Genesis 1:1a (NIV) In the beginning God…
What is the greatest revelation of Genesis 1? “It is not the details of creation, as interesting as they may be. Nor is it the description of man, although that is important. It is, rather, that there is a God, and through Him all things came into being. Genesis 1:1 is the answer to the atheist, who denies the existence of any god; to the animist, who lives in fear of spirits and tries to please them; to the polytheist, who worships many gods; to the materialist, who thinks that matter is the ultimate reality; to the dualist, who believes that good and evil co-exist forever; to the pantheist, who makes no distinction between God and things He has created; and to the evolutionist, who argues that all things are the result of blind chance“ (Paul B. Hoff, Genesis). Beyond the universe there is an eternal, uncreated Being who is superior to His creation: “In the beginning God…”