The Free Will Baptist denomination affirms the doctrine of creation ex nihilo: God created all things from nothing and is the sole ultimate source of all existence. Genesis 1:1-2 is interpreted as describing God's creative act bringing all things into being. This is foundational to Free Will Baptist theology and worldview.

The creation narrative establishes the absolute transcendence and power of God and the absolute dependence of creation upon God. The creature-creator distinction is essential to Free Will Baptist understanding of God's nature and humanity's nature. Humans are created in God's image and are endowed with the dignity and freedom that image-bearing entails.

The Free Will Baptist affirmation of human freedom and responsibility for moral choice is grounded in the belief that humans are created in God's image with genuine agency. God's creation of humans with this freedom is understood as reflecting God's character and God's design for human flourishing. The goodness of creation and the free will of human creatures are consistent within Free Will Baptist theology.