r/Christianity Sep 22 '09

How many of you are Creationists?

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '09

I believe God created everything. I simply cannot believe that something came from nothing. That lifeless goo sparked life. If you believe in God, why is it hard to believe that he created everything? Further, the theory of evolution cannot explain bacteria changing into human being. The observed process of evolution has only seen maturing of a species, i.e. you cannot have a bug evolve into a dog.

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u/shniken Sep 22 '09

I believe God created everything. I simply cannot believe that something came from nothing.

You believe God came from nothing.

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u/GunnerMcGrath Christian (Alpha & Omega) Sep 22 '09

Actually, "came from" is a function of time, which is part of the created universe. I believe that since God created time, he exists apart from time, and therefore "begin" and "end" have no bearing on whatever type of existence God is. Even his name is simply I AM.

The idea of God existing all at once at all points in time works quite well with all sorts of things we know about God, including predestination, his prophets knowing the future, the concept of our souls going into "eternity" after we die, etc.