In the beginning...
What is Genesis 1:1
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth”
According to scientists, how old is the earth?
4.5 billion years
What do the Young Earth Creationists believe?
A literal interpretation of the day as 24 hours in Genesis?
Who was the main anthropologist who came up with the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin in 1859
According to scientific discovery, where is Mt. Sinai now?
Saudi Arabia.
How many days did God’s creation take?
6 days
Which day, and day or night, corresponds to all of the earthquakes and tectonic activity?
Day 3 night
Name one famous person who taught young earth creationism?
Martin Luther
According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, what is the primary mechanism for evolution called and what is it?
Natural selection. It is the belief that specifies animals compete for survival and the loser eventually becomes extinct.
Where is the most likely place where the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea?
Gulf of Aqaba, the northern tip of the Red Sea.
How many years ago was Day 1, approximately?
3-4 billion years ago.
What was referred to as the snowball earth and which day, and day or night, of creation did it happened on?
The first ice age before any animals lived. Day 4 night.
Define creationism
The universe and all living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation
What is Darwin’s theory of human evolution?
Humans evolved from ape-like creatures over periods of millions of years.
What was found on the sea floor at the Gulf of Aqaba?
Chariot wheels and parts.
List what God created on each day of the creation in order. (Day 1, Day 2, etc..)
Light, Sky, Dry land and plants, Sun and moon, Sea and land creatures and birds, mammals and man.
What was the Cambrian explosion and approximately how many years ago did it happen?
Massive and abrupt appearance of ancient land and sea animals, 500-65 million years ago
What do old earth creationists believe?
Their beliefs about the age of the earth are more consistent with scientific thought on issues of physics, chemistry, geology, and the age of the earth.
Why is human evolution against Christianity?
It contradicts the Bible in that God created man in His own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27) and that man was a special creation of God apart from and above the animals.
What is the name of the mountain for the traditional crossing of the Red Sea?
Gabal Musa in the Sinai Peninsula.
What verse in the Bible show that man is a special creation by God?
Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:7
Name the three methods of creation God uses in Genesis?
i) God controls nature and lets nature take its course
ii) God command
iii) intimate creation of man
What is theistic evolution?
It believes that God created man but man evolved anatomically and physiologically after he was created in a Darwinian fashion.
Name at least 5 characteristics of humans that are not possible for animals.
We have a soul, we can communicate with God, salvation is only for humans, the Holy Spirit can only dwell in humans.
What is the split rock that is in Mt. Sinai today?
The rock that Moses struck to get water.