The Creation

Question 1

What does Genesis 1:1-2:3 describe?

Answer 1

How God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days, resting on the seventh day.

Day 1: Heavens, earth, light, dark

Day 2: Water, sky

Day 3: Land, plants

Day 4: sun, moon, stars

Day 5: Fish, birds

Day 6: animals, humans

Question 2

What does Genesis 2:4-3:23 describe?

Answer 2

How God created humans and how the Fall happened

1: God creates man from dust and breathes life into him
2: God place man in Eden to take care for it
3: God commands man to not eat from tree of evil
4: God takes rib from man to create woman
5: woman and man eat from tree of evil
6: banished from garden of eden

Question 3

What is the mteaphorical view of the biblical account of creation?

What is the literal view of the biblical account of creation?

Answer 3

metaphorical view:

• many christrians believe that the creation account is a metaphor and is not true
• See it as a stroy that helps people to understand God is the creator

Literal view:

• CREATIONISTS believe the creation account is literally true and God created the world exactly as told in the Bible
• Bleieve the Bible is a scared word of God and should be interpreted literally whnever possible

Question 4

What quote do christians believe the son of god played an essential role in the act of creation?

Answer 4

“In the beginning was the word… through him all things were made”

Question 5

What does John 1: 1-3 say?

Answer 5

“And God said, ‘let there be light,’ and there was light”

Question 6

What quote shows that the Holy Spirit was present during the act of creation, protecting what was being created?

Answer 6

“In the beginning… the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters”

Question 7

Why are humans special?

What responsibility waa given to humans?

Answer 7

• Humans are special becuase they are made in the image of God which allows them to have a perosnal and loving relationship with God.
• The responsibility given to humans was to look after the world on his behalf.

Question 8

what does the belief of stewardship mean?

Answer 8

protect the environment and leave the world a better place for the future genrations

examples such as:

• Helping to redcue pollution
• treating animals kindly
• conserving resources
• looking after the environment
• sharing with the poor