(May 10, 2016 at 11:26 am)Rhythm Wrote:(May 10, 2016 at 11:15 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: If I could chime in. I would still argue, that if you start with nothing on one side of the equation, that you will have nothing on the other side. I think that the doctrine of "Ex Nihilo" which is derived from scripture, is stating that God created everything from himself. That there was nothing outside of God, with which he was working.........? The doctrine of ex nihilo is creation out of nothing (literally). Unless you think god is nothing, they don't quite match.
OTOH, being created out of god also opens up troublesome lines of inquiry as well. As per your ongoing description...god is a being limited by what is logically possible from which life (among other things - but definitely not all things-) originates. You fit that description pretty well yourself................
I'd agree.... I don't think I've seen the doctrine presented in a literal way (which you are describing).
On the second part, I am unsure to what you are referencing.
