Why is Creation Important?

In the summer of 2006, I had the privilege of attending Answers in Genesis' Creation College 2 in West Harrison, Indiana where I and about four hundred others spent six days studying the importance of Genesis chapters 1-11 to the integrity of Scripture as a whole, and the harmony of scientific evidence and the biblical account of creation. During the conference, AiG Chairman Reverend Don Landis presented several sessions on the theology of Genesis 1-11. The following sermon outline was distilled from these presentations:

Why is Creation Important?

(Genesis 3:6-7)

"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened…"

I. Adam’s Sin Had Consequences.

A. Adam sinned intentionally. “And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.” (1 Tim 2:14)

B. Adam’s sin caused him to die. “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return." (Gen 3:19)

C. Adam’s sin causes us to die. “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.” (Eph 5:8)

D. God provides a solution to death. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom 6:23)


II. The Second Adam Fixes the Sin of the First Adam.

A. Christ’s shed blood turned away the consequences of God’s wrath for Adam’s sin. “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” (1 John 2:2)

B. Christ’s physical death and bodily resurrection fixes our physical and spiritual death. “Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.” (1 Cor 15:12-13)

III. Physical Resurrection is at the Core of the Gospel

A. Christ is the first to be resurrected. “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Rom 8:29)

B. In Christ, our resurrection is assured. “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures…” (1 Cor 15:3-4)

“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” (Rom 8:11)

C. Our resurrection through Christ fixes death and sorrow. "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." (Rev 21:4)

D. Our resurrection through Christ removes the curse of Adam’s sin. “And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him.” (Rev 22:3)

IV. So, Why is the Genesis Account of Creation Important?

- If there are billions of years and millions of fossils before Adam’s sin and the fall…

- And these fossils are evidence of death, decay, and chaos…

- So…if there were death and decay before Adam’s sin and fall…then the entire Gospel is a lie…

“So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."” (Gen 3:14-15)

"These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.” (John 16:1-4)


***** Satan’s attack on Genesis through evolutionary theory is an attack upon the cross of Jesus Christ. *****