Doctrine of Creation Part 2: Does Genesis 1 Teach Creatio Ex Nihilo? — William Lane Craig

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Doctrine of Creation Part 2: Does Genesis 1 Teach Creatio Ex Nihilo?

Doctrine of Creation Part 2: Does Genesis 1 Teach Creatio Ex Nihilo?

Preacher: William Lane Craig
Tradition: Apologetics
Published: Jun 13, 2018
Length: 42:00

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Genesis 1

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For more resources visit: http://www.reasonablefaith.org "Defenders" is Dr. William Lane Craig's weekly Sunday school class on Christian doctrine and apologetics. This video is part 2 of the Doctrine of Creation. Be sure to check out more doctrines as well as the audio of Defenders: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/defenders-3-podcast We welcome your comments in the Reasonable Faith forums: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/forums/ Be sure to also visit Reasonable Faith's other channel which contains short clips: http://www.youtube.com/drcraigvideos Follow Reasonable Faith On Twitter: http://twitter.com/rfupdates Like the Reasonable Faith Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/reasonablefaithorg

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God the Father

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