Three Main Views Of Biblical Creationism

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Biblical creationism is another one of the three main views when it comes to human origins. This is where people believe in Genesis account where creation of the world took place in six calendar days. According to the scripture, Genesis 1:27, it is stated, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Walvoord believes that the origin of man has long been the subject of human speculation but in spite of all has that has been done scientifically and otherwise, no one has yet to come up with a better explanation than creation for the origin of man.
He believes that Evolution has no solution for the origin of life. Science never has been able to produce life out of that which was not …show more content…

He believes that there is no alternative explanation to the doctrine of creation that satisfies the questions that are raised with respect to the nature of our universe and the nature of man.
In the original creation as stated in Genesis 1:27, man was made in the image and likeness of God. This means that he has the essential qualities of personality, which are intellect, sensibility and will, that is, the ability to make moral choices. These qualities do not exist in any creature other than man, which makes it possible for us to have communication with God and also to be morally responsible for his …show more content…

In considering the matter of the life of man, the Scriptures record, “The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Gen. 2:7). As man is discussed in Scripture, it becomes evident that in addition to material and immaterial, the immaterial part of man is considered under two major aspects-that of spirit and soul. When man was created, according to Genesis 2:7, he “became a living being,” literally, man became “a living soul” (KJV). Several hundred times in both the Old and New Testaments man is declared to possess a

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