I’ve just been reading this on Wikipedia:
Jainism and non-creationism - Wikipedia
It got me thinking…
I believe in a God who has always existed and was not created, who is the un-moved mover whose existence transcends our frail human notions of time and causation.
And yet I believe that out of God’s existence came creation’s existence - the existence of the physical universe we’re all in now. I believe there was a time when this universe did not exist whereas God has always existed. I believe that God caused our physical universe to exist. And that he created the universe out of nothing except his own existence using his creative power.
Does that make me a creationist or a non-creationist?
I think that perhaps it makes me a creationist when it comes to the physical universe, but a non-creationist when it comes to God - and I realise this is based on a distinction between the two that perhaps others don’t share...
I believe that the physical universe was created by something (or rather someone) who was themselves non-created. So if this is the case, could we say that the physical universe is ultimately non-created?
I don't think so.
What do people think about all this?
I am especially interested in the beliefs of those who believe in some kind of supreme being, higher power, or supernatural order. You know who you are
Jainism and non-creationism - Wikipedia
It got me thinking…
I believe in a God who has always existed and was not created, who is the un-moved mover whose existence transcends our frail human notions of time and causation.
And yet I believe that out of God’s existence came creation’s existence - the existence of the physical universe we’re all in now. I believe there was a time when this universe did not exist whereas God has always existed. I believe that God caused our physical universe to exist. And that he created the universe out of nothing except his own existence using his creative power.
Does that make me a creationist or a non-creationist?
I think that perhaps it makes me a creationist when it comes to the physical universe, but a non-creationist when it comes to God - and I realise this is based on a distinction between the two that perhaps others don’t share...
I believe that the physical universe was created by something (or rather someone) who was themselves non-created. So if this is the case, could we say that the physical universe is ultimately non-created?
I don't think so.
What do people think about all this?
I am especially interested in the beliefs of those who believe in some kind of supreme being, higher power, or supernatural order. You know who you are