Key Concepts: Origins And Meaning Flashcards
Creation ex nihilo
Creation out of nothing.
Before God created the universe nothing existed.
Only God creates out of nothing
The process of mutation and natural selection which lead to species changing over time to adapt to the environment
Evolution
Imago Dei
The belief that Human beings are uniquely a reflection of Gods personality.
Humans are rational, moral and free unlike other animals.
“God breathed”
The belief that the spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true
Inspiration
Creation out of nothing.
Before God created the universe nothing existed.
Only God creates out of nothing
Creation ex nihilo
Evolution
The process of mutation and natural selection which lead to species changing over time to adapt to the environment
The belief that Human beings are uniquely a reflection of Gods personality.
Humans are rational, moral and free unlike other animals.
Imago Dei
Inspiration
“God breathed”
The belief that the spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true
The word used to describe all the ways in which God makes himself known to us. Christians believe that God does this finally and full through Jesus Christ
Revelation
Stewardship
The duty to care for creation responsibly as stewards rather than consumers
And to protect it from future generations.
Existing out of space and time
God exists in way that makes Him nothing like anything else that exists above and beyond
Transcendence
Transcendence
Existing out of space and time
God exists in way that makes Him nothing like anything else that exists above and beyond
Revelation
The word used to describe all the ways in which God makes himself known to us. Christians believe that God does this finally and full through Jesus Christ
