If it doesn't have a beginning, it means it doesn't originate from anywhere
If it doesn't originate from anywhere, it means it doesn't depend on or lean on anything
If it doesn't depend on or lean on anything, it means that which doesn't have a beginning stands on its own
The Concept of Beginning
If something is not caused by anything at all, it means that something is not dependent on and not controlled by anything at all. God's control over the universe means the universe is caused, which means the universe has a beginning
If the universe has no beginning, it means it is not caused by anything at all, so the universe does not depend on anything else
Non-Beginning
Not having a beginning means not being initiated by anything, its condition is not preceded by anything
If it is not preceded by anything, it means it cannot be created by anything, so the state that is non-beginning, not created by anything, is independent (not dependent) on anything.
Creatio Ex Nihilo
Let's look at it from a scientific perspective. Water (at normal temperature) transforms into ice. So ice has a beginning, but did it exist before the presence of water? No, ice only emerges from water. The existence of ice has historically been understood as a property of water, but it doesn't mean that ice has existed since the beginning. What endures is the nature of water, not the ice itself.
Similarly, in the case of the universe, it has come into existence recently, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the universe has always existed for the purpose of its creation. Incorrect.
What has existed since the beginning is not the universe, but rather the power of God.
Understanding it this way prevents any overlap between religious understanding and science. It even highlights their harmony.
The Perspective of Science
You see ice and water. That's from the perspective of everyday life (classical physics). Then you say, 'ice has always existed.' Wrong. From the perspective of quantum physics, you don't see water and ice.
So it's true that ice is new - it has a beginning. However, the eternity of ice is unknown, what is known is the eternity of the potential of water, in the sense that merely mentioning 'one potential of water' doesn't require mentioning (there is no) 'ice.'
That nature is new - it has a beginning. The eternity of nature is unknown, what is known is the nature of God, in the sense that merely mentioning 'one nature of God' doesn't require mentioning (there is no) 'nature.'
So is nature eternal? No, but the power of God (who can create nature) is eternal.
So is nature without a beginning? No, but the power of God (who can create nature) is without a beginning.
UNIVERSE IS UN-ETERNAL
It should be noted that ice and water are metaphors to explain the concept of beginning, not the divinity. Water cannot be likened to God, for God is beyond the depiction of His creation.
There is no eternal world except for the eternal power of God.
The world is not eternal, it is rather new, but the power of God is always eternal and without beginning.
The world is not eternal, it is rather new, but the perfection of God is always eternal and without beginning.
