Nature, a created order

Dembski addresses God’s creations as teleological:

“. . . from the vantage of Christian theism, I . . . see nature as a created order endowed by its creator with certain powers, all of which may be regarded as teleological since they were intended by God. But Christianity goes further, holding to a supernatural deity, with God acting in ways that transcend nature’s inherent powers. . . . Christian theism therefore regards nature as inherently incomplete, finding its completion in God. . . . Christian theism is compatible with God delegating to nature many of its powers (cf. the medieval distinction between primary and secondary causes, secondary causes operating under their own power, instituted by the primary cause, God).”

Stan Lennard