God created all things from nothing; six-day creation affirmed; God's absolute sovereignty over all creation
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God affirms the traditional evangelical reading of Genesis 1:1-2. God created all things ex nihilo (out of nothing) in six days. The text establishes God's absolute sovereignty, power, and authority over creation. Every created thing—matter, energy, life, spirits—exists by God's creative word and continues to exist by God's sustaining power.
In UCKG theology, the affirmation of God's creative omnipotence grounds the authority of God's present work in the Church. If God spoke the universe into existence and sustains it by His word, then God's power to heal, deliver, and prosper believers in the present is absolute. God's authority over creation extends to dominion over demonic forces and sickness.
The UCKG typically affirms the 'young earth' position (creation within the last 10,000 years), seeing Genesis 1:1-2 as literal history, not symbolic or mythological narrative. This reading validates Scripture as authoritative history and God as the ultimate reality underlying all existence.
Scripture References
Sources
- UCKG doctrinal statement on creation
- Evangelical theology on Genesis 1