origins and meaning key words

Question 1

creation ex nihilio

Answer 1

creation out of nothing. Before God created the universe nothing existed. Only god can create out of nothing.

Question 2

evolution

Answer 2

The process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments.

Question 3

imago dei

Answer 3

In the image of God. The belief that human beings are uniquely a reflection of Gods personhood. Unlike the other animals human beings are rational, free and moral.

Question 4

inspiration

Answer 4

“god breathed” The belief that God guides an individual to act or write what is good or true.

Question 5

omnipotent

Answer 5

The belief that God is all powerful.

Question 6

revelation

Answer 6

The word used to describe all the ways in which God makes himself known to human beings. God does this finally and fully in the person of Jesus Christ.

Question 7

stewardship

Answer 7

The duty to care for creation responsibly as stewards rather than consumers, and to protect it for future generations.

Question 8

Transcendence

Answer 8

Existing outside of space and time. God exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything else that exists above and beyond creation.