R.C Creation Flashcards
God is omniscient, what does this mean?
God is all knowing
God is omnipotent, what does this mean?
It means God is all powerful
What is the magisterium?
The teaching authority of the Catholic Church, exercised by the pope and the bishops
What is natural law?
Oral principles and values that are considered to be inherit to all humans
What is a myth?
A story that intends to convey a deep truth or message,but not in a literal way
What is the sacred scripture?
The holy writings of a religion that is beleived to be inspired by God
What is a fundamentalist?
Someone who believes the Bible is a factual record that describes events exactly as they happened; fundamentalists believe that the Bible is divinely inspired without error
What is stewardship?
The idea that believers have a duty to look after the enviroment on behalf of God
What is the sanctity of life?
All life his holy as it is created and loved by God; human life should not be misused or abused
What does Adam mean?
The Hebrew word for humanity, which many people see as the name of the first man
What is Free will?
The belief that God gives people the opportunity to make decisions for themselves
What does creator mean?
The one who makes things and brings things about
What is sustainability?
Only using natural resources at a rate which they can be replaced
What are the Acts of the Apostles about?
A continuation of the gospel of Luke, it tells some events of the early church upto 60 C.E
What are the gospels about?
Recorded actions and teachings of Jesus(Luke,Matthew,Mark John)
What are the Epistles about?
They show Christians how to live by Jesus teachings and what it means to be Christian (e.g 1 Peter, 2 Peter)
What is the book of revolation about?
An apocolyptic book written by John,featuring his own mystical versions some Christians believe this describes the end of the world
What are the law books?
First five books that show the Jews became the people pf God
What are the history books about?
They show how God has guided his people and how his people often refuse to listen(1kings 2kings)
Whar are the wisdom books about?
They include prayers, boos of guidence and poems and how to stay close to God
E.g phalms
What are prophetic books about?
Containing the words of inspired figures who were sent by God to teach people how to learn about God in the active world.
What does omnibenevolent mean?
Possesing unlimited goodness(or unlimited love)
What does interdependence mean?
It is the belief that everyone is dependent on everyone els, whilst everyone is dependent on us(no one is truly independence.
The nature of God as Transcendent?
God is beyond the range of physical experience(he is outside our time space)
What is the nature of God as omnipotent?
God is all powerful
What is the nature of God as omniscient?
God is all knowing
What is the nature of God as creator( Ex-Nihilo)?
Matter has to be created by some divine creative act: defined as God(It explains how God made the universe out of nothing
How is the Bible divided up?
There are 46 books in the Old testament
There are 27 books in the new testement
The old Testament is about prophecies that explain the coming of a savior through the prophets teachings
The new testament is about Jesus’ life and teachingsand letters to groups by ST Paul explaining how these teachings relate to them
What is inspiration?
The word used to describe the Holy spirit telling the bible writers what to write
How does the creation stories influence catholic belief on the sanctity of life?
God is omnipotent and saw that creation was good, the gift of his breathe into Adam’s nostrils is sacred ,it caused human life.
This makes human life sacred and therefore catholics should respect the sanctity of life, as a result of the creation stories
How does the creation stories influence catholic belief on the stewardship?
The creation story states that God made everything known to man. Explicitly, God grants humans “dominion over his creation”(connecting the human conscience).
As a result, we are in God’s debt for allowing us this power and are morally abliged to look after his creation in the form of stewardship
As God is omnipresent he can receive our negative action upon the world which means that what we do to the world we almost do directly to God. Thus, inforcing the human need of stewardship towardd the Earth
What is the creation of Adam?
Part of the painting on the celing of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican in Rome, which shows God giving life to Adam
What was Michelangelo?
A famous Italian painter and sculptor
-he painted the Sistine chapel’s ceiling
What are the stages of creation in Genesis 1: ?
Day 1:God created light and Dark
Day 2: God created the stars and planets
Day 3: God created night and day
Day 4: God created the land, vegitation and sea
Day 5: God created the sea life and birds
Day 6: God created land mammals then humans
Day 7: God rested
What are the stafes of creation in Genesis 2: ?
- God shapes the soil and breathes life into man through his nostrils
- Animals are made for man and named by man
- God puts Adam in a deep sleep and uses Adam’s rib to create Eve
- Men and women are put on Earth to populate the Earth. They have two sons: Cain and Able
What is Genesis 2: ?
The second creation story: the creation of Adam and Eve
What is Genesis 1: ?
The first creation story in the bible: the creation of everything known to man.
What are the natural law precepts?
- preserving life
- reproduction
- education of offspring
- living in a society
- studying and praying to God
What is the environment?
The natural world; the surroundings in which someone lives
What is CAFOD?
The offical aid agency for the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
-CAFOD’s main aim is to work with the poorest people to achieve a more just world
What is the Bible?
The sacred book of Christianity, containing the Old and New Testaments
What is the new Testament?
The life and teachings of Jesus ans the Apostles
What is the old Testament?
The ways that God realted with thr Jewish people throughout their history, before the coming of Jesus
What is creation?
The act by which God brought the universe into being
What can be found in the Bible?
