This is book one of a trilogy. This book identifies God's intent for the creation and how that applies today. The time frame for this book includes the time before "creation", the seven days of this creation, the initial sin of mankind and the initial consequences of that sin. Dr. Wood addresses the issue of evolution and how science and Scripture interface. Did dinosaurs exist or are they an elaborate hoax of science? Is the earth really six or seven thousand years old? How old is the universe? Are the cosmos and the earth the same age? When did men first walk the earth? Are we the first sentient persons to walk the earth? What are the spiritual realities placed in the earth during the seven days of this present creation? This book provides unique insight into creation, God's original intent and the awful consequences of sin.
Dr. Wood and his wife Patti are formerly State of Maine residents but have been Texas residents since 1980. They live on a working ranch south of San Antonio. Dr. Wood has an active Internal Medicine practice in San Antonio, Texas and is published in the medical literature. He is a member, a Teacher and a Pastor at Believers Christian Center of San Antonio, Texas under the leadership of the Senior Pastor Henry Adams Jr.. Dr. Wood is also the Pastor of Believers Christian Center - North also located in San Antonio Texas and he is the Senior Pastor of Eastern Gate Ministries International Inc (egmii.org).
CHAPTER ONE
THE ORIGINAL CREATION
The “Creation Story” is a much discussed topic. I will attempt to bring clarity on this topic according to the Truth of God’s Word. It is recorded, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1) [1]. The phrase “In the beginning” is the Hebrew word “reshît” Hebrew Strong’s number 7225, meaning;
the first, in place, time, order or rank, the beginning or principal
thing [1]. This same word resulting in the phrase “In the beginning” in Genesis 1:1 is also used in Proverbs 4:7 when it says, “Wisdom is the principal thing”. In this very first verse of the Bible the heaven (actually heavens) and earth are being created, but there are deeper truths. You may say what deeper Truths? If you had only this first verse of the Bible there would be no deeper Truth but that is not the case. You and I have the full counsel of Scripture. In this first verse four spiritual laws come into view and are manifested. These four spiritual laws are love, faith, words and light. First love, God is love (1 John 4:8), second is faith for whatever is not of faith is sin (Romans 14:23) and there is no sin in our God. The third spiritual law is words for God speaks all things into existence (Hebrews 11:3) as we see in the remainder of the “creation account”, and forth is light for God is light (1 John 1:5). We know intuitively and from Scripture that God is existent from eternity past to eternity future. An unending time frame or an existence absent time is very difficult if not impossible for the natural mind to comprehend but it is possible for the born again spirit and the renewed mind guided by the indwelling Holy Spirit of God. There are several verses in the Scriptures which speak of the eternal nature of God.