Bible Facts - Genesis Flashcards
What did God create on day 2?
The firmament or heavens (sky)
What did God create in day 3?
Land and water - seas, plants and trees
What did God create on day 4?
Sun, moon, and stars
What did God create on day 5?
Birds and fish
What did God create on day 6?
Animals and man
What did God do on day 7?
God rested
Define atheism
Denial of the existence of God
What did God create on day 1?
Light - day and night
Name five ways man is considered unique in all of creation.
- thinking
- reasoning
- talking
- working
- making choices
Define dignity
worth, excellence, to command respect
Define apostasy
to abandon or renounce one’s faith in God publically
Define redemption
saving of one from the consequences of sin
Define documents
written records that give information or supply evidence
Define narrative
an orderly description of events
Define created
made from nothing
Define patriarchs
the fathers or heads of a family
Define atonement
reconciliation of God and man through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ
Define worship
to reverence, honor, and show devotion to
Define Trinity
the union in one Godhead of three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (also called the Triune God)
Define declaration
to proclaim strongly
Define assumes
takes for granted
Define omnipotent
all powerful
Define devoutly
a strong and sincere belief
Define controversy
vigorous argument
Define literal
exactly as seen, known, or observed
Define perpetually
constant and continually, never ceasing
Define solar day
24 hour period
Define botany
science of plants
Define sovereign
supreme
Define infinite
without beginning and end
Define legislative power
authority to make laws
Define executive power
authority to carry out laws or actions
Define subsequent
following, succeeding
Define parable
a simple story illustrating a moral truth
What two trees were in the middle of the Garden of Eden?
The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Of which tree were Adam and Eve instructed not to eat?
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
What was the consequence of disobeying God and eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
Death
How did God create woman?
From Adam’s rib or side.
What was Eve supposed to be to Adam?
His helper or helpmeet
Who instituted marriage?
God instituted marriage.