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on earth
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on earth and in creation; in the world
Fig. really; indeed; in fact. (Used as an intensifier after who, what, when, where, how.) What on earth do you mean?' How in creation do you expect me to do that? Who in the world do you think you are?
See also: earth

on earth
in any conditions in the world What on earth makes you say that? Why on earth would she ask you to join them? How on earth did you survive the heat? Who on earth would want to collect rocks? Where on earth could Casey have learned such behavior?
Usage notes: used to express great surprise that something could happen or exist
See also: earth


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The whole notion of incarnation--God becoming flesh (John 1:1)--is that the divine movement is not an escape from Earth but a movement toward embodiment in creation.
However, basing our belief on the beliefs of our ancestors is not proper stewardship of the evidences we have been given (see Church Fathers on the Answers In Creation website).
95 Hardcover Transcending boundaries in philosophy and theology BS651 Belief in creation is often mistaken for belief in creationism, says Attfield (Cardiff U.
 
 
 
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