SECTION 1 CHRISTIANITY- TOPIC 1.1.2 THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE AND OF HUMANITY Flashcards
What does Genesis 1 states?
God created universe in 6 days
DAY 1- heaven and earth, light and dark
DAY 2-seperated earth from the sky
….
Day 6- animals and humans
3 SOWAAS that need to be known for this topic only.
“God said LET THERE BE LIGHT and there was light”-Each part of the creation came about because of God’s words.
“Let us MAKE MANKIND IN OUR IMAGE …AND LET THEM RULE”-God created male and female at the same time and were made in the image of God.Humans were also made in the image of God and made to have authority of the world.
“God saw all that he had made and IT WAS VERY GOOD” -when God finished, his creation was perfect.
What does Genesis 2-3 state?
God made GARDEN OF EDEN
Adam first
then saw he was lonely
so put Adam to sleep and took one of his ribs and created a woman Eve
ADAM AND EVE TEMPTED BY SERPENT TO EAT APPLE FROM TREE WHICH GOD HAD FORBIDDEN THEM FROM EATING
and original sin born
Consequences of original sin/adam+eve eating the apple
-A + E banned from Garden Of Eden
-ORIGINAL SIN CREATED
-Eve condemned to bearing children in pain and to be ruled over by husband
-Adam condemned to working hard for his living
How many divergent christian interpretations are there of the Genesis creation?
3
Literalists
Conservatives
Liberals
What do Literalists believe about the Genesis Creation?
4 KEY POINTS
-Believe
-Bible written by…
-Genesis 1,2,3 are..?
-Scientific theories
-BELIEVE Bible is actual word of God
-Written/ every word in Bible is true and word of God
-Genesis 1and2 both correct and do not contradict each other
Genesis 1 gives broad picture
Genesis 2 zooms in on day 6 exactly about creation of humans, male and female
-DO NO ACCEPT SCIENTIFIC THEORIES LIKE BIG BANG THEORY AND EVOLUTION
What do Conservatives believe about the Genesis Creation?
4 KEY POINTS
-Believe
-Bible written by…
-Genesis 1,2,3 are..?
-Scientific theories
-BELIEVE Bible is Word Of God but NOT his ACTUAL words
-Writers of Bible guided and inspired by GOD in what they wrote but used their own ideas.
-DO NOT REGARD GENESIS’ AS ABSOLUTE SCIENTIFIC FACT
yet believe that Genesis 1 is fairly factual but days would’ve been seen as eras
and Genesis 2-3 seen as poetic explanations of how such things such as evil and suffering came into world
-ACCEPT BIG BANG THEORY AND EVOLUTION
What do Liberals believe about the Genesis Creation?
4 KEY POINTS
-Believe
-Bible written by…
-Genesis 1,2,3 are..?
-Scientific theories
-Believe Bible is a book of words ABOUT GOD NOT WORDS OF GOD
Bible writers were people that had special insights or experiences if God which they wrote in their own words-meaning may well be contradictions and mistakes in Bible
BUT WHAT MATTERS ARE THE GREAT TRUTHS AS IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE AND “IT WAS VERY GOOD”
-Genesis 1-3 all METAPHORS ABOUT CREATION
Genesis 2-3 written by a different person so different ideas of creation and evil in world came from mis-use of free will by humans.
-ACCEPT THEORIES OF BIG BANG + EVOLUTION
The Bible begins with the words:
that shows the role of the spirit in creation + explain the SOWAA
“‘The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters’”
It was the Spirit of God that created the universe
out of nothing (ex nihilo),
showing that God is all-powerful and is the cause of all life (which is why the Christian Creeds teach that God is the Father
Almighty).
Johns Gospel the words:
that shows the role of the Word in creation + explain the SOWAA
“the Word was with God”
John goes on to claim that everything was made through the Word
the biblical creation shows
that the God who created is the God Christians believe to be a Trinity.
SOWAA for God making ppl in his own eyes.
“God created…in his own image… male and female he created them”
The key teaching of the Bible about God’s creation?
God’s creation is good.
“it was very good”
God created human beings in his image, what does this mean?
and what does this make them?
-humans occupy a unique place in creation
-only creatures who are able to know and to love their creator
-capable of self-knowledge – knowing who they are, why they are here –
and have free will, meaning that God has given them the freedom to choose
between good and evil.
_____________states that being in the image of God means that humans have_____________
Catechism
Dignity
What does freedom to chose between good and evil reflect?
this freedom reflects how humans have been made in the image of God but it also reflects the huge responsibility they have been given.
