Creation

We believe that God created the universe in six literal days, and everything in it, out of nothing, by the Word of His power.  Having no deficiency in Himself, nor moved by any incompleteness in His joyful self-sufficiency, God was pleased in creation to display His Glory for the everlasting joy of the redeemed.  God directly created Adam from the dust of the ground and Eve from Adam’s side.  Adam and Eve were the historical parents of the entire human race; they were created male and female, equally in the image of God, without sin; they were created to glorify their Maker, Ruler, Provider, and Friend by trusting in His all-sufficient goodness, admiring His infinite beauty, enjoying His personal fellowship, and obeying His all-wise counsel.  In God’s love and wisdom, Adam and Eve were appointed differing and complimentary roles in marriage, as a type of Christ and the Church.