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#### Shorter Catechism
<span class="q">Q 9.</span> What is the work of creation?
<span class="q">A.</span> The work of creation is, God's making all things of nothing, by the word of his power,[^fnref:wsc1] in the space of six days, and all very good.[^fnref:wsc2]
[^fnref:wsc1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Genesis 1:1</h5> <div class="esv-text"> <p class="chapter-first" id="p01001001.06-1"><span class="chapter-num" id="v01001001-1">1:1 </span>In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.</p> </div><h5>Psalm 33:6</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19033006.01-2">By the word of the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> the heavens were made,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and by the breath of his mouth all their host.</p> </div> </div><h5>Psalm 33:19</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19033019.01-3">that he may deliver their soul from death<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and keep them alive in famine.</p> </div> </div><h5>Hebrews 11:3</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p58011003.01-4">By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>
[^fnref:wsc2]: <div class="esv"><h5>Genesis 1:31</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p01001031.01-1">And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>
#### Larger Catechism
<span class="q">Q 15.</span> What is the work of creation?
<span class="q">A.</span> The work of creation is that wherein God did in the beginning, by the word of his power, make of nothing the world, and all things therein, for himself, within the space of six days, and all very good.[^fnref:wlc1]
[^fnref:wlc1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Genesis 1:1</h5> <div class="esv-text"> <p class="chapter-first" id="p01001001.06-1"><span class="chapter-num" id="v01001001-1">1:1 </span>In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.</p> </div><h5>Psalm 33:6</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19033006.01-2">By the word of the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> the heavens were made,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and by the breath of his mouth all their host.</p> </div> </div><h5>Psalm 33:9</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p19033009.01-3">For he spoke, and it came to be;<br /> <span class="indent"></span>he commanded, and it stood firm.</p> </div> </div><h5>Hebrews 11:3</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p58011003.01-4">By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.</p> </div><h5>Revelation 4:11</h5> <div class="esv-text"><div class="block-indent"> <p class="line-group" id="p66004011.01-5">“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>to receive glory and honor and power,<br /> for you created all things,<br /> <span class="indent"></span>and by your will they existed and were created.”</p> </div> </div><h5>Romans 11:36</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p class="same-paragraph" id="p45011036.01-6">For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>