Different Christian Beliefs about creation Flashcards
What does Genesis 1 say?
God created the world and designed it, including humans
took 6 periods of time
Man was created on the last day in ‘the image of God’
The world was ‘very good’
The ‘Spirit of God was hovering over the waters’.
Holy Spirit was active and present at creation
What does Genesis 2 say?
Man was created first from dust
Man became alive because God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life
Man told to take care of earth and ‘every living creature’
Woman made from rib of Adam
Told not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil
What does John 1:1-3 (600 yrs later) say?
‘The Word’ is considered to be God the Son. This means that Jesus was present at creation
Idea that ‘The Word’ shows Jesus was the messenger and son of God
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Both Genesis and John say…
God is the creator and everything was made for a purpose
Creating something so vast is too difficult for us to understand. This is part of ‘the mystery of God’
Trinity is a way of understanding this mystery
