Julian Chapter 1-2 Summary

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Chapter four says that everything that exists, is because God created it. Everything that is made then, owes its life to God. From this revelation, Julian, a medieval Christian, draws three truths: God made the world, God loves the world, and He sustains the world. When talking about the creation, do not start at the beginning of the earth. God created something out of nothing, so God did not create anything out of himself, meaning nothing inside the world is as high as He is. The amazingness of this truth is that nothing is as powerful as God, because no one can create something out of nothing. God also loves the world. God created the world therefore he is above it. Since he is above, he does not need it, rather, we need him. He created us

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