Religion Test Review Flashcards
Unit 1, topic 2-9 (18 cards)
Genesis 1, what are the days of creation?
Day 1 : God creates light and separates it
from darkness.
Day 2: God separates the water above
(sky) from the water below (sea).
Day 3: God separates the water below
(sea) from the dry land.
Day 4 : God populates the sky with sun, moon
and stars.
Day 5: God populates the air with birds, and the
sea with fish.
Day 6: God populates the land with animals
and with people.
Day 7 : God celebrates.
He blesses the
day and rests.
Identify the 3 part pattern of Genesis 1.
Divine command: God speaks to initiate the act of creation. (“And God said…”) Fulfillment of the command: What God commands comes into being. (“And it was so.”) Divine approval: God evaluates His creation as good. (“And God saw that it was good.”)
Explain why there is need of the patterns
In Genesis 1, patterns are used to show important religious ideas about how and why the world was created. This helps us understand the message better and see how powerful God is and how carefully He planned everything in the world.
identify the 5 part pattern of Genesis 1
- Introducing the day
- Expressing a command
- Obeying a command
- Rejoicing at the result
- Identifying the day
Genesis 1; Religion Truths
There is only one God: Only God is responsible for creation.
God planned creation: Everything God did was deliberately done.
God created everything good: All of creation has goodness because it is made by God’s design.
God made the Sabbath day holy: God establishes the Holiness of Creation in the day of rest – Sunday.
Humanity is made in the image of God; posses human dignity: God’s goodness is in all of creation. The beauty of creation reflects the beauty of the Creator.
Genesis 2; Religion truths
- God cares for humanity and seeks intimacy/relationship with us.
- God cares for creation and shares power and responsibility with us.
- God values the equality of humans and our relationships with one another – male and female, nations to nations, etc.
Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 similarities
1.God created human beings.
2.God creates plants and fruit.
3.God makes humans the dominant species.
4.God makes birds and animals.
5.The universe was desolate in the beginning.
6.God is the creator in both myths.
Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 Differences
Genesis 1 - it states that animals, and humans, were created on day six.
Genesis 2 - it implies that humans were created before animals.
What are the effects of sin?
Genesis 3; 1-7: Adam and Eve’s disobedience brings shame and fear from God and each other.
Genesis 3; 17-19: Adam’s sin curses the ground, creating toil, suffering, and separation from nature and life itself.
Genesis 4; 1-12: The Tower of Babel results in the confusion of languages, causing social division and alienation from God’s plan.
Genesis 6;; 1-8: Humanity’s wickedness leads to God’s judgment, dividing them from both creation and God’s favor.
Genesis 11; 1-9: Cain’s murder of Abel introduces familial alienation, leading to Cain’s isolation from his family, community, and God.
what is sin?
Sin is name we give to the actions that harm our relationships.
Types of sin:
Commission - doing something we aren’t supposed to do
Omission - not doing what we are Supposed to do Personal - a wrongful act done by one person
Social - a wrongful act done by a group of people
what is covenant?
A sacred agreement; The strongest possible pledge between two parties; A special, loving relationship in which God blesses the people and the people live as God wants us to; Re-creates the relationship between God and God’s people.
what are the components?
what is the importance of covenant?
Making and keeping covenants qualifies us to receive the blessings God has promised.
what is re-creation?
Re-connection with God, self, others, nature
Noahs Covenant:
He will never flood the entire earth again.The Condition/Curse - Do not drink the blood of animals or shed human blood The Sign - A Rainbow The Family Form- Traditional Family
Abrahams Covenant:
Land and many blessed descendants Condition/Curse- Circumcision Sign- Circumcision Family Form - Tribe
Issac, Jacob, and, Josephs covenant:
Isaac: The Condition/Curse - The Sign - The Family Form-
Jacob: The Condition/Curse - The Sign - The Family Form-
Joseph: The Condition/Curse - The Sign - The Family Form-
