XII. OF THE CREATION OF MATERIAL SUBSTANCES, AND THE WORK OF THE SIX DAYS
After the creation of pure spirits, what is the second category of beings created by God in the universe?
The second category of beings created by God was bodily substance.
Were all the bodily substances in the world created by God?
Yes
Was it then God Himself who created the earth and all that we see in the heavens -- the sun, the moon, the stars -- and did He create the sea and all contained therein?
Yes, of a truth God created all these things Himself.
When did God create this material world?
God created this material world and all contained therein at the same time that He created the world of spirits
Did God create both the world of matter and the world of spirit in an instant?
Yes, God created both in an instant and at the same time
Was the material world in the first instant the same as we see it today?
No
In what state then was the material world created by God?
It was created in a state of chaos.
What is meant by saying it was created in a state of chaos?
By this is meant that God first of all created the elements only, from which the world evolved such as we see it today
Who was the cause of this evolution of the world from the primary elements, such as we see it to-day?
God was the cause thereof.
Did God so create the material world that straightway it evolved from the primary elements?
No, for this evolution lasted through several succeeding stages, each of which was due to His divine intervention.
How many such interventions were there whereby the material world was brought to that state in which we see it today?
There were six divine interventions.
What are these six interventions called?
They are called the six days of creation
What did God create on the first day?
On the first day God created the light
On the second day?
The firmament
On the third day?
On the third day God separated the waters from the land; He also created the vegetable kingdom
On the fourth day?
On this day God created the sun, the moon, and the stars
On the fifth day?
The fishes and the birds
On the sixth day?
On this day God created the beasts of the earth; and lastly He created man
How do we know that God thus created the world such as we see it?
We know that God thus created the world such as we see it because He Himself has said so.
Where does God say that He created the world in this wise and such as we see it?
In the first chapter of Genesis, at the very beginning of the Holy Scriptures, God tells us that He made the world in this wise and such as we see it.
Are the sciences in accord with this first chapter of Genesis?
There is no doubt that sciences worthy of the name are and will always be in accord with the first chapter of Genesis.
Why do you say sciences worthy of the name?
Because sciences worthy of the name give true explanations of things as they are; but no science knows better than God Himself the things that He Himself made; and it is God who tells us how He made them in the first chapter of Genesis.
Can there be then any contradiction between the sciences and Holy Scripture on the subject of the creation of the material world?
No, it is not possible for any contradiction to exist between the sciences worthy of the name and Holy Scripture on the subject of the creation of the material world
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