paper 1: module 1 - origins and meanings

Question 1

creation ex nihilo

Answer 1

• creation out of nothing
• only God can create out of nothing

Question 1

evolution

Answer 1

• when animals and plants change over time
• these changes are to suit particular environments

Question 2

imago dei

Answer 2

• image of God
• the belief that human beings reflect God’s qualities

Question 3

stewardship

Answer 3

• the duty to care for the world God has made
• to protect the world for future generations

Question 4

inspiration

Answer 4

• “God breathed”
• the belief that the Holy Spirit guides people to write what is good and true

Question 5

revelation

Answer 5

• how God makes himself known to human beings
• Christians believe that God does this fully through Jesus

Question 6

Omnipotence

Answer 6

• the belief that God is all powerful

Question 7

Omniscient

Answer 7

• the belief that God is all knowing

Question 8

Transcendence

Answer 8

• Existing outside of space and time
• God exists above and beyond creation

Question 9

Omnibenevolent

Answer 9

• the belief that God is all loving (kind)