creatio - deism

Question 1

creatio ex nihilo

Answer 1

Latin phrase - “creation out of nothing”

Question 2

creation

Answer 2

Christian theology says that creation (everything existing other than God) is a result of God’s spoken word

Question 3

creationism

Answer 3

In Christian anthropology, its the theory that God directly creates a person’s soul. Creationism/creation science, can refer to the theory that states that God created the work in a literal 7 day week (Genesis)

Question 4

Creed

Answer 4

from Latin credo (I believe), a creed is a summary statement of Christian faith and belief

Question 5

Criticism

Answer 5

Biblical criticism interprets Scriptures by

1. ) uncovering the original meaning of the text
2. ) looking at the original historical setting when it was written , not referencing later theological traditions

Question 6

Day of the Lord

Answer 6

OT prophets - pointed to future event/era when judgment of God comes (not necessarily a 24 hour day)

NT - Jesus Christ = beginning of fulfillment of the Day of the Lord

Question 7

Deacon

Answer 7

Greek diakoneō (to serve)

Question 8

deconstruction

Answer 8

term used in hermeneutics (analyzing Bible) to describe the process of analyzing reality so to offer a critique of how a text “constructs” a picture of reality

Question 9

decree

Answer 9

Leader commands a task

God’s decrees are his plans for creation

Question 10

Deism

Answer 10

God created the universe but left it to run its course on its own, God is distant