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Creation Flashcards

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What is the Creation of Adam?

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A painting by Michelangelo that shows God bringing Adam to life..

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What Christian beliefs do the Creation of Adam reflect?

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A number of important beliefs about God’s nature and his role as the creator of humanity.

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What does Hildreth Meiere’s mosaic in New York’s St.Bartholomew’s Church show?

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The hand of God in the act of creation.

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What do the mosaic and Creation of Adam both show?

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That God is the creator and powerful and eternal.

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What is the difference of focus in the mosaic and Creation of Adam?

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Creation of Adam focuses in on the creation of humanity, the mosaic converys a sense that God is always creating everything.

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What does the creation story in Genesis 1 show?

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Thats God is the creator of everything and that he created man in his own image.

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What is meant by God being transcendent?

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Beyond and outside life on earth and the universe, as he is able to create solely through the power of his own word.

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What is meant by God being omnipotent?

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All-powerful, as he is able to create anything he wants.

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What does Genesis 2 show?

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That humans share the Spirit of God

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What did God give humans in Genesis 2?

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Free will, the ability to make decisions and think for themselves.

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What do the Genesis stories teach Christians about stewardship?

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God expects them to look after the world and take care of it on his behalf.

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What do the Genesis stories teach Christians about dignity?

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Humans are worthy of honour and respect and that the sanctity of life is important life is holy and sacred.

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What is the Bible?

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The sacred book of Christianity. It contains different types of writing (literacy forms) such as historical accounts, poems and letters, which were written for different audiences and purposes.

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What is the first part of the Bible?

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The Old Testament. It tells of God’s relationship with the Jews during the years before Jesus was born.

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What is the second part of the Bible?

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The Old Testament, written by followers of Jesus in the century after his death. It tells of his life and teachings.

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What is meant by the Bible as the word of God?

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It reveals God to humans and teaches them about God and what he wants for humanity.

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What were the writers of the Bible inspired by?

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The Holy Spirit, who is the Third person of the Trinity

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How should the Bible be interpreted?

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Through the teachings of the Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Catholic Church).

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What does the Catholic Church teaches about interpretation of the Genesis stories?

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They shouldn’t be interpreted literally. This means that Catholics can accept scientific explanation for how the universe was created.

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What do Fundamentalist Christians believe?

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The Genesis creation stories should be interpreted literally, and that the universe was created in six days.

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What does Natural law refer to?

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The moral principles and values (or ‘laws) that are thought to be inherent to all humans.

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What does Natural Law state?

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That Catholics should do good and avoid evil. They should also respect the sanctity of life.

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What does the Catholic Church teach about science and religion?

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They need to support each other and work with each other.

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Why should Christians care for the environemnt?

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Because the whole of creation is God’s gift, and therefore holy because it comed from God.

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How do Christians show their love of God in terms of others?

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By treating other people, animals and the environment with love and respect.

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What did Jesus teach Christians about their neighbours?

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To ‘love your neighbour as yourself’. For Christians, this means caring for the environment in which their neighbour lives.

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What is the idea of stewardship?

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The idea that Christians have a duty to look after the environment on God’s behalf.

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What are the levels that Catholics can help to protect the environment at?

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Local, national and global

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What ways might Catholics help to protect the environment?

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Living in a way that has less impact on the environment, educating others about how to care for the environment, and campaigning against policies or laws that damage the environment.

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What is sustainability?

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Living in a way that respects the environment and its natural resources in order to keep everything in balance and harmony.

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What does living sustainably mean for Catholics?

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Respecting God’s creation and elping tgem to be stewards of the earth.

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What is CAFOD?

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A Catholic charity that supports sustainability, mainly through helping those in poverty to improve the quality of their lives in a sustainable way.

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