Unit A

Question 1

The holistic understanding of human life divides our being into what 4 sections

Answer 1

(P.I.E.S)

Physical- our flesh and bones-our identity (we belong we are unique)

Intellectual-our thoughts and dreams-our memory and imagination (creativity)

Emotional-our feeling and intuitions-our gut response (primitive response) to circumstances

Spiritual-our experience of awe and wonder- the need for purpose and meaning (why am I here? What is life all about) our connection with the bigger picture (and ultimately god)

Question 2

What can spirituality be described as?

Answer 2

A vast longing that drives us beyond ourselves in an attempt to to connect with our world and to understand it. Beyond that it is the inner compulsion to connect with God

Question 3

Faith is considered to be a part of all 4 holistic beliefs but which one the most?

Answer 3

Spiritual being

Question 4

What are the definition of the three related words:
Faith
Trust
Hope

Answer 4

Faith: confidence in someone or something that is based on relationship in the present and influenced by past experiences and desire for something in the future. It is related most closely to our spiritual being.

Trust: based on experiences from the past and is related most closely to our intellectual being

Hope: based on desire for something in the future and is related most closely to our emotional being

Question 5

What is a leap of faith

Answer 5

It’s energized by the emotional part of a person (hope and future)
Informed by the intellectual part (trust and past)
Sustained and shaped by the spiritual (faith and present)
Practiced and performed using the physical part of a person.

Question 6

What is an example of a leap of faith in the bible

Answer 6

Matthew 14:22-23
Peter walking on water to god

Question 7

In a Christian context what is faith and relationship?

Answer 7

Christian faith considers both relationship with god and one another as the most important aspect of their lives.
Teaches that Jesus is a mediator of god and people and that we can enter relationship to god through him

Question 8

How is Christian faith both personal and communal?

Answer 8

An individual can have their own different relationship with Jesus and god that’s unique to each person. But when there is trust confidence in Jesus that faith brings them into a community with others aswell as god.

Question 9

What is religion vs faith

Answer 9

Religion is a humans construct of using laws and rituals to be closer to god
Faith is based on relationship over all else and according to chritianity god is more interested in faith then religion

Question 10

What are two examples of Jesus choosing faith over religion

Answer 10

1. Mark 3:16 when Jesus heals a man on sabbath day showing that relationship is more meaningful than the law of not doing work
2. Matthew 21:12-13 When he flipped the money changers tables in the temple of Jerusalem

Question 11

What does god is creator mean?

Answer 11

To say god is creator is to say god is responsible for everything around us. This does not challenge science as science asks the question of how things came to be but faith and religion ask the question of why. God is the one that brought us into the world INTENTIONALLY

Question 12

What’s the Fibonacci series?

Answer 12

A numerical sequence that is constantly found throughout nature so much it’s uncanny. Some call the Fibonacci series as the fingerprint of god and is shown as a mark of gods proud creation, a signature for example.

Question 13

What are some examples of the Fibonacci sequence in real life

Answer 13

Spiral galaxies including the Milky Way
Nautilus snail shells
Many flowers
Numbers line up with trees
Archetictue
The Mona Lisa

Question 14

Science vs faith

Answer 14

There is no conflict between the two unless on is to look at the creation accounts in genesis as a scientific test. Other than that sciences asks how and faith asks why.

Question 15

Explain the 1 Genesis creation account

Answer 15

It emphasizes order and intention. We are here on purpose by gods god is beyond nature and declares the nature of creation is good. And that the world came together orderly and intentional and god liked all his creations. It’s a direct comparison to the other violent creation stories in the Middle East

Question 16

Explain the genesis 2

Answer 16

It emphasizes relationship with humans and god himself. Humans have purpose in this passage given by god. And everything is meant to be.

Question 17

If creation is good what happened

Answer 17

Sin which is an attitude of self centeredness and selfishness in the creation accounts it was Adam and Eve who first sinned. It leads to broken relationships with others and ultimately god.

Question 18

Explain genesis 3

Answer 18

This is the fall and start of sin. Has human self centerdness shown through eve being tempted by the snake and showing disobedience to god and aswell as Adam. Includes blaming others to try and save your self rather than taking responsibility.

Question 19

What are three elements required for sin to take place:

Answer 19

1. Relationship between god and humans
2. Free will the ability to choose ones behavior.
3. Temptation the introduction of doubt or desire into one’s choices

Question 20

What is the Babylonian creation tale aka the enum elish

Answer 20

The god Marduk kills a goddess and forms heaven and earth from her body. Than he kills on of her sons and created humans to be slaves for the gods so the gods could live leisurely.