The original bringing into the existence of the universe by God.
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Creatio Ex Nihilio
A Latin phrase meaning "Creation out of nothing"
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St. Augustine of Hippo
Bishop and theologian who developed the term "Creatio Ex Nihilio"
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Confessions XII
(Confessions 12) Part of the large volume of writings written by St. Augustine.
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Fundamental Christians
Believe that the statements in the bible are literally true. (Disagree with the theory of Evolution). They believe the earth and universe were literally made in 6 days and God rested on the 7th.
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Literal
We read it exactly as it is written, with the same meaning.
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Symbolic
The statements are used for emphasis and are not literally true.
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Catholics
They are more symbolic than Fundamental Christians. They argue that the details of the story are less important. They say that what matters about the story is that it reveals the nature of God,
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
God's qualities.
Back
Nature of God
Card 3
Front
All loving.
Back
Card 4
Front
All powerful.
Back
Card 5
Front
The original bringing into the existence of the universe by God.
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