Originally Posted by Ringman
Did you know the Book which covers that starts by saying, "In the beginning God created...". In The New Testament we find, In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was God And all things were created by Him.
Indeed. All things were made by him. He made the world, and commanded it to bring forth all living things. Only he had the power and authority to do that, and without him having done that, there would be nothing. That doesn't mean he blinked everything into existence. You're reading that into it when that interpretation isn't required by the words. In fact, the words support my position, since they clearly state that he commanded the waters and the earth to bring forth all the living creatures. How do you interpret that to mean he blinked all the living creatures into existence, like Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie??