origins and meanings

Question 1

omnipotence

Answer 1

the belief that God is all powerful.

Question 2

transcendence

Answer 2

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

Question 3

creation ex nihilo

Answer 3

creation out of nothing. before God created the universe, nothing existed. only God can create out of nothing.

Question 4

evolution

Answer 4

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

Question 5

imago dei

Answer 5

in the image of God. The belief that human beings are uniquely a reflection of God’s person-hood. unlike the other animals, human beings are rational, free and moral.

Question 6

inspiration

Answer 6

“God breathed” The belief that the Spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true.

Question 7

revelation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

stewardship

Answer 8

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

Question 9

the Old Testament begins with what story

Answer 9

the creation story

Question 10

what kind of stories does the New Testament contain

Answer 10

• gospels of Jesus

- story of the disciples and the early church

Question 11

give 3 qualities that christains think god is like

Answer 11

• omini benevolent
• omni potent
• omni scient

Question 12

what does a triangle show us about god

Answer 12

it shows us all of his omni qualities

Question 13

what does the circle around the triangle show christians

Answer 13

that god is eternal because he has no beginning and no end

Question 14

god being transcendent shows christians that he …

Answer 14

exists outside of space and time, god is outside of his creation

Question 15

what did G.K Chesterson think

Answer 15

he thought that the world had a purpose. This is shown when it says “the world has such a final purpose.” this means that there is a meaning to life. He also thinks that god is behind the universe and the world as he is only omi potent

Question 16

who was G.K Chesterson

Answer 16

a man who wrote essays and novels and thought that god had a plan for this world

Question 17

what does the church say about creation ex nihilo

Answer 17

“creator of all things, visible and invisible..”

Question 18

who was St Augustine

Answer 18

he believed that god created the world out of nothing even the heaven and earth, he also believed that whatever god made was good for as he was good

Question 19

what is in Genesis 1 (what kind of story)

Answer 19

• the creation story, god created the heavens and the earth

- god made all living creatures

Question 20

what kind of story is in Genesis 2

Answer 20

• the story of Adam and Eve, god created them in his own image
• god gave adam and eve a garden to look after

Question 21

what do the creation accounts show us about god

Answer 21

it shows us that god is : omni-potent, omni-scient. omni-benevolent and transcendent

Question 22

do christians think that god created the world in 6 days

Answer 22

they dont think that god created the world in 6, 24 hour periods but take the message that god created the world from it

in the bible it says “a thousand years are a single day.” so six days could be a thousand years to god

Question 23

what quote from the bible shows that god may have took longer than 6 days to create the world

Answer 23

“a thousand years are a single day.”

Question 24

what does the genesis accounts show us about how humans are meant to be like or how we were made

Answer 24

the genesis accounts show us that we are made in the image of god, that we have a role in creation and that god gives us life

Question 25

what a fundamental christians

Answer 25

christians that think the bible should be interpreted literally and that the creation stories happened exactly in the way they were written

Question 26

what is the name of the word when people take the creation account literally

Answer 26

creationism

Question 27

how would catholic christians look at the creation story in genesis

Answer 27

they would look at the genesis stories as symbolic and that it is meant to give a reason for creation