christian beliefs about creation & the word

Question 1

literalist pov:

Answer 1

believe that genesis 1 and 2 are true and accurate descriptions of how the world was created.
reject scientific theories such as the Big Bang and evolution.

Question 2

conservative pov:

Answer 2

interpret genesis 1 as fact but believe each day was actually an era that lasted millions/billions of years.
may interpret genesis 2 and 3 as a poetic explanation of how evil came into the world.

Question 3

liberal pov:

Answer 3

they accept that the bible will have contradictions within it, as it was written by humans and is imperfect.
they will accept scientific theories about the origins of the universe, such as the big bang theory.

the message of the genesis account of creation is important to them, which is that God created the world, and gave humans a special role, status and purpose in it.

Question 4

‘the word’

Answer 4

john uses ‘the word’ to refer to jesus showing that he was present at the creation of the universe.
= trinity has existed since the beginning of time.