differant and divergent interpretations of the genesis creation story Flashcards

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All christians believe that

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God created the universe
God acted out of love and goodness- he cares for his creation, even in its broken and sinful state
human being are made in Gods image but are sinful and lack his perfection

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creationist approach

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Everything in the bible from genesis 1-3 is the actual word of God,
they reject scientific suggestions that the world was not made in 6 days

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Genesis as a myth

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some christians believe genesis as a myth because: the apparent difference between genesis 1 and 2
scientific research which has evidence to show that the universe is billions of years old rather than several thousand years old, so that the genesis accounts cannot be literally true

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