- letters
- parables
- prophecy
- history of the Jews
- Laws
- wisdom books
What types of writings are there in the Bible with Examples?
Old testament
LAW booksfirst five books they show how the Jews became the people of God(Genesis and Exodus)
HISTORY books: it shows how God guided his people and how they often refused to listen (1 Kings, 2 Kings)
WISDOM books:including prayers, books of advice and poems about how to stay close to God(phalm, proverbs)
PROPHETS: containing the words of inspired figures who were sent by God to teach people how to learn about God in the active world(Issah, Daniel)
New testament
Gospels: recorded actions and teachings of Jesus (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Acts of the Apostles: (Acts of the Apostles)
Epistles(letters): 1 Peter, 2 Peter
Book of revolation: revolations
How the creation stories reflect the qualities of God?
It shows the qualities of God because they are shown throughout the creation stories.
Omipotent- he has the power to creatw and sustain the universe
Omniscient-he has the knowledge to undertand how to create life
Omnipresent-he is everywhere so he can witness everything
Omnibonevolent-he has unlimited love- this is shown by him allowing Adam to name the animals
Transcendent: beyond the range of normal physical experiance-we created everything that we can comprehend in Genesis 1
Creator ex Nihilo: matter has to be created be some divine creative act, defined by God- God created light in Genesis 1-the basis of everything
What is the nature of creation as shown in Michelangelo’s creation of Adam?
- Adam is shown as a weak a frail as he hasn’t received the breath of life, he also is shown as the opposite of omnipotence due to the size of his penis. This highlights how insignificant man’s power is when compared to God
- it also shows the angels were present when God breathed into Adam’s nostrils
- the basket of fish also significes how Jesus’ forst disciples were fisherman- highlighting that Jesus was present at Adam’s creation
How many books are in the Catholic bible
73
Who were Adam and Eve?
The first man and women that God created in genesis 2:. He said to them “be fruitful and multiply’
What is the role of humans in creation and the role of Human Free Will in Genesis 2:
Adam is presented wirh the animals by God to name. The naming gives the animals their nature. This proves that humans have a role to be responsible for animals and have authority over them.
God goves humanity the gift of free will, he commands Adam to not eat from the tree but does not dorectly prevent him from doing so. This free will shows that God wants humanity to provide for itself.
How does the creation stories influence Catholic belief on the dignity of humans?
The creation stories teach that all humans are created in God’s image. Therefore, we should treat each other with a certain respect and dignity that we would provide for God. This stresses the importance of human dignity and implicitly implies that you can provide Gos with respect and dignity by acting with respect and dignity to his creations: humans
What is the understanding and use of Natural Law?
Christians believe that God created everything, humans included. As a result, humans find fulfilment by becoming the people that God wants. This comes from following the natural law
Natural law implies that people intuitively know what is the right thing to do.
How is the catholic church related to science?
Members of the Catholic church have always beeb involved in scientific developments.
A few of these include:
Gregor Medel: pioneered genetics
Gorges Lemotive divised the big bang theory
Jean Lamark: divised an early theory of evolution
St Albert the patrion Saint of scientists
The Magisterium stress the need for religion and Science to be mutually suportive.
People should try and work out God’s relation
Science can answer the how
Religion can answer the why
What is a testament?
A statement of belief( Check because i’m unsure)
How does the creation stories influence Catholic belief on the enviroment?
God created the enviroment, by looking after it we can show love for God.
This includes being aware that by using finite resources we could be damaging the enviroment for future generations. This also follows the Christian teaching of “love thy neighbour” as we can increase the qualitt of air and therefore life for future generations.
Explain two ways in which CAFOD support sustainability?
- they encourage people in England and Wales to live more simply, so that natural resources are not used up so quickly
- they work with groups like Monlar in Sri Lanka which helps farmers use economically benificial yet sustainable techniques
How does the creation stories influence Catholic belief on the work of CAFOD?
The creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2, emphasise the importance of the sanctity of life( as God created humans, thir lives are sacred). As a result of this, CAFOD aim to achieve a more just world by working with its poorest people. This shows how we are interdependent on each other and how we can respect the sanctity of life by making those people expiriance a higher quality of life.
How does the creation stories influence Catholic belief on interdependence
-interdependence is relavent in stewardship as to look after the Earth we are all depenedent on each other to not use finite resources that would damage the enviroment. In additon, we are depenednt on each other for reproduction, God said “be fruitful and multiply” and we depend on each other in a grand scale to carry this out
How does the holy spirit in the Magisterium work in interpreting the Bible?
The holy spirit is believed to be constantly working in the Catholic Church, with the Ho,y Spirit’s guidence it was decided which books would be accepted as part of the Bible.
The Pope and Bishops are the apostles successors, they exercise the teaching authority of the Church(the magestirium).
Through them the true meaning of the Bible is interpreted.
Why is the creation of Adam(painting) important?
It shows how humans are dependent on God and that we are made in the image of God
How is Michelabgelo’s paining controversal
God breathes the breath of life, he doesn’t touch to give life
God is depicted as an old man
