Origins and Meanings key words

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Genesis
The first book of the bible.
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Nature of God
God's qualities.
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Omnibenevolent
All loving.
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Omnipotent
All powerful.
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Creation
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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God's qualities.

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Nature of God

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All loving.

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Card 4

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All powerful.

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Card 5

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The original bringing into the existence of the universe by God.

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