Paper one MOCK - unit 1, life after death Flashcards
What is the Latin word used to describe how God made the world from nothing?
‘Ex nihilo’
How many days did God create the world in; 6 or 7
6
What is Gods Own Divine World?
He commanded things into existence (ex nihilo)
What happened on the first day of creation?
Light
What happened on the second day of creation
the sky
what happened on the third day of creation
separated land from sea and plants
what happened on the fourth day of creation
planets
what happened on the fifth day of creation
animals
what happened on the sixth day of creation
humans
what happened on the seventh day of creation
he rested
Which ways can the Genesis Creation Story be interpreted in?
some have literal or fundamental interpretation of Genesis and some have a non-literal interpretation
What is literal and fundamental?
they consider Genesis to be a factual account of how the world came into existence. That is God brought everything into existence exactly as described in Genesis. LITERALLY
What are the two types of creationism?
Young earth creationism and Old earth creationism
Young Earth Creationism
God created the world in seven days which happened 10,000 years ago
Old Earth Creationism
Belief that it takes place over 7 days but over millions of years. The 7 days of creation refer to long periods of time rather that seven 24 hour periods.
what do Christians understand when they have a non literal or liberal interpretation of the creation story?
a poetic hymn or a piece of writing in myth genre to set out basic truths about God and the purpose of human life.
(also accepting scientific theories eg.Big Bang/Evolution)
what are the basic truths that Christians believe for the creation story?
- God created the world out of nothing
- God made humans in His Own Divine Image
- that God gave humans souls and freewill
- that God gave the world and its creatures in stewardship to humans.
Natural evolution
Big Bang. life began through evolution.
The creation story - genesis & science
genesis explains WHY
science explains HOW
singularity
an infinitely tiny point of matter
What did Steven Hawkins find out in his discoveries?
That the expansion of the universe can be traced back to the Big Bang theory
humans for a better world is…
a humanist group that aims to create networks for Humanists to share ideas about the need to actively campaign on issues like; peace, global justice, climate change the environment
what is a steward?
a trustee or a caretaker. looks after someone’s property whilst they are away and take care of it
why do Christians believe that humans are stewards
they believe that humanity has stewardship as God gave humans, Adam and Eve, to protect and guard the earth. God gave humanity the job of being careful stewards of the environment