creation

Question 1

list Genesis’ account of creation

Answer 1

day 1-day and night
day 2-sky
day 3-seas, land, vegetation
day 4-sun, moon, stars
day 5-animals of the air and sea
day 6-land animals and humans
day 7-god rested

Question 2

scripture

Answer 2

‘In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters’ - Genesis
-‘In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God’ - 1 John

Question 3

describe the christian response to creation

Answer 3

-not all christians believe it is fully true
-more that God caused everything to be through his power and made everything good
-idea that God is the creator is central to christian faith

Question 4

describe the role of the spirit in creation

Answer 4

genesis said ‘spirit’ implying the holy spirit has always existed, God’s spirit has always been active, holy spirit was active in creation

Question 5

describe the role of Jesus in creation

Answer 5

-‘the word’ is how John describes Jesus, interpreted as a referral to Jesus being a part of creation, reinforcing the power of jesus, the son of god
-one of the reasons that christians see god as the trinity, all of which have always existed as god