Creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo)

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[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

[[|The Mormon view of "Creatio ex nihilo"]]

Creatio ex nihilo

Summary: Mainstream Christianity teaches that God created the universe from nothing (ex nihilo), while Mormons teach that God organized the universe from pre-existing matter. The LDS God is therefore claimed to be "less powerful" than the God of mainstream Christianity, or "unbiblical."

Colossians 1:16

Summary: Does Colossians 1:16 teach that Jesus: 1) created all things out of nothing and 2) was responsible for the existence of all beings?

Creation of spirits

Summary: Joseph Smith taught that spirits were not created, and that spirits did not have a beginning because they will not have an end. In scripture, however, there are many verses which stated that God created spirits. Did what Joseph taught contradict the scriptures?

To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]

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