Roman Catholic - Creation Flashcards
Creator
The one who makes things and brings things about
Creation
The act by which God brought the universe into being
Genesis 1
A book in the bible which is about the 7 days of creation
Genesis 2
Book in the bible telling us how Adam and Eve were created
Omnipotemt
God is all powerful
Omniscient
God is all knowing
Omnibenevolent
God is all loving/Good
Adam and Eve
The first man and women on the Earth
Ate from the tree and was banished from the Garden of Eden
Michelangelo
Artist who created the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Creation of Adam
Was formed from dust from the ground be God
Free Will
Free will is the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded.
Stewardship
the job of supervising or taking care of something
Sanctity of life
sanctity of life is a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life which are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated.
Bible
Comes from the Greek word biblos which means book of book or library for Christians, is the Word of God
Testament
A testament is a statement of belief.
Old Testament
It starts with creation and ends with prophecies of Jesus coming. 45 books
New testament
Starts with the birth of Jesus and ends with prophecies about the end of the world. 27 books
History Books
Tells the story of people e.g Genesis 1
Law Books
Gives law to people e.g Exodus
Prophecy books
Are the stories told by the prophets e.g Amos, Jeremiah
Gospels
4 books that tell the story of Jesus (Mark, Matthew, Luke and John). People who wrote the gospels are called evangelists
Acts of Apostles
Acts of the Apostles, often referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire.
Epistles
a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle
Book of Revelation
the final book of the New Testament. Talks about how the world will end