Core Value 10: Creation

God is the sovereign creator of the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1–2:3; Hebrews 11:3).

• Therefore we affirm that the account of creation in Genesis is a record of historical events, that God created everything out of nothing, after its own kind, and that man was specially created in the image of God.
• We deny the philosophy of evolutionism in all its various expressions.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Why is “evolutionism” called a philosophy here?
2. What are some of its “various expressions”?
3. How do the following elements of the affirmation contradict evolution and affirm a biblical worldview (“philosophy”)?

• Genesis 1–2 are historical events.
• God created out of nothing.
• Creatures were made after their own kind.
• Man was created in God’s image.

THE CORE VALUES OF SOLA 5

• Core Value 1: God-Centredness
• Core Value 2: Logic and Reason
• Core Value 3: Authority
• Core Value 4: Sanctity of Life
• Core Value 5: Marriage and Sexuality
• Core Value 6: Discipline
• Core Value 7: Gender Roles
• Core Value 8: Vocation
• Core Value 9: Racial Harmony
• Core Value 10: Creation
• Core Value 11: Animals and the Environment
• Core Value 12: Pluralism
• Core Value 13: Freedom of Religion
• Core Value 14: Evangelism
• Core Value 15: Sufficiency of Scripture
• Core Value 16: Expository Preaching
• Core Value 17: Genuine Christianity
• Core Value 18: Personal Devotion to God
• Core Value 19: Good Works and Social Concern
• Core Value 20: Autonomy and Interdependency
• Core Value 21: The Unity of the Church
• Core Value 22: Liberty of Conscience
• Core Value 23: Hyper-Orthodoxy

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