Thus the heavens and earth,
and all the host of them,
were finished.
And on the seventh day
God ended His work
which He had done,
and He rested on the
seventh day from all
His work
which God had created
and made.
Genesis 2:1-2
In the midst of all various theories regarding the creation, or formation of the earth the doctrine of Continuous Creation is found to be objected on several grounds; this representation will be examined and commented upon as to their objectionable theory. It is true that creation and preservation, and government are in fact different. If they are confounded then all that has been done is to create confusion, and more importantly error. Creation is the calling into existence what before did not exist. Preservation is the continuing, or causing to continue what has already is and exists. Creation cannot be found to have any cooperation and is solely the act of God. With preservation there is to be found a concursus, an intermingling of creation or first cause with second causes. We never find those two things to be confounded in the Bible. Paul in writing to the Church in Colossae states: "And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist" (Colossians 1:17; cf. Hebrews 1:3). Therefore God is a priori and it would be gratuitous to state such an unscriptural assumption that denies all difference between will and efficiency; between power and act in God. Furthermore, to say that God's acts are not successive and that He never does in time what He does not do from eternity means that that language has no meaning for us. How? We cannot comprehend the relation which the efficiency of God has to the effects produced successively. Any Christian would admit that God does act, that He has acts and He does produce effects and those acts and effects are successive. Therefore, those acts and effects represent and are concerned with our relation to God and to the world around Him. Those acts and effects are exactly what would have been if those acts were really successive. God as a priori, and as preserver, and within His government or dispensation towards His creation, then all things are as they would have been no matter successive or not. But to state that there is a continuous creation is in error as will be shown. Mostly, we must not depart from the Scriptures and those plain representations of God and His government, preservation, and creation. If we were to conceive of God and our relation to Him as the world attempts to make Him would make God an unknown Being and merging into all His perfections the general idea of cause.
As to the preservation of the world, it is as much due to the preservation of the world for it is held together by the immediate power of God as it is His creation. Not for one minute should be confuse or prove that preservation is something that was created out of nothing as was all the external beings, things, etc. Creation is out of nothing, preservation is that which hold all things together in unity according to God's government. This doctrine of continuous creation is abhorrent as it leads to error and is dangerous.
There are five reasons that will be given in the next blog as to the objections to this doctrine and its falseness and error and why it is so dangerous. You may admit to not holding on to such error as that God is continually creating; yet, a form of this doctrine is far-reaching into society and into the secular world as it is being taught in schools. Furthermore, some pastors and teachers in the Christian realm hold to a similar doctrine misleading their congregants. This false teaching can be found in such theories as evolution, and the "gap" theory, or that the earth was not created in seven literal days. While at this time I will not address such theories in completeness I will show how this doctrine has invaded the Christian Church influencing Christians to not believe or hold to the plain teaching of the Bible.
Praise the LORD,
For His mercy
endures forever.
2 Chronicles 20:21b
May God Today Teach You
Richard L. Crumb
As to the preservation of the world, it is as much due to the preservation of the world for it is held together by the immediate power of God as it is His creation. Not for one minute should be confuse or prove that preservation is something that was created out of nothing as was all the external beings, things, etc. Creation is out of nothing, preservation is that which hold all things together in unity according to God's government. This doctrine of continuous creation is abhorrent as it leads to error and is dangerous.
There are five reasons that will be given in the next blog as to the objections to this doctrine and its falseness and error and why it is so dangerous. You may admit to not holding on to such error as that God is continually creating; yet, a form of this doctrine is far-reaching into society and into the secular world as it is being taught in schools. Furthermore, some pastors and teachers in the Christian realm hold to a similar doctrine misleading their congregants. This false teaching can be found in such theories as evolution, and the "gap" theory, or that the earth was not created in seven literal days. While at this time I will not address such theories in completeness I will show how this doctrine has invaded the Christian Church influencing Christians to not believe or hold to the plain teaching of the Bible.
Praise the LORD,
For His mercy
endures forever.
2 Chronicles 20:21b
May God Today Teach You
Richard L. Crumb
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