Creation ex nihilo - St Augustine

Question 1

What is creation ex nihilo?

Answer 1

it means creation out of nothing. Christians believe that only God can create from nothing which proves his omnipotence.
His ability to create out of nothing is unique to God

Question 2

What happened in Genesis 1?

Answer 2

God creates the universe without the need for other materials as Genesis states that this was the beginning of everything.

Question 3

Quote from Genesis

Answer 3

“in the beginning, God created.”

Question 4

What do Catholics believe about creation ex nihilo?

Answer 4

They believe that the universe had no other beginning before God. god is eternal and is the only thing to have existed before the creation of the universe .

Question 5

What did st Augustine say?

Answer 5

He wrote about God creating the universe from nothing. He said that nothing existed before the universe was created except God and that the universe was created good,

Question 6

Quote from Genesis about creation?

Answer 6

“And God saw that it was good’ - Genesis

Question 7

How can this change a christians life?

Answer 7

Catholics will attend church and praise and worship God. They will pray to Him, thanking Him for the universe he created.