Catholic Word of the Day: CREATIONISM, 01-27-10

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CREATIONISM

The Catholic doctrine that the soul of each human being is immediately created by God at the moment of conception.

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All of you thought it meant something else, huh?

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Webster online

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creationism

 

Main Entry: cre·a·tion·ism

Pronunciation: \-shə-ˌni-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1880

: a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing and usually in the way described in Genesis — compare evolution 4b

— cre·a·tion·ist \-shə-nist\ noun or adjective

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Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.

 

Monogamy	Sanctoral Cycle/Proper of the Saints	Prinknash
Gift of Knowledge	Nine Offices	Imputability
Thesis	Hypapante	Evangelist of Mary
Grace of God	Morality of Dancing	Priest
Henotheism	Creationism

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[stuartcr]

Is it Catholic belief that God knows what a person will do in their life at the time of creation, or before?

[spintreebob]

This definition of creationism is so far from the word in common usage as to communicate nothing but confusion.

To 99.9% of people who use the word, including 99.95 of devout Catholics, creationism is the belief in God creating everything in 6 “days’.

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Are you talking about ‘predestined’ beliefs?

When St. Paul talks about these beliefs he is talking to the Christians who have professed their belief in Christ and the Holy Spirit — Capter 8 is full of it.

As for indibiduals, St. Paul does not address this in my opinion. Just led a Scripture Study on it yesterday!

[Bloodclot]

It’s common for words to have multiple meanings.

[stuartcr]

I’m not sure. I’ve always thought that Christians believe God knows the future of each individual. I’m wondering if it is long before He creates them, or when He creates them?

[El Cid]

All of you thought it meant something else, huh?

Har-har... Yup, you dangled the worm and I bit...

[Salvation]

The contrast is very interesting, isn’t it?

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Hey, all in all, it’s a fun thread.

Which part of the creationism to you believe in?

The part talked about in the original definition about a soul being created?

Or the creationism vs. evolution arguments?

[El Cid]

Both.
The Catholic definition you posted (soul at conception); and the Merriam-Webster definition you posted.

[Salvation]

I would agree. The Catholic Word of the Day definition just took me by surprise. Worth posting and pondering, that’s for sure.

[El Cid]

It took me by surprise also.
I know that it is written that we are fearfully and wonderfully made; and that he knew us from the womb (and for that matter, from before the foundations of the world) ... but it is still a very deep matter to ponder.