Creation Stories
Attributes of God
Created in God's Image
Original Justice/New Creation
Vocabulary
100
When it says in the first creation story that "a mighty wind swept over the waters," what does the mighty wind refer to?
The Holy Spirit.
100
Now creatures share in God's goodness and beauty and tell of the glory that belongs to God alone.
God is the creator.
100
What is the summit of God's creation?
People.
100
Who lost the state of original justice for all human beings?
Adam and Eve.
100
Define eternal.
Everlasting - always was and always will be.
200
When it says, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness," who is the "us" and "our" that is being referred to?
The trinity.
200
Our faith is monotheistic.
God is one.
200
What 2 gifts from God are a unique privilege for humans only?
Intelligence and free will.
200
What does the word justice mean?
Being in the right order.
200
Define attribute.
A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
300
In the two creation stories, what existed in each one before God started creating?
In the first story the world was filled with water. In the second, the world was filled with dust.
300
God does not create and abandon his people.
God is always present.
300
God did not create us to ___________.
Be alone.
300
The story in Genesis where Adam and Even knew God's plan and chose to replace it with their own is called what?
The fall.
300
Define soul.
The spiritual part of who we are that is immortal, or never dies.
400
Describe the difference of how God creates in each creation story.
In the first creation story, he speaks and it happens. In the second creation story, he forms things himself (hands on).
400
By sending the Son, who would freely choose to die for us, God revealed the innermost mystery, or secret, about himself.
God is love.
400
We have been created to live _________.
In community.
400
After the consequence of Adam and Eve, the rest of the Bible is the story of what?
God's commitment to restore his original plan.
400
Define divine Providence.
God's caring love for us. God's almighty power and caring love is always with us.
500
What is the message about God in each of the creation stories?
The first creation story reveals God's power, and the second reveals God's presence and love.
500
We believe and trust everything the living God reveals to us. He alone is the source of all knowledge.
God is truth.
500
______ and ______ share equally the honor and dignity of being made in God's image and likeness.
Men and women.
500
Who is the new Adam?
Jesus.
500
Define omnipresence
God is always present to all of his creation.
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