The foundational text of Genesis describes God (who is Spirit) speaking the physical world into existence out of chaos. This is expanded in the New Testament (Hebrews 11:3), which states that the physical universe was not made out of things that are visible, but was framed by the word of God.
God (pure spirit) spoke the physical universe into existence. The visible came from the invisible.
- Hebrews 11:3 – “By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
- Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” The entire creation account shows God’s spiritual command (“Let there be…”) producing physical reality (light, land, life, etc.).
- The physical realm continues to depend on the spiritual: Colossians 1:17 says of Christ, “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”