Here are the different Latin terms addressing the Creation:
creatio ex materia "Creation out of some pre-existent, eternal matter."
creatio ex nihilo "Creation out of nothing."
creatio ex deo "Creation out of the being of God."
ex nihilo nihil fit "Out
of nothing--nothing comes."
Creatio continua "Ongoing divine creation."
The Classical period in World History [600BC-600AD] understood the Creation was organized from pre-existing matter
(creatio ex materia). This included the general belief of the Jews and all the other Nations around them (including Babylon, Meds/Persia, Greek, and Roman nations). Those in this time period, believed that God (or the Gods) created the earth from pre-existing materials---(
creatio ex materia) showing that they were true "Creationists" (in the true form of the word) before that word was "coined" to mean something else such as
creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing) or creatio ex deo (creation out of the being of God).
Latin speaking Constantine [The Holy Roman Emperor Constantine 280-337AD] departed from the Classical belief about the Creation.....substituting the new Latin
creatio ex nihilo "creation out of nothing" concept to end the former Classical period. Constantine as well as Muhammad [560- 632AD in the Quran] taught this new belief, both of whom claimed themselves to be "Creationists." [The NEW Creationists]
Creationists
Old version:
creatio ex materia
New version: creatio ex nihilo
Today most people divide themselves between either a Creationist or a Evolutionist belief system. However, these two PRESENT-DAY THEORIES should be broken down still further such as:
- Creationism
- Intelligent Design
- Theistic Evolution
- Atheistic Evolution
Creationism
The people most likely to identify themselves as “creationists” seem usually to endorse some or all of the following claims:
- There is a God.
- The world was made in a period of six, twenty-four hour days.
- The world is only a few thousand years old.
- God specially intervened to create the life forms on earth, without using prior, extinct life forms to do so.
- The majority viewpoint in the natural sciences on the age of the world and the origin of present-day life forms is mistaken.
Intelligent Design
The people most likely to identify themselves as advocates of “intelligent design” seem usually to make the following claim:
- The world (either the whole cosmos or just the life on earth) shows evidence of a scientific nature that suggests it was intelligently designed.
Most advocates also seem to hold the following proposition:
- God exists and is the intelligent designer of the world.
This view, however, is not essential to their position.
Theistic Evolution
The people most likely to identify themselves as “theistic evolutionists” seem usually to endorse some or all of the following claims:
- There is a God.
- The world developed over a longer period of time than six, twenty-four hour days.
- The world is much more than a few thousand years old.
- God used prior, extinct life forms to produce the life forms we see today.
- The majority viewpoint in the natural sciences on the age of the world and the origin of present-day life forms is correct.
Atheistic Evolution
The people most likely to identify themselves as “atheistic evolutionists” seem usually to endorse some or all of the following claims:
- There is no God or, at least, we do not have good reason to believe that there is a God.
- The world developed over a longer period of time than six, twenty-four hour days.
- The world is much more than a few thousand years old.
- The life forms we see today arose from prior, extinct life forms.
- The majority viewpoint in the natural sciences on the age of the world and the origin of present-day life forms is correct.
Well I guess that THEORY (about the earth being flat) was taught to us because THEY were not there and did not know what THEY were talking about!! lol
When a person does not understand the ancient doctrines of the Biblical text----a person is forced to grasp for present-day THEORIES to explain what they find "unexplainable" in the ancient text. When people do this....they end up misrepresenting those doctrines by a NEW CREATION of manmade THEORIES gained from the present day.
Ancient eastern thinkers and present-day western thinkers.....don't see the world in the same light. Eastern thinkers use imagery (having a broad use of figurative language) and western thinkers use linguistics (understanding things in literal terms). This is why western thinkers take the Bible message to be literal and miss the overlying message that was intended. The Ancient spoke in imagery and then add to this.....a Parable! Watch out for literal---western thinkers!!
John 1:1-4; 10-14
1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
The above Parable---is a prime example:
1). Is God using "words" to create?
creatio ex nihilo "Creation out of nothing."
2). Or is God using HIS WORD (Jesus Christ) to create? God directed His Son Jesus Christ to create the earth. [Create refers to organizing and forming something out of pre-existent materials].
creatio ex materia "Creation out of some pre-existent, eternal matter."
Muhammad [560-632AD] would say.....God is using words.....God says "be" and it is. Far from it that God has a SON---because God does not beget nor is he begotten...he is "uncreated." (Nothing but confused gobbly goopy talk here).
Now Muhammad reads the above and he comes up with this:
"Surat Al-An'am [verse 73] - And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion..."
And yet.....after Muhammad read the above parable (from John) he didn't realize that Jesus Christ had anything to do with the Creation (or our need for Him as a Savior). Muhammad totally missed the "overall message" that was there to be understood!!! See how just a little sprinkling of false theories---confuse the WHOLE message?
