origins & 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
• this 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 behave are uniquely a reflection of god’s personhood
• unlike 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

omnipotent

Answer 5

god is all powerful

Question 6

revelation

Answer 6

• all the ways that god makes 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
• protect it for further generations

Question 8

transcendence

Answer 8

• the belief that god exists out of space and time
• he is not like anything else that exists
• he is above and beyond creation