God created the universe and all things in it in six days (Gen. 1,2; Ex. 20:11). The things that are now physically visible were made out of things unseen (Heb. 11:3); in other words, out of nothing. God did not create the world out of necessity but of His own free and sovereign will and for His pleasure (Rev. 4:11). Both darkness and light were created by God (Isa. 45:7; Gen. 1:3) – both are physical, the former an absence of the latter. God created space and time (Ps. 90:2 – ‘or ever thou hadst formed {Heb. Chul- to rotate, spin} the earth and the world’). God created the universe for Jesus Christ, who is the heir of all things (Col. 1:16-18; Eph. 1:10). Notes from Outline of Theology Origin of Creation 1. The Six Days of Creation (Gen. 1, 2; Exo. 20:11) False Views: Gap Theory, Progressive Creationism, & Theistic Evolutionism- None of them have support from traditional hermeneutical history nor explicit Biblical support (except recourse to jumble of words and out-of-context inte...