Implications of Creatio Ex Nihilo

So far, we’ve discussed the following implications about God, derived from the fact that the universe originated from absolutely nothing:

1. He is above time, living in the eternal present.
2. He is almighty.
3. He is self-existent, possessing the attribute of aseity.
4. He is personal.

The final point, the idea that God is personal, derives from our observation that there are two classes of causes: personal and impersonal. Since impersonal causes require the existence of matter/energy, and since neither of these existed before the origin of the universe, we conclude that the cause of the universe “popping” into existence was personal, and therefore, God is personal. A thinking atheist will have a rebuttal of this idea; can you imagine what it would be?

posted by Roderick of TMin @ 12:03 PM