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came into being. When He said, "Let the dry land appear," the dry land appeared. An atheist would say that this is nonsense, because he does not believe in God. But we believe in Him. We not only believe in God, but also in the all- inclusive Christ. Through Him as the Word all things came into being.
The principle is the same in the new creation. Although we are men of the old creation, the Bible tells us that we must become men of the new creation. According to our human concept, this type of change requires a great deal of work. However, it does not require very much work at all; it is accomplished through the Word, which is Christ. If a man will say, "Lord Jesus," he be comes a new man even before the words have escaped his lips. By simply saying the word "Lord" something not being comes into being. Abraham believed in the God who "calls the things not being as being" (Rom. 4:17). God did not do any thing; He just called. Although once there was no such thing as light, when God said "Light," light sprang into existence. This is God's crea tion. If He did not create in this way, He might be the same as we are. But God is not as we are— God is God. Everything came into being through