God the Creator ​

The Divine Act of Creation

The Reality of the Divine Creation of the World

#44 All that exists outside God was, in its whole substance, produced out of nothing by God.

Motive and Purpose of the Creation of the World

#45 God was moved by His Goodness to create the world.

#46 The world was created for the Glorification of God.

The Trinity and Creation

#47 The Three Divine Persons are one single, common Principle of the Creation.

Freedom of the Divine Act of Creation

#48 God created the world free from exterior compulsion and inner necessity.

#49 God has created a good world.

The Temporal Character of the World

#50 The world had a beginning in time.

The Incommunicability of the Creative Power

#51 God alone created the World.

The Preservation of the World

#52 God keeps all created things in existence.

Divine Providence and the Government of the World

#53 God, through His Providence, protects and guides all that He has created.