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What is the first sentence in Holy Scripture?
The first sentence in Holy Scripture is: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 279)
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What does it mean that God creates out of nothing?
That God creates out of nothing means that He needs no pre-existent thing or any help in order to create, nor is creation any sort of necessary flowing-out from the divine substance. The creation out of nothing is called in Latin: creátio ex níhilo. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 296)
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What does the expression “heaven and earth” mean in the Bible?
The expression “heaven and earth” means in the Bible creation in its entirety. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 326)
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What does “earth” mean in the Bible?
“Earth” means in the Bible the world of men. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 326)
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What does “heaven” mean in the Bible?
“Heaven” means in the Bible:
1. The firmament.
2. The place of God where we hope to be one day.
3. The place where the angels and saints already are.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 326)
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Where has God shown forth His almighty power most mysteriously?
God has shown forth His almighty power most mysteriously through the Cross and Resurrection.