RE key words Flashcards
Creatio ex nihilio
A Latin phrase meaning creation “out of nothing”. For Christians this is the idea that the universe was created by God form nothing
Evolution
The gradual development of something. Charles Darwin believed all the different species on earth developed over time from simple life forms
Imago Dei
Translated from Latin as ‘the image of God’. Humans are created in the image of God.
Inspiration
Someone or something that gives ideas for doing something. Christians believe the ideas contained in the Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Omnipotence
The idea that God is all-powerful
Revelation
The word used to describe all of the ways in which God makes himself know to human beings
Stewardship
Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation
Transcendent
The idea that God exists above the physical world