Beginning in the Beginning

We are an inquisitive lot, we humans. Even the religious go outside the Bible to try to understand how it all began. Many professed Christians don't seem to understand and accept all of Holy Scripture ~ at least in their most private moments. We want to know when and how this thing we call the Universe began. Or is the term Universe too limiting and Creation is a better description. We need to confirm that there is a God and that we have a relationship with Him. There must be a way through science and history to confirm what the Bible teaches us about our Creator God.

What was this created matter before it became the substance of formation? Did it come from nothing, and if so, what was present when there was nothing? Was there some kind of spirit before there was anything else like matter? Has everything that we know exists today come from a spirit? How did this spirit come into being? Does the spirit have no beginning and no end? There had to be a starting place, didn't there? Did this spirit have the ability to create something out of nothing? If there wasn't a spirit involved in creation, was creation just an accident? Is creation ongoing? If it was an accident, what was present before the accident? Where did it come from? If there has always been matter out there, does it have no beginning and no end? Is it limitless with no boundaries? HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: Bring your answers to class tomorrow!