From Dust to Divinity: Part 1

Introduction & Hypothesis

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.(ESV)

Everything begins with God.
Not just the heavens. Not just the earth.
Time. Space. Life. Limitation.

The Bible opens with creation, but it doesn’t give us every answer up front.
Instead, it invites us into a narrative—one that winds through covenants, kingdoms, failure, redemption, and ultimate reunion.

This series is an attempt to follow that thread from beginning to end—not just as a history of mankind, but as a theological framework for why anything exists at all.

Purpose of the Series

This is not a devotional series. It is a structured theological argument, laid out like a thesis. Every post will present:

A Scriptural Foundation: clearly cited, contextually accurate passages.
A Theological Reflection: implications based on those passages.
When appropriate, a Theoretical Expansion: ideas that extend beyond explicit Scripture while remaining consistent with biblical themes and patterns.

You will always know what’s biblical fact and what is thoughtful theory.
This is not about rewriting doctrine. It’s about exploring purpose through Scripture, guided by reverence and clarity.

Working Hypothesis

God is eternal, limitless, and self-sufficient.
Therefore, creation was not born of necessity—but of purpose.

Hypothesis:

Creation exists to explore, express, and return experiential understanding of what it means to be limited—through individually distinct souls, each carrying a portion of divine essence, who are given the opportunity to choose union with the Source or eternal separation from it.

In short:
God cannot experience limitation.
So He created vessels that could—and designed a way for them to return.

Key Concepts That Will Be Explored

Every soul is a unique vessel, like a thumb drive, able to hold only a finite set of experiences.
These experiences are shaped by countless variables, and no two sets are identical.
Time, space, suffering, joy, love, fear, death—these are not flaws, but the context of divine return.
Scripture presents humanity as lower than angels for a time, yet destined to be exalted above them.
Marriage is the prophetic metaphor of two becoming one flesh—and our ultimate union with Christ.
Angels and demons, having closer proximity to the Source, are judged by a higher standard.
They are the first layer of separation—but humanity is the deeper experiment in limitation and return.

Closing Thought for This Post

Colossians 1:16-17
(16)For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. (17)And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.(ESV)

If everything is held together in Him, then everything that breaks apart must do so by design, not accident.

This is the story of dust returning to divinity—and it’s only just beginning.

Walking With Christ