Christianity 1 ~ Responsibility For The Planet

Question 1

Why do Christians believe humans are special?

Answer 1

~ God wanted humans to rule over all the other animals
~ He made humans separately
~ He made humans in the image of himself

Question 2

What are some beliefs about the origins of the world?

Answer 2

~ God made everything with his hands
~ The world is perfect because He made it
~ God made the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th

Question 3

What problems are facing the planet?

Answer 3

~ Global warming
~ Deforestation
~ Pollution

Question 4

Who is a steward?

Answer 4

Someone who acts in a care taking role

Question 5

What does being a steward involve?

Answer 5

~ Keeping everything in the world safe
~ Being in charge of all living things
~ However, not owning it

Question 6

Why may Christians think that humans are more important than animals?

Answer 6

~ God made humans separately
~ ‘God made man in his own image’
~ God told man to rule over all the animals

Question 7

Why may Christians want to protect the environment?

Answer 7

~ The world is Gods creation

~ Humans were made as stewards

Question 8

What is a principle that all churches agree on?

Answer 8

Agape

Question 9

What does the Roman Catholic Church teach about the environment?

Answer 9

~ Humans have a responsibility to care for the environment
~ We should plan for the welfare of future generations and consider the impact that the behaviour of richer countries has on developing countries

Question 10

What can Christians do to improve environmental issues?

Answer 10

~ Vote for candidates who show concern to environmental issues
~ Cut down on waste
~ Support organisations such as Greenpeace

Question 11

What environmental organisations could Christians support?

Answer 11

~ Greenpeace
~ Friends of the Earth
~ The Worldwide Fund for Nature

Question 12

How many days did it take God to create the world?

Answer 12

7 days (6 days work, 1 day rest)

Question 13

What did God breathe into man? What does this mean humans gave that animals don’t?

Answer 13

The breath of life. It suggests that humans have a soul and freedom

Question 14

What is dominion?

Answer 14

What God has; power, control, ownership

Question 15

What is the scientific theory for the beginning of the world?

Answer 15

The Big Bang

Question 16

What was the Big Bang?

Answer 16

~ The explosion caused masses and gases to go flying in all directions
~ As the gases cooled the formed the stars and planets

Question 17

What are different Christian beliefs about the origins of the world?

Answer 17

~ God made the world by himself in 7 days
~ The story of creation isn’t literally true but could be symbolic
~ God caused the Big Bang to happen

Question 18

What are some bible quotes about Gods creation of the world?

Answer 18

~ “For the Lord is the Great God…the sea is his for he made it and his hands formed the dry land”
~ “The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of his hands”

Question 19

What is the scientific theory for the origin of human life?

Answer 19

The theory of Evolution by Charles Darwin

Question 20

What is the theory of evolution?

Answer 20

~ Different species developed gradually due to natural selection, where the best adapted animals to their environment survive and pass on these genes
~ Humans formed because we were a well adapted species

Question 21

What is the Christian belief for the origin of human life?

Answer 21

~ God made humans on the 6th day
~ Humans were made in gods image
~ God breathed the breath of life into Adam
~ Humans were made to ‘rule over the birds in the air and the fish on the sea’

Question 22

What was the very first law God gave to humans?

Answer 22

That they should be stewards

Question 23

State two ways in which Christians might respond to environmental problems

Answer 23

~ Organise events to raise awareness of environmental issues

~ Walk places instead of driving, recycle, save energy and water

Question 24

What is meant by animal experiments?

Answer 24

Using animals to test medical products and to conduct research on

Question 25

State two environmental concerns Christians may have

Answer 25

Global warming | Deforestation

Question 26

Describe what Christians believe about the origins of the world

Answer 26

~ God created the world and everything in it, "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" ~ God created the earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th ~ It was a planned creation

Question 27

Explain Christian beliefs about the sanctity of life

Answer 27

~ Life is sacred because it's a precious gift from God. This is because "God created man in his own image". ~ There's a part of God in every life and therefore our lives our sacred. "Don't you know that you yourself are God's temple" ~ Human's have souls and animals don't because "God breathed into man the breath of life"

Question 28

"You have to totally believe what the bible says about the origins of the world to be a true Christian"

Answer 28

+ The bible is the words of God and so is the main source of authority for Christians - The bible may be more symbolic than realistic because, unlike the Qur'an, it was put together 100s of years after the death of Jesus + God is omnipotent which means he can do anything, so if it says this in the bible, it's true - Totally believing the origins of the world is not the most important part of being Christian, e.g Agape is a more important teaching

Question 29

What is a bible teaching to show dominion/stewardship?

Answer 29

"Rule over the birds in the air and the fish of the sea"

Question 30

What did God make on the 1st day of creation?

Answer 30

Earth, space, light and time

Question 31

What did God make on the 2nd day of creation?

Answer 31

The atmosphere

Question 32

What did God make on the 3rd day of creation?

Answer 32

Dry land and plants

Question 33

What did God make on the 4th day of creation?

Answer 33

The sun, moon and stars

Question 34

What did God make on the 5th day of creation?

Answer 34

Sea creatures and birds

Question 35

What did God make on the 6th day of creation?

Answer 35

Land animals and man

Question 36

What do Christian churches think about environmental issues?

Answer 36

~ They believe the concept of dominion was misunderstood as this made people believe they could do what they want ~ They are much more aware today of environmental damage and believe people have not been good stewards ~ They believe it is an important Christian duty to look after the planet and show agape for future generations