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Unit 1 - creation ✔️ (paper 1) Flashcards

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What are the three sources of authority in the catholic church?

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  • magisterium
  • tradition
  • scripture
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What is an example of scripture in the catholic church?

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The bible

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What is tradition?

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Wisdom found in the lives and writings of Christians

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What is magisterium?

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Pope and Bishops - those authorised to interpret scripture and tradition

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Who was the first Pope - quote that shows this?

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Simon Peter - ‘‘You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church” Jesus to Peter

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What is the bible?

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Bible is seen as the word of God - Catholics believe this means the writers were guided by the holy spirit - often called a library as it it as a collection of separate books, poems and parables

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Do Catholics embrace the BIG BANG?

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Yes - the catholic church fully embraces the Big Bang

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What does Genesis teach about the nature of God?

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  • God is creator - God created everything and anything
  • God is omnipotent - power to do as he wants
  • God is transcendent - only needs his word in order to create
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What does it mean God is Transcendent?

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  • God only needs his word in order to create - when God says ‘let there be…’ things immediately come into being
  • God is beyond human understanding - cannot be described in human words or understood by human minds
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What does it mean God is omnipotent?

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God has the power to do what he wants everything he makes ‘is very good’ has the power to make it exactly as he wants

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Quote that shows God is transcendent?

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‘Then God said let there be light and there was light’

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Quote that shows God is omnipotent?

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‘God saw everything he made and indeed it was very good”

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What does it mean God is the creator?

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  • Christians believe it means they should only worship one god
  • all of creation is special and created by god so it should be looked after
  • God created humans in his image - humans share quality’s with god which allows humans to have a close relationship with god
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How is Adam shown in creation of adam?

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  • presented as the perfect man strong and handsome (shows god creation is ‘very good’ and idea humans are the high point of Gods creation)
  • reaching out for god - show humans depend on god
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Misleading aspects of creation of Adam?

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  • docent say anything in genesis about God touching Adam to give him life
  • God and Adam presented as same size - suggest man is equal to god
  • God portrayed as an old man - reduces him to human levels
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How is Gods nature shown in hand of God?

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  • God is shown as creator
  • God is shown as powerful and eternal
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How is Gods nature shown in the creation of Adam?

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  • God is shown as creator
  • God is shown as powerful and eternal
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How is God shown in hand of god?

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  • Only Gods hand is shown, shows gods power is infinite and also race and genderless
  • Gods hand is large compared to the cloud - shows gods greatness and power
  • line extends from hand to edge of circle - circles symbolises edge of universe shows he created everything
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How is free will shown in Genesis?

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God tells Adam he can eat from any tree just not the tree of knowledge although god ‘commands’ Adam not to eat from the tree he doesn’t actively stop him he gives Adam a choice

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Christians belief on sinning and free will?

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Christians believe that using free will to sin results in turning away from God - this is why evil exists in the world - but using it in a good way brings us closer to god

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What is stewardship?

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Christians believe humans have the power and authority to rule over all over creatures - God puts Adam in the garden to ‘till and keep it’ suggesting we have a responsibility to look after the world with care

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What is the dignity of human beings?

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Genesis states that god made humans in ‘his image’ - all humans are equal because they were created and share the quality’s of god - so we all deserve dignity and respect

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What is the sanctity of life?

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God blesses humans after he made them - Catholics believe all creation is holy and sacred and every stage of life should be treated with love and care as it was a gift from god

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What does the old testament contain - give 3 examples?

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  • Law - guidelines Jews must follow
  • History - help later generations avoid mistakes made by early Jews
  • Wisdom - includes prayers, psalms, poems and books
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What does the new testament contain - give 3 examples?

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  • Gospels - covers actions + teaching of Jesus
  • Epistles - letters written by apostles
  • Book of revelation - written by apostle john his own mystical visions
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Give the 4 criteria for acceptance into the new testament?

