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337 God himself created the visible world in all its richness, diversity and order. Scripture presents the work of the Creator symbolically as a succession of six days of divine "work", concluded by the "rest" of the seventh day. ²⁰⁴ On the subject of creation, the sacred text teaches the truths revealed by God for our salvation, ²⁰⁵ permitting us to "recognize the inner nature, the value and the ordering of the whole of creation to the praise of God." ²⁰⁶

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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CHAPTER ONE: I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER

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ARTICLE 1: "I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH"

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204 Gen 1:1 - 2:4.

205 Cf. DV 11.

206 LG 36 § 2.

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