When preparing to study the Bible, beginning with Genesis, it seems only appropriate to begin at the beginning of the beginning. Yes, the book of Genesis contains much more information than just the beginning. Genesis contains the beginning of many things. The world, the beginning of time, the beginning of man, the beginning of God and how he deals with his creation on a large and much smaller scale. Genesis marks the beginning of redemption and salvation. From the first man to the first nation called by God, God is described as one who loves and protects those He calls His own. Yet perhaps one of the most simplistic and profound statements in the Bible is the one found at the beginning of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." The psalmist, the prophets and the apostle affirmed this simple but magnificent verse. However, this is the subject of much debate. The Bible assumes and never disputes the existence of God. Even though everything created had a beginning at some point, God always was. The immensity and enormity of this statement is unmatched by any other for it assumes and states many things concerning the greatness and truth of God. The first hypothesis being the existence of God; for it is said that He who was in the beginning is the one who creates something out of nothing. The very phrases, “in the beginning God created,” affirm the beginning of things and time. Although it is understood that there is no empirical evidence for the existence of God other than creation itself, belief in such a theory rests solely on faith. There is no disputing the likelihood that a superior being was responsible for such a complex and magnificent design. The proof of the designer lies in the design itself. It would take more faith to assume that creation just happened, then to believe that God created it. In seeking a rational explanation for how things happened, assuming for a moment that the big bang theory is correct, the question always arises: who is responsible for triggering such actions? The answer should be God. Genesis 1:1 assumes its eternity; for he declares that in the beginning He created, and not that He was created. Its existence is based solely on the assertion that at the beginning of creation, at an undisclosed period of time, or more accurately, at the beginning of time as we would measure time, God was already there..