creation & origins Flashcards
conception
The moment when a baby starts to form in its
mother’s womb
image and likeness
Resembling; looking or being like.
material things
Things that we gather around us; possessions.
Stewardship
The task of looking after/caring for things.
Sustainer
God, who keeps creation in existence.
Symbol
Something that is used to help people understand
difficult ideas
Symbolic
Using a sign or story to explain something difficult.
What’s does theological truth mean
Statements about God and his relationship with
humans which cannot be proven scientifically but
which are nonetheless believed to be true.
The tempter
The devil or evil one.
Vision
A supernatural revelation
Genesis
Beginning or origins
Ex nihilo
Used to describe the way in which God creates out of nothing
Day one
God creates light and separates it from darkness, creating day and night
Day two
God divides the waters of the earth by a vault called
heaven, with water above and below.
Day three
God brings the water together to let dry land appear, and
upon it he creates vegetation and trees
Day four
God creates the sun, moon and stars
Day five
God creates sea creatures and birds.
Day six
God creates humanity in His image
Day seven
God rests and blesses this day as a day of rest.
Who named all the animals ?
Adam
How was Eve created ?
A rib of Adam’s
What was Adam’s and Eve’s task
Of looking after the Garden of Eden
What were Adam and Eve told not to do ?
Adam and Eve were told by God not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil
Why were Adam and Eve banished from the garden
Because of their actions
What are some theological truths
God is the Creator of the universe.
• Creation is good.
• Creation is ordered and deliberate.
• Human beings are the high point of creation.
• Human beings are made in God’s image and likeness.
• Human beings have free will.
• Sin has its consequences.
Being made in God’s image and likeness means
• Human beings are more important than other parts of creation.
• We are like God and so can relate to him.
• We have consciousness and self-awareness.
What does the Book of Genesis say ?
The Book of Genesis says that human beings have dominion over all
animals. This means that humans are stewards who have control over
all animals in the world, and the responsibility to look after them
A steward of creation
A steward of creation means that you have to look after the environment
because we have the power to protect or destroy it
How can we be good steward of creation ?
• Recycle
• Raise awareness of climate change (or any environmental issue)
• Joini the Eco-Group
• Save electricity, water, gas etc
How can the stories in Genesis be theologically true without being literally true ?
The stories in Genesis can theologically true without being literally true
because the meaning of the stories can be true without them being
factual, the stories are inspired by God, and they are designed to get a
point across that is true
How does science help us ?
Science helps us to understand how the universe was created
