Main Thought
The universe had a beginning! Most people take this fact for granted, but many prominent thinkers - from Aristotle to Einstein - believed that the universe had existed forever. The Bible revealed that the universe had a beginning thousands of years before science could see it. Time, space, matter, and energy began to exist when the Big Bang happened. This means that the universe was caused by something, or Someone, who wasn’t limited by those four things. The Bible was ahead of the curve once more: God revealed that He met those specific requirements before science realized they were necessary. It’s also increasingly apparent that the universe needed to be fine-tuned for life to exist. If things like gravity or the strong nuclear force (which holds an atom’s nucleus together) were different by even a slight margin, our universe wouldn’t be able to sustain life.
These incredible facts can do more than intrigue our minds. They impact our faith. If we believe that God can make the universe from nothing, and create beauty from the chaos of the cosmos, then we should be confident that He can do incredible things with our lives as well. It all comes down to trusting Jesus.
Main Passage
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 1:11 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.
- John 1:1-317 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Discussion Questions
What do you believe about the origin of the universe? Why is there something rather than nothing?
If you were to share one idea from the Main Thought or passages above with a skeptic, what would it be? How would you share it?
Are there unknown or chaotic elements in your life? If so, then what are they? How can you practically trust God and act in faith with respect to those things?