1.3 Creation

Question 1

where is the story of creation written?

Answer 1

Genesis

Question 2

what does Genesis say about the creation?

Answer 2

God made the whole universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th

Question 3

what caused the original sin?

Answer 3

Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit

Question 4

why is the creation story important?

Answer 4

~shows us that God is good
~explains Gods role in creating human life
~explains why humans are different then the rest of creation, we were created in Gods image
~it shows us that we are stewards of the Earth

Question 5

SOWA, creation

Answer 5

~Adam was told to cultivate the garden of Eden in the book of Genesis
~the parable of the gold coins - tells us we have a duty to pass on the word in a better state than which we found it
~Laudato Si - a letter written by the Pope Francis clearly shows Catholics that we have a responsibility to the environment

Question 6

how do fundamentalists interpret the creation story?

Answer 6

literally, word for word

Question 7

how do liberals interpret the creation story?

Answer 7

metaphorically, don’t believe it happened but believe that the qualities of God shown are true

Question 8

how do Catholics interpret the creation story?

Answer 8

metaphorically and literally, believe that God is the creator but not exactly the way it is told and may believe in the big bang ect

Question 9

how do atheists interpret the creation story?

Answer 9

they believe it is a myth which was developed to explain the world before science

Question 10

what does the creation story tell us about God?

Answer 10

~benevolent
~omnipotent
~eternal

Question 11

how does the creation story tell us that god is omnibenevolent?

Answer 11

through the fantastic world he created and how how he provides for us

Question 12

how does the creation story tell us that God is omnipotent?

Answer 12

through how he created the universe from nothing

Question 13

how does the creation story tell us that God is eternal?

Answer 13

God must exist out of time if he created the universe in the beginning

Question 14

why might people argue the creation story doesn’t help us understand the nature of God? 2

Answer 14

~if we are made in the image of God, then we are like God. But we do the wrong thing, so the nature of God is unclear
~the creation story tells us that god is good, but creation isn’t always good as evil exists, so the nature of God is a mystery