5 - Catholic Creation

Question 1

Image of God

Answer 1

Belief that humans are in the image of God in their moral, spiritual and intellectual nature

Question 2

Sanctity of life

Answer 2

All life is holy as it is created and loved by God; human life should not be misused or abused

Question 3

Transcendent

Answer 3

Idea that God is above and outside life on Earth

Question 4

Omnipotent

Answer 4

Almighty, having unlimited power

Question 5

Imago dei

Answer 5

Means image of god. It is the latin term to show that God made humans in his image and kindness

Question 6

Dignity

Answer 6

Because everyone was made in God image with love and kindness, everyone should be treated with respect and not mistreated, this is dignity

Question 7

Free will

Answer 7

Idea that God gave us freedom to make our own decisions and be free. This also means there is an existance of evil as some choose to misuse their free will

Question 8

Stewardship

Answer 8

Idea that everything made by God in the environment so we should treat everything with respect in order to show respect for God

Question 9

Literal interpretation of Genesis

Answer 9

The literal interpretation of Geneisis 1 and 2 is that God created the world in 6 days and rested for 1 and that God created Adam and eve

Question 10

Non literal interpretation of the genesis stories

Answer 10

The creation stories were myths or that it is true but done over a period of time by God, but the main idea of the genesis is the same, God created the world

Question 11

Natural law

Answer 11

Moral principles and values that are considered to be inherent to all humans

Question 12

Omniscent

Answer 12

Quality of God stating that he has all knowledge of thw world

Question 13

How does natural law link to the belief about humans

Answer 13

Because all humans are created in the image and likeness of God. Humans should have an instincitive knowledge of what is good and fully human

Question 14

What does the old testement explain

Answer 14

All the creation stories and how God created the world

Question 15

How many books are there in the old testement

Answer 15

39

Question 16

What does the new testment entail

Answer 16

Teaching the record of life, teachings and missions of Jesus and moral stories that Christians can learn from

Question 17

How many books are there in the new testement

Answer 17

27

Question 18

3 beliefs expressed by michelangelo’s creation of Adam

Answer 18

God is powerful, God is from heaven as he is sitting on angels, God has wisdom which we can see from the grey beard, Adam is depicted as lifeless and weak (small penis),, God is superior to Adam as he is positioned above him

Question 19

2 critisms about Michelangelo’s creation of Adam

Answer 19

It is not what the Bible says as the Bible states God breathed life into Adam and we don’t actually know whay God looks likkeand it is a stereotypical view of God

Question 20

3 beliefs the ‘hand of God’ expresses

Answer 20

Shows god is omnipotant, shows God has made the sun and light comes from his hand,

Question 21

Only critism of hand of God

Answer 21

Stereotypical as the hand is white and we don’t know what race God was

Question 22

Why should we perform stewardship?

Answer 22

Because God made this world and the environment with love and blessed everything we created,. So in order to show thanks to God, we should treat what he created with care and respect just how we would treat God

Question 23

Ways to perform stewardship

Answer 23

Picking up litter, keeping the world a clean place, use an electric car, encourage others to become sustainable …

Question 24

What is sustainability

Answer 24

To only use resources at a rate at which they can be replaced

Question 25

3 ways CAFOD are working on making the world a more sustainable place

Answer 25

Encouragine people in England and Wales to live more simply., supportingand setting up projects which recognises that humans, resources and the environment are all important and working with other organisations to ensure that sustainability is one of the leading approaches

Question 26

What is the authority of the magisterium

Answer 26

Teach the catholic church of the religion authority which is exercised by the pope and bishops

Question 27

2 types of writing in the old testement

Answer 27

Law - God giving laws for christians to follow
Historical - history of catholism for christians to learn

Question 28

5 characteristics of humans

Answer 28

Imago dei, dignity, sanctity of life, free will and stewardship

Question 29

3 characteristics of God

Answer 29

Omnipotent, transcendent and omniscuent

Question 30

What do fundamentalists believe about the Bible

Answer 30

The bible is the absolute word of God so cannot be wrong

Question 31

Benevolent

Answer 31

All loving (quality of God)

Question 32

Quote for image of God

Answer 32

‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.’