God calls the world into existence.

The power is in His Word.

And this notion of divine calling is a notion that runs through all of Scripture.

Then God said, let there be light and there was light.

The Bible does not give us a detailed description of the how of creation.

It doesn't give us a descriptive analysis of the ways and the means that God created,

except by calling attention to the fact that God orders or commands the universe into being.

Historically, theologically, this is called creation by the divine fiat or by the divine imperative.

When God says, let there be light, he's not saying, I'm allowing light to exist.

This is a form of translating an imperative.

God makes a commandment.

He calls the world into existence.

The power is in His Word.

And this notion of divine calling is a notion that runs through all of Scripture,

from the old in the New Testament.

Again, if I may remind you that the means by which Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead

is not Mothamothresuscitation or artificial respiration or any kind of manipulation of the corpse.

He stands outside of the tomb.

Inside of which is a body that is already in a state of decomposition,

so much so that the Scripture says he stinketh.

Four days he has been dead.

Christ raises Lazarus from the dead, how?

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