Assemblies of God affirms the literal reading of Genesis 1:1-2 as recording God's creation of all things from nothing. The opening verses establish that God is the Creator and that the material universe, the earth, and all life came into existence by God's sovereign word. The AG teaches that creation was swift (six days) and purposeful, culminating in humanity made in God's image.

The AG's Statement of Fundamental Truths affirms: 'The God of the Bible is the Creator of all things.' The AG does not embrace theistic evolution or the view that God worked through evolutionary processes over billions of years. Rather, the AG holds to special creation — God directly and supernaturally brought the universe and life into existence. This reflects a straightforward reading of Genesis 1:1-2 and the consistent witness of Scripture regarding God as Creator.

The AG acknowledges some diversity in how members understand the age of the earth (young-earth vs. old-earth creationists), but the denomination stands firmly on the claim that God is the direct Creator of all things and that naturalistic evolution is incompatible with the biblical account of creation. Genesis 1-2 provides the normative framework: God created; creation was good; humans are made in God's image.