Origins and Meanings

Question 1

Creation ex Nihilo

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 God’s personhood.
• Unlike the other animals, human beings are rational, free and moral.

Question 4

Inspiration

Answer 4

• ‘God breathed’

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

Question 5

Omnipotence

Answer 5

The belief that God is all powerful

Question 6

Revelation

Answer 6

• The word used to describe all of the ways in which God make himself known to human beings.
• Christians believe that 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 time and space.

- God exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything that exists, above and beyond creation.