296. We believe that God needs no pre-existent thing or any help in order to create, nor is creation any sort of necessary emanation from the divine substance. God creates freely “out of nothing”:
If God had drawn the world from pre-existent matter, what would be so extraordinary in that? A human artisan makes from a given material whatever he wants, while God shows his power by starting from nothing to make all he wants.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
243. What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
64. What kind of bond exists between created things?
123. Why does Jesus call upon his disciples to take up their cross?
447. How does one respect the holiness of the Name of God?
288. What is the meaning of the altar?
579. What is the place of the Our Father in the Scriptures?
591. Why pray “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the meaning of David’s song of gratitude to God?
What does the Bible teach us about asserting personal identity within a loving relationship?
How can faith influence Christian behavior according to 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12?
What does Daniel’s dream about the four wild beasts in Daniel 7 mean?
