Genesis 1:1-31
God Creates the Universe and Man
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
John 1:1-18
Word Becomes Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
The Bible is one of the best evidences that God exists...Yet, there is a great irony with that statement...The Bible with all its different books, its many authors, and in all its pages -it never tries to prove that there is a God, or that God exists...When we first start reading Moses' Book of Genesis in the beginning to St. John's Revelation end to the grace of LORD Jesus be with God's people, Amen -none of the authors are out to prove that there is a God...All the authors are aware of God and write about Him...They are not taken to the task by the non-believer wanting proof that God exists...The authors assume that He exists and are writing about Him...The authors do not write lengthy pages of arguments why God exists...The authors of the Bible never take on the question of "Prove that God exists for me."...No where is there written in the Bible, the twenty arguments why God exists...The author assumes that God exists...It is possible the authors always genuinely assumed and believed that God naturally exists...
As we read the Old Testament, we do not read many verses from the authors about the nonbeliever...Instead we read more that people do not follow our Father in Heaven...And also people follow other gods and believe in other gods, beside or instead of the God of Israel...It seems in the Old Testament most people believe in God, and have a very hard and tough time following His ways...
Instead of trying to prove that God exists, the Bible's authors go about writing how God created and is involved with a man, or men, or His people of Israel...Throughout the Bible, God is involved with man and mankind...God impacts people's lives throughout the Bible stories and books...When God sends His Son to earth then it seems to me, that He is closer to man (maybe with the exception of when He was with Moses in the desert for forty years taking His people to the Promised Land)...But Jesus is different and unique...Jesus, a Man, goes about His life interacting with men and the people around Israel, while doing miraculous things...Jesus goes about teaching about God, and always assumes that He exists, and does not try to prove that He exists...This is because He came from God, and came from where God exists (in heaven)...No one knows more about God than His Son, and know one teaches more about God than Jesus...
So, if one believes that the Bible is the best evidence of God, then the best evidence maybe how God and Jesus interact with us each and everyday...The main evidence maybe how They impact our lives still today...Because, if one does not believe that He is not interacting each and everyday with His children, then they probably do not believe there is a God...And this non-believer is the one who wants his question answered "Prove that God exists."...But the Bible presents Him as always existing...Jesus is not out to prove that His Father exists (maybe anymore than you would try to prove that your father exists)...And Jesus gives us the mind of God, and God in the flesh...Jesus, in the four gospels, teaches and shows us much about God than any of the other books...This is because no one thinks more about God than Jesus... No one has ever seen God, but the One and Only Son, who is Himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known...