Creation Flashcards
What chapter is Noah’s Ark found in? What Testament is he in?
Chapters 6-9 Old Testament.
Summarise Noah’s Ark story.
God was raged and fumed with his people and was about to remove his people. He remembered 1 Man by the name of Noah, a righteous man who obeyed God. God told Noah to build an Ark for him, his family and the animals for 40 days and 40 nights during the flood.
Why is Noah’s Ark seen as a creation story?
It is seen as a creation story because God was going to remake the Earth.
How did Noah know tthat he had to build an Ark?
God told him before the flood.
Why did Noah need to build an Ark?
HE needed to build an Ark because there was a huge flood and storm coming to wipe out God’s people.
How did Noah know that the water levels were going lower?
He sent out a dove and if it didn’t come back, it mean that the storm was over.
What Promise did God make to Noah?
God promised Noah that he would never destroy the Earth with a flood again.
What is the key message of Noah’s Ark?
The key message is that God gives us responsibility over all his creation and we now have a duty to protect it.
What are three qualities that are shown of God from the first creation story?
Creative, focused, Joyful
What did God do on the 1st day?
He created light and darkness, day and night.
What did God do on day 2?
God makes an expanse to separate the waters from each other. God calls the expanse ‘Heaven.’
What did God do on Day 3?
God creates land, plants and trees.
What did God do on day 4?
God makes the lights in the sky, sun, moon and stars.
What did God do on day 5?
God makes living creatures in the waters and skies
What did God do on day 6?
God creates animals that live on the land and then humans.
What did God do on day 7?
God rests
What does eternal mean?
Exists beyond time and has no beginning or end.
What does Transcendent mean?
Existing outside of space and time.
What is Creatio ex nihilo?
The latin phrase for ‘creation out of nothing’
What does omnipotent mean?
All powerful
What did God form Man from? (Genesis 2)
God formed Man out of dirt from the ground.
What did God do to give Man life? (Genesis 2)
God blew into his nostrils the breath of life.
Where did God place Man? (Genesis 2)
God set him down in the Garden of Eden.
What did God say about Man being alone? (Genesis 2)
God said, ‘It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a companion.’
What did God do while Man was in a deep sleep?(Genesis 2)
God removed one of his ribs and used it to make Woman.
What did the Man say when he saw Woman? (Genesis 2)
‘Finally! Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh! Name her Woman for she was made from Man.’
What does immanent mean?
Operating in the Universe
What are the scientific theories about creation?
The two main scientific theories are the Big Bang theory and the theory of evolution.
What is the Big Bang theory?
The Big Bang theory explains that the universe began around 15 billion years ago from a hot, dense point of energy that expanded and cooled, leading to the formation of atoms and the universe as we know it.
What evidence supports the Big Bang theory?
Scientists have observed that the universe is still expanding, which supports the idea that it originated from a single point.
What is the theory of evolution?
The theory of evolution, proposed by Charles Darwin, suggests that all living things change over generations through natural selection to adapt to their environments.
What is scientism?
Scientism is the belief that science can provide all the answers to life’s big questions.
What is creationism?
Creationism is the belief that the Bible accounts of creation are literally true.
What is a scientific theory?
A scientific theory is a commonly agreed idea held by scientists and backed up by evidence.
What is the definition of the Big Bang theory?
The Big Bang theory is the scientific theory that the universe was formed through the expansion of a hot, dense point of energy.
What is the definition of the theory of evolution?
The theory of evolution is the scientific theory that every living thing changes over a long period of time to suit its environment.
What is fall known as?
Genesis 3
TRUE OR FALSE: God told Adam and Eve to Eat the apple.
FALSE
What is the Tree called in Genesis 3?
The Tree Of Wisdom./knowledge
What was the Men’s punishment from the ‘Fall’
It says that Men will have to work hard to earn what you want
What did God punish women in the ‘fall’
It says that Women will have increased trouble during pregnancy and your pain giving birth.
What does ‘imago Dei’ mean?
In the Image of God
What does imago Dei remind Catholics of?
It reminds Catholics that np matter their, age, ability, health or way of life is created in God’s image.
What does Stewardship mean?
Stewardship is the belief that Christians have a duty to look after the world because it was created to God.
What do Christians do for Stewardship?
-Take responsibility
-Not polluting the world
-Insulate homes PROPERLY
