formless and darksome matter
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- A concept representing the initial, unorganized state of creation, often described as 'invisible and without form,' from which the corporeal world was made.
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- corporeal heaven and corporeal earth
- state
- unformed
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- created byGod
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- The maintainers of certain opinions affirm that this formless matter was indeed created by God.
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- we do not deny this formless matter to be indeed created by God, that God of Whom are all things, very good; for as we affirm that to be a greater good, which is created and formed, so we confess that to be a lesser good which is made capable of creation and form, yet still good.
- created ofGod
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- Truth teaches that formless matter was created by God out of nothing.
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- understand that formless matter (which this Scripture calls the earth invisible and without form, and darksome deep) to have been created of God out of nothing, and therefore not to be coeternal to Him; notwithstanding this history hath omitted to show when it was created?
- created out ofNothing (Concept)
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- Formless matter, as described in Scripture, is understood to have been created by God from nothing.
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- created of God out of nothing
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- 2026-03-02T21:55:30.107Z
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