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  • backed by authority of one of the 12 apostles
  • written early on
  • agreed with other teachings and accounts
  • accepted by Christian church at the time
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Quote that supports humans sharing spirit of god?

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“Then lord god formed man …. breathed into his nostrils the breath of life”

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Who guides Catholics in interpreting the bible?

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Magisterium - teaching authority of the catholic church comes from pope and bishop - have the ability to shape and confirm the churches teachings - believed by Catholics to be continually inspired and guided by the holy spirit

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Quote supporting the importance of the bible?

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“Sacred scripture is the word of God”

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How should Christians accept the creation story?

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Christians should accept the creation story along with the big bang and theory of evolution

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Main messages of the creation stories?

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  • god made everything
  • everything god made was ‘ very good’
  • humans are the high point of gods creation
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Who are fundamentalists - why do they have this view?

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Christians who interpret the bible more literally - because they believe the bible is the word of god and therefore must be accurate - God loves humans and would not mislead them with incorrect information

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Some main fundamentalists beliefs?

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Believe the universe and all life in it were literally created in 6 days and therefore disagree with the theory of evolution

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Definition of stewardship?

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humans have been given power and authority to rule over all creatures by god - ‘till and keep it’ therefore we should look after and care for the earth as it is our duty and a gift from God

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What is natural law?

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Catholic teaching that our understanding of right and wrong comes from human nature not from society

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Two basic natural laws?

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  • ‘do good and avoid evil’
  • ‘protect and preserve life’
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catholic teachings on caring for the environment?

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pope Francis wrote Laudato si’ - urges us to protect the earth and ‘care for our common home’

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Why is climate change so important to the catholic church?

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Climate change affects people in poorer country’s more as they don’t have the money to adapt, despite them contributing the least

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Why should we care for the environment?

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  • God made us stewards of the earth - we have a responsibility
  • all creation is special as it was made by god
  • Jesus taught ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ - Christians see ‘neighbour’ as all the people they share the world with
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examples of caring for the environment at a local level?

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  • throw away waste and recycle more
  • encourage churches to reduce their carbon footprint
  • educate others on the importance of protecting the environment
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examples of caring for the environment at a national level?

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  • put pressure on politicians to pass new laws that support the environment
  • put pressure on companies to reduce carbon footprint
  • support and buy environment friendly products
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example of caring for the environment at a global level?

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boycott to help expose international companies that threaten the environment

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What is CAFOD?

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CAFOD is the official charity of the catholic church in England - promotes sustainable development goals (SDGS) agreed by UN

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What are three sustainable development goals (SDGS) agreed and promoted by CAFOD and UN?

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  • gender equality
  • clean water and sanitation
  • sustainable energy for all
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How can we support the SDGS?

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Encourage people to live more sustainable so natural resources are used up less quickly

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two catholic teachings on using/obtaining natural resources?

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  • should be used carefully - not wasted
  • damaging one element of nature can affect others
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What is the second Vatican council?

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Series of meetings of the pope and bishop (magisterium) to discuss important issues and update catholic teachings

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What does science and religion aim to do?

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Science aims to explain and give facts on how the world was made - whilst religion try’s to explain why the world was made

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Catholic teachings on science?

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  • religion and science to do not have to contradict each other
  • catholic church supportive of advances in science
  • science and religion are answering different questions
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Examples that show the catholic supports science and accepts it?

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  • genesis creation stories taught as myths rather then literally
  • George Lemaitre was catholic priest proposed the big bang theory
    -religion tries to explain why things happen
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Who was George Lemaitre?

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Catholic priest - proposed big bang theory

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Catholic teachings on Genesis and how it should be interpreted?

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Catholic church teaches the genesis creation story are not literally toe but simple story’s that tell deep truths - events did not happen in the way they were described

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How is god shown in creation of Adam?

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  • God is shown as an old man - some Christians object this as god is eternal
  • shown to be surrounded by angels - shows he is transcedent

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