Faith Words
What is SOUL?
The Invisible spiritual reality that makes each of us human and that will never die.
What point do both accounts make?
God created humanity as the high point of creation.
What is the meaning of the garden?
It is a symbol of the happiness the first human beings had in the presence of God.
What does God's warning about the forbidden fruit symbolize?
That friendship with God depends on complete trust in Him; that as created beings we are limited and must respect our limitations.
What did the first humans lose when they sinned?
Original innocence, holiness, and justice; harmony with God, with one another, and with all creation.
What is SIN?
A thought, word, deed, or omission against God's law.
What are humans a union of?
A visible, physical body and an invisible, spiritual soul.
How did the biblical writers show that we are called to be caretakers of creation? What does naming the animals signify?
By having humans name the animals, because it signifies authority.
What are the consequences of free will?
Humans have the power to choose good or evil.
What role did selfishness play in the first sin? What did Original Sin bring into the world?
The first humans did what they wanted, rather than what God commanded and ended up bringing ignorance, suffering, and death into the world.
What is ORIGINAL SIN?
The first sin, which weakened human nature and brought ignorance, suffering, and death into the world; we all suffer from its effects.
What distinguishes humanity from the other creatures in God's creation?
Humans have a soul.
What does stewardship involve?
What did eating the fruit symbolize? What were the consequences of the choice humanity made?
Eating the fruit symbolizes a choice. Loss of friendship with God, pain, sorrow, and death.
How did God show His mercy?
What does this verse reveal to us (symbolize)?
"They will strike ate your head, while you strike at their heel." -GN 3:15
He promised that one day, sin and evil would be overcome.
God will send a descendant of the first man and woman to rescue humanity from evil one day.
What is STEWARD?
A person who is given both the authority over what he or she cares for and the responsibility for seeing that it lives and grows.
Where do our souls come from?
The breath of life/God.
How do humans continue God's work of creation?
By bringing new life into the world and being responsible for the earth and all living things.
What does the Garden of Eden symbolize? What is this state called?
Perfect happiness and harmony with God, one another, and all creation. The original state of Innocence.
What is Original Sin and who committed it?
The first sin committed by the first human beings.
God's forgiveness and love.
Why do we need to know that we were created with a BODY and a SOUL before we learn about the fall of man?
Both our bodies and souls are attacked by the ORIGINAL SIN. Our bodies will die and return to the ground and our souls are separated from God.
What are somethings you can do to care for God's creation? How can these actions make a difference in the world?
Total trust in God and following His will.
We are born with a weakened human nature.