Creation Basics: What Did Jesus Say About Creation?

What Jesus says about creation reminds us that, if we want to be faithful to his Word, we must take Genesis as literal history—just like he did!

Now, what Jesus says about creation reminds us that, if we want to be faithful to his Word, we must take Genesis as literal history—just like he did!

• Mark 10:6: “But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’” This statement from Jesus (made in the context of teaching on marriage and divorce) reminds us that, yes, God created male and female—there are only two sexes in humans. But it also reminds us that Adam and Eve were created “from the beginning.” They weren’t created billions of years after the beginning (like the big bang model teaches), they were created from the beginning as male and female. Yes, Jesus believed in a young earth (and he would know—he’s the Creator!).
• Luke 11:50–51: “So that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.” In Jesus’ rebuke of the scribes and Pharisees, he references the blood of prophets shed “from the foundation of the world,” that is “from the blood of Abel.” This places Abel near the “foundation of the world,” not billions of years after the beginning. Again, Jesus believed in a young earth.
• John 5:46–47: “For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?” In his response to the Pharisees’ accusations against his work of healing on the Sabbath, Jesus told them that if they really believed Moses, they would believe Jesus. Now, “Moses” as used here, refers to the first five books of the Bible, including Exodus 20:11 which clearly states that God created everything in six literal days. Jesus expects us to believe everything Moses wrote—including that God created in six days!
• Anytime Jesus references people from the Old Testament, including Adam and Eve, Abel, Noah, Abraham, Lot and his wife, Moses, Elijah, and Jonah, he always treats them as historical figures who really did live. Sadly, many Christians today deny that Adam and Eve were real, historical figures. But this contradicts Jesus’ words in the Gospels (not to mention Paul’s writings and, of course, Genesis!).

Yes, Jesus believed in a literal Genesis. And if we want to be faithful to his Word, we need to believe as he did!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.