History
What did God use to create everything?
He made everything out of nothing by simply speaking.
What was created on day 4?
Lights in the sky: sun, moon, stars, and planets
Why do we have sin and death in the world today since when God created the universe, everything was very good?
Sin and death entered the world when Adam sinned. It was the consequence for disobeying God.
When were dinosaurs created?
On day six along with all the other land animals.
What are two ways people can be a good steward of God's creation and two ways people take being a good steward over God's creation too far?
Good stewardship: pick up trash, recycle, don't litter, take care of pets, hunting, etc.
Taking stewardship too far: forbidding hunting or cutting of trees, not allowing drilling for oil, not allowing gas vehicles, anything that prioritizes the creation over humanity, etc.
What is the Hebrew word for a 24-hour day?
Yom
What was created on day 5?
Sea creatures and flying creatures
When and where was the first death?
The first death occurred in the garden of Eden when God killed an animal to clothe Adam and Eve after they disobeyed him.
What can we read in the Bible to show us more information that indicates that dinosaurs and dragons lived alongside man?
God describes dinosaurs and dragons in the Bible, including the book of Job—behemoth, a huge sauropod type dinosaur and leviathan, a fire breathing sea creature.
What kind of cycles has God promised to continue related to the earth's temperature?
Seasons, hot and cold, night and day
Name the Seven C's of History in order.
Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation
The evolutionary view says that reptiles evolved before birds. Which does the Bible says was created first?
Birds were created first.
What did the first blood sacrifice—that would come many years later—point to?
It pointed to Jesus; the Messiah would come to die on the cross for forgiveness of sins.
How do we know that the earth is about 6,000 years old?
The genealogies in Genesis give us enough information to know that there were about 2,000 years between Adam and Abraham. There were about 2,000 years between Abraham and Jesus. And it's been about 2,000 years since Jesus lived. Add those together, and you get an age of about 6,000 years old.
Name at least two things that make mankind different from animals.
God made mankind in his image. Man can have a relationship with God. God created man to reflect portions of his attributes. Man was given dominion over the earth.
What would you have to do to get the biblical view of creation events to line up with the evolutionary view of events?
When you compare the biblical order of creation to the evolutionary view, how many things match up?
What attribute did God display when He covered the sin of Adam with a sacrificial animal instead of killing him right away?
God is merciful.
What is one way we can know that radiometric dating is a flawed dating method?
Rocks of known ages have been dated much older than they are. Or, the dates disagree with the Bible.
Name at least two differences between the evolutionary view of the origin of man and the biblical view of the creation of man.
Evolutionary View: Man evolved from apelike creatures over a long span of time. Man was not made in God's image. Man is a highly evolved animal.
Biblical View: Man was created on day six from the dust, and woman from Adam's rib by a loving Creator. Man made by God in his image. Man is a special creation of God made in the image of God. Man is not an animal.
Identify the three persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in Genesis 1 at creation.
Father- God created the heavens and the earth.
Son- God created through the spoken Word (John 1); also, "In the beginning" could be translated "By the firstborn," and Jesus is called the firstborn
Spirit- was hovering over the surface of the waters
What creation does the Bible record God thinking about and discussing their creation before creating them?
Man and woman
What verse in Genesis 3 contains the promise of the coming Seed of the woman who will crush the head of the serpent?
Verse 15
What historical figure found large, hissing reptiles that the local people worshipped when he entered India?
Alexander the Great
Adam and Eve were the first husband and wife. From Genesis 2 we can derive a definition of marriage. What is that definition? (3-part definition)
1 man, 1 woman, for life.