Origins and Meanings Key Words Flashcards
1
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Creation Ex Nihilo
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Latin phrase meaning “out of nothing”.
Christians believe god created the universe out of nothing
2
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Evolution
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The gradual development of something
Charles Darwin believed different species developed from different life forms
3
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imago dei
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latin for “image of god”
humans are created in the image of god
4
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inspiration
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something that gives you ideas for doing something
christians believe the ideas in the bible were inspired by the holy spirit
5
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omnipotence
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the idea that god is all powerful
6
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revelation
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the word used in which god makes himself known to human beings
7
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stewardship
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looking after something so it can be passed onto the next generation
8
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transcendence
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the idea that god exists above and beyond the physical world
