Origins And Meanings

Question 1

Define Creatio Ex Nihilo

Answer 1

Creatio Ex Nihilo means creation out of nothing. Before God created the universe, nothing existed and only God can create from nothing.

Question 2

Define Omnipotence

Answer 2

Omnipotence is the belief that God is all powerful.

Question 3

Define Evolution

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Define Imagi Dei

Answer 4

Imago Dei means ‘in the image of God’. It is the belief that humans are uniquely a reflection of God. Unlike other animals, humans are rational, free, and moral.

Question 5

Define Stewardship

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Define Inspiration

Answer 6

Inspiration refers to ‘God breathed’. The belief that the Spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true.

Question 7

Define Revelation

Answer 7

Revelation is the word used to describe all the ways in which God makes himself known to human beings.

Question 8

Define Transcendence

Answer 8

Transcendence means existing outside of space and time; God exists in a way that makes him like anything else that exists, above and beyond creation.