Chapter 1 catholic Christianity Flashcards
Who painted the creation of Adam
Michelangelo
Why is Adam show to be the perfect man
God mad everything “very good” Genesis 1:31
Why is Adam not fully alive
Shows that humanity depends on God for life
Why are both Adam and God muscular and in similar positions?
Reflects that humanity was made in the image and likeness of God
God is being carried by angles ?
Shows he is transcendent
Give 2 reasons it is not accurate to the creation story
God breathed life into Adam
God and Adam are the same size suggesting they are equal
How does the mosaic show creation
Lines extend from the hand out which reflects the idea that god crated everything in the universe
Why is gods hand large
Helps to show god’s greatness and power
What does genesis teach us about the nature of god
God is creator
God is omnipotent
God is transcendent
How is God shown as creator in genesis 1
He created everything and made all of it to be special and he created humanity in his image to allow humanity to have a close relationship with him
How is god shown as omnipotent in Genesis 1
God has the power to create anything he wants and he has the power to make it “ very good” Genesis which shows he is very powerful
How is God shown as transcendent in genesis 1 ?
He only needs his own word to create
“God said let there be light and there was light” Genesis 1
God is beyond human understanding
How do humans share in the spirit of God
“Breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” genesis 2
Shows humans share the spirit of god and god gave humans some of his qualities
What does free will mean
Free will means people are able to make choice on wether to sin or not
Why does evil exist
As a result of using free will to sin and Turing away from God
What is stewardship
Having power and authority to rule over the world
We have dominion
Looking after the world with care and love to pass it onto future generations
Why do all people have dignity ?
God made humans imago dei
In his image and likeness
All humans are equal as they have all been created by Hod and share in the qualities of God
This means all people have dignity
explain sanctity of life
all life is holy and sacred as it was created by god
therefore all life must be protected and respected
especialy human life
this is why abortion and euthanasia are not allowed
name the 4 sections of the old testament
law
history
wisdom
prophecy
what does the law section of the bible contain
first 5 books
explains how the jews became the people of god
contain the laws and guidlines that god wanted the jews to follow eg the 10 commandments
what does the history section of the bible contain
shows how god guided the jews and how they often didnt listen
help later generations not make the same mistakes
what does the wisdom section of the bible contain
includes prayers, psalms , poems and booksof advice
help people understand their faith and live in a way that pleases god
what does the prophecy part of the bible contain
book of prophets that inspire people
name the 4 sections of the new testament
the gospels
the acts of the apostles
the epistles
the book of revalation
what is in the gospels
actions and teachings of jesus
what is in the acts of the apostles
tells of the events in the early church
what is in the epistles
letters written by the apostles which discuss how to follow the teachings of jesus
what is in the book of revalation
written by the apostles john
included his own mystical vision which some belive describe the end of the world
what is the bible ?
the word of God
how is the bible the word of god ?
-god inspired those who wrote the bible through the holy spirit
- the prophets were inspired by God
-the bible contains the teachings of jesus and jesus is the word of God made flesh
-the bible contains the epistles which have the writings of the apostles who were filled with the holy spirit
what is the magisterium
the teaching auhority of the church which interprets the bible for catholics today
why is the magisterum trusted
the magisterium is continually inspired by the holy spirit
it is therefore infallable
how does the catholic church interpret genesis ?
-it is a myth
-they are not meant to be taken litteraly
-they convey deep and complex spiritual truths
- they belive that the main message of the creation stories is that god made everything , and made it to be good and humans are the high point of creation
how do fundementalists interpret genesis
litterally
do not belive in evolution
what is natural law
the idea that humans are born with an understanding of what is right and wrong (do good and avoid evil)
because
god made all of creation good and imago dei
why is following natural law important
- it is part of gods will for humans
what did the second vatican council say about science
religion and science support ecahother
what are three reasons we should carefor the enviroment
-all of creation is special as it was made by God to be good
-God made humans stewads of the earth
- love thy neighbour
how can catholics care for the world
- local - recycle more
- national- put pressure on companies
3.global- put pressure on goverments at international meetings
name some examples of cafods work
-encouraging people in england to live simpler and use fewer resources
-setting up sources of sustainable energy
-helping farmers adopt sustanable farming methods eg natural fertilisers
