Chapter 6

Question 1

Describe 3 things the first Creation account in Genesis tells us about God’s plan for human beings.

Answer 1

• humans were made in the image of God-given special capabilities and gifts
• humans are not meant to be alone and that when we are together, we are most fully in the divine image
• God gave humans a special responsibility for caring for creation in which we should honor and preserve creation

Question 2

Soul

Answer 2

Spiritual principle that animates our spiritual lives and makes us truly human

Question 3

How does stewardship relate to the Creation accounts in the Book of Genesis?

Answer 3

God gave us responsibility for caring for creation to either preserve or destroy it.

Question 4

How does the 2nd Creation account in Genesis differ from the first?

Answer 4

Second by how man is created 1st, then all the animals, and finally women.

Question 5

What additional things does the 2nd Creation account teach us?

Answer 5

• man and woman need each other to be complete

- human beings are to cultivate and care for creation

Question 6

What are the consequences of Original Sin?

Answer 6

• childbirth will be a painful experience
• relationship between men and women will be filled with tension and Marley by domination
• earth will not freely give its bounty
• we will all experience death

Question 7

How does God assist man in overcoming the effects of Original Sin?

Answer 7

Promising to help us win the battle against evil

Question 8

What gift did God give the human race at Creation and why?

Answer 8

Freedom to choose our own destiny

-God could create beings in his own likeness who could freely choose to receive love and to give love in return