From the fall of 2004 until the fall of 2005 I preached through the entire book of Genesis verse by verse. It was one of the richest and most rewarding studies I have ever done. I got so enthralled with preparing for the series that I ended up writing a 200-page introduction and commentary for our church that we printed in-house. Here is a section from the book that attempts to answer the most common questions about the perennially hot doctrine of creation. At the end of this document are some suggested resources for those wanting to study further on this issue.
Today a debate rages about the question of origins and where creation and humanity came from. Much of the passion that surrounds this question is because the question of origins has implications for everything else. For example, Genesis says that there was a beginning to history which means there will be an end. Genesis says that creation comes from God which means it belongs to God. Genesis says that people come from God which means that people will stand before God in the end.