genesis and humans Flashcards
what are humans shown as in Genesis 1
Humans are shown as being special with a unique place in God’s creation
how is love shown in genesis 2
God’s love is shown when he makes Eve for Adam so that he has a companion
What is imago dei
God created humans in his image and this makes them different to all other creations of God as people are more like him
Evidence for imago dei
“god made mankind in his image” - Genesis
What are stewards?
God gives human a special repsonsibility to care for his creation. in Genesis 1 humans are given dominion to rule over the earth and in Gensis 2 Adam names all the animals, showing hat he has a responsibility to care for them
Quote for stewardness from Pope Francis
“As stewards of God’s creation we are called to make the Earth a beautiful garden for the human family”
“we must care for nature so that nature can care for us”
Quote for stewardness in the bible
“the man gave names to all the cattle”
Adam and Eve are asked “to till and keep the garden” - genesis
How can this change a catholics life?
Catholic’s will try to look after the planet and be modern day stewards by recycling and supporting CAFOD’s climate change movement.
