The St Mary’s Anglican Church, Umuokoro, Ngor Okpala, was boisterous as it played host to the 2024 synod of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion Egbu Diocese. The keynote speaker and enterprising businessman, Dr Matthew Chima Amadi, explored the opportunity to establish the fact that God was the ultimate thinker. Presenting an address entitled “Nzube Chukwu — God is a thinker: Development as a godly mandate”, Amadi showcased his deep knowledge of theology.
According to him, “Throughout the Bible, God is portrayed as a thinker and planner. O nweghị ihe gbárá ya gharịị. The nature of God as a thinker is deeply embedded in the biblical account of creation, showcasing divine wisdom, intentionality, and purpose.
Genesis 1 gives us a glimpse of the mind of God, highlighting His ability to bring forth a well-thought-out, structured creation where everything He made was deemed “good” (Genesis 1:31). Ihe niile o mere dị mmá. “As creationists, we are introduced to an intelligent designer or developer in Genesis who developed the magnificence and awe inspiring beauty we call the universe out of nothing or from a void.
This divine act of creation reflects God’s perfect thinking qualities, demonstrating that development is not just a human pursuit but an act with celestial underpinnings”. Amadi, a calculating and evergreen when it comes God, morality and modernity, employed his deep knowledge of the Bible to as a great thinker. He said, “The story .
