" in verse 25, which is more of a founding, a building (requiring a founder or builder). Also, as a parallel to the artistic meaning, the Hebrew word used in Genesis 1:1 literally means "to carve out."



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