Biblical Thoughts

Bible begins with the expression “In the Beginning”. Fiction writers invented the expression “Once upon a time” and we read them in bedtime stories from childhood days. The expression “Once upon a time” suggests that according to the author the event happened at a certain point in time in history and is unsure when it happened. Such an expression also suggests there are events that have happened prior to this moment. If Bible began with an expression, ‘Once upon a time God created heavens and earth’, it would have led to the obvious question what God created prior to this moment. The expression “In the Beginning” refers to the very beginning of time. It was a point in time where time itself was introduced. It was a point in time where the Spiritual initiated the physical. Time is necessary for the physical world to function unlike the spiritual world which is not time bound. For them a thousand years is like a day (2 Pet 3:8) of ours. This expression was well endorsed by John...

In the beginning God created heavens and the earth. Heavenly bodies filled the universe and earth held a special place among this multitude. The earth was without any form and empty. Darkness stole into this emptiness and nothing was visible. Vapors began to bundle together and turned into a huge mass of water body under the cover of the darkness. The Spirit of God was hovering in the thin air over the waters, to bring forth life on earth for God who is Spirit wanted to create man, his child, in flesh, in his own likeness, the crown of all creations. God looked at the earth through the bright windows of heaven and saw that it was dark. He knew that darkness was not a creation of him. It is mere absence of light. He declared,  “let there be light” and glory of God began to dawn upon the earth. The light began to dispel the darkness out of its place and earth began to brighten up. God looked at the earth again and saw that it was good. It was delightful, gracious, playful and ple...