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"All flesh
is not the same flesh: but there is one kind
of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts,
another of fishes, and another of birds." (1
Corinthians 15:39)
The doctrine of special creation means that
creation took place by supernatural processes,
and that each created entity was specifically
planned and formed by God. This doctrine is
clearly taught in the Genesis record, where
the phrase "after his kind" is used no less
than ten times in the very first chapter.
One such remarkable reference is found here
in
1 Corinthians 15:37-44.
The distinctiveness of several major realms of
creation is set forth as follows:
Botanical: "God giveth . . . to every seed
his own body" (v. 38).
Zoological: "All flesh is not the same
flesh" (our text).
Physical: "There are also celestial bodies,
and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the
celestial is one, and the glory of the
terrestrial is another" (v. 40). Thus,
although all celestial bodies may be made of
the same basic chemical elements, planet earth
is unique in its complexity and purpose.
Astral: "There is one glory of the sun, and
another glory of the moon, and another glory
of the stars: for one star differeth from
another star in glory" (v. 41). Even among the
celestial bodies, each star is unique.
Spiritual: "There is a natural body, and
there is a spiritual body" (v. 44). The
Scriptures indicate that although they are
genuinely physical bodies, they will
one day be supernatural bodies, not
controlled by the present force systems of
nature.
God has a noble purpose for each created
system, and He has specially designed each for
that purpose. Although He has made ample
provision for "horizontal" changes within the
system, never can one evolve "vertically" into
a more complex system. HMM |