Creatio Ex Nihilo

creatio ex nihilo 

Latin 

Meaning-created from nothing

In this realm we call Earth, we do create. 

We have raw materials which we use to do so.

God on the other hand needed no raw materials. 

He spoke and it was!

There was nothing then something!

Genesis 1:1

[1] In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:2

[2] The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:7

[7] And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.

Genesis 1:16

[16] And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.

Genesis 1:21

[21] So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

[25] And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:27

    [27] So God created man in his own image,

        in the image of God he created him;

        male and female he created them.

Genesis 2:4

    [4] These are the generations

    of the heavens and the earth when they were created,

    in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

Psalm 19:1

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

    [1] The heavens declare the glory of God,

        and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Psalm 104:24

    [24] O LORD, how manifold are your works!

        In wisdom have you made them all;

        the earth is full of your creatures.

Hebrews 11:3

[3] By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

Revelation 4:11

    [11] “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,

        to receive glory and honor and power,

    for you created all things,

        and by your will they existed and were created.”

God gave us a warning!

Heed it!

Romans 1:19-20

[19] For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. [20] For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.