B602; Beliefs in Genesis 1

Question 1

What is suggested in the way God created the world?

Answer 1

He did it in 6 days and rested on the 7th

Question 2

What do the literalists and liberals argue about this?

Answer 2

How factually true the biblical accounts of
creation are. They do, however, agree that the Biblical account of Creation does suggest key ideas and beliefs
about God

Question 3

1. God is omnipotent. What does this mean?

Answer 3

Christians believe that only God as an ALL-POWERFUL being can create the world as we have come to know
it from scratch. The world is so complicated it can not have just happened by accident but rather by a powerful designer in control of everything. All of creation is well ordered and interdependent.

Question 4

1. What is a quote about god being omnipotent?

Answer 4

‘In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth’ Genesis 1:1

Question 5

2. God is omnibenevolent. What does this mean?

Answer 5

Christians believe that God created a perfect world that humanity could live in. This suggests he did not want
them to worry or suffer and so is ALL-LOVING in humanity‟s favour. They were the last creatures made, and
were created IN GOD’S IMAGE. They were also given the special responsibility to RULE OVER
CREATION.

Question 6

2. What is a quote about god being omnibenevolent?

Answer 6

‘God looked at what he had created and it was good’ Genesis 1

Question 7

3. What is a quote about God should be praised for the world created?

Answer 7

The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it’ Psalm 24
This Bible quote is taken from the book of Psalms, a collection of prayers and poetry in thanks and praise of the gifts given to humanity by God.

Question 8

4. Humans are special and unique as they were created ‘In the Image of God’ what does this suggest?

Answer 8

This quote suggests to Christians that there is a spark of God present in every human being which is what makes
us different and/unique to other animals