What the Bible says about Creative Process
(From Forerunner Commentary)

God sends His Spirit forth and creation takes place. If whatever He sends His Spirit into has already been created, then transformation takes place. From what to what? Transformation takes place from a state of destruction to a state of purity, cleanness, construction, and order—from confusion to order. This was what happened in Genesis 1. The Spirit of God brooded over the face of the deep, looking down on the earth's state of confusion, and then God sent forth His Spirit. Out of that confusion came order, beauty, and life. When God sent forth His Spirit to us, what kind of condition were we in? We were in Babylon—just as confused as everybody else. We were headed for the grave. We were in varying degrees of destruction and disorder. When He sent forth His Spirit, transformation began. God was creating! How much participation did we have in that? Why is the Spirit given to us? So that God can create. So often, we emphasize what we do with the Holy Spirit, but what we do with the Holy Spirit is tiny and insignificant compared to what God does. Could the creation in Genesis 1 have regenerated itself, transformed itself, recouped itself, from its state of destruction? No. In like manner, neither could we. John W. Ritenbaugh Pentecost and the Holy Spirit Related Topics: Holy Spirit | Transformation

 

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