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This is a false assertion which is laughably indefensible, which is all the atheists on this board seem able to do. Creatio ex nihilo is taught throughout the bible beginning in Genesis 1. βThe earth was without form and voidβ is a primitive manner of saying it did not exist, and then Moses details everything being created by God, even light itself. In Jeremiah 10:11 the Israelites are commanded to tell the pagans βThe gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.β In John 1:3 we are told βAll things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.β In Romans 4:17 Paul refers to God as He who βcalls into being the things that are notβ. So it is very clear from beginning to end that God is the creator of all things according to the scriptures, however, my point was not so much that matter must be created (although it is true it must), but that matter belongs to the category of nature, it is part of the natural order of things. God exists beyond this order, independent of it, and is the creator of it, so for God to be a material entity would fundamentally contradict the biblical worldview on a basic level and posit the existence of something more fundamental than God Himself.
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>my buddy said he "made a table!!" This is evidence the table was created ex nihilo, and not from pre-existing wood! This also directly contradicts genesis, which says "When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep" implying that the earth and the deep already existed, but were just chaotic and not properly delineated. If you treat your specific faith tradition's interpretation of one specific translation (KJV) as gospel (pun intended) then you will obviously not be able to competently engage with the biblical texts, compared to engaging with them on their own merits. >fundamentally contradict the biblical worldview on a basic level and posit the existence of something more fundamental than God Himself The idea that god is a fundamental mover of ontology itself, rather than just the most powerful god, is a post-biblical dogma that you hold because of your cultural identify as a modern "Christian." It is not present in the bible, and certainly not in the old testament.
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