Faith Words
What is the freedom and ability to choose?
Free will
What do the accounts in Genesis describe?
The beginning of God's relationship with humanity.
Where do we look for answers about who created the universe, why it was created, and where it is going?
Scripture and Tradition
Every human life is a what?
Gift from God.
What makes humans different from the rest of God's creation?
Only humans are made in the image and likeness of God.
What is the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong?
Conscience
The historical periods of Prehistory and The Patriarchs are in what book of the Bible?
Genesis
What did God say on the first day of Creation?
"Let there be light", and there was light. (Gn 1:3)
The first account of creation not only tells us about creation but also what?
God.
How does our conscience make us different from all other creatures?
Only humans know the difference between right and wrong and have responsibility for their choices.
What is an agreement between God and His people?
A Covenant
Exodus
What was created on the 7th day of creation?
God rested.
What are the attributes of God?
God is eternal.
God is all-powerful.
God is all-knowing.
God is ever-present/omni-present.
What makes human beings different from the rest of creation?
Only humans are created in the image and likeness of God. Only humans possess human dignity.
Human Diginity
What is the primary focus of the Book of Genesis?
It focuses on the beginning of God's relationship with humanity.
Which questions about the universe cannot be answered by science?
Scientists cannot tell us who created the universe, why it was created, or where it is going.
What does the first creation account reveal about God?
that He is the one true God; a personal, living God; the source of all life.
What responsibilities do we have being made in the image and likeness of God?
To respect and care for all creation.
To make our own choices, thoughts, and actions carefully.
To choose what is good and right and to act with love, as God does.
Bonus: What does Genesis mean?
The first book in the Bible.
Bonus: Beginnings
Why do the writers of Sacred Scripture use symbols?
They use symbols to express ideas and beliefs about God and His actions.
What truths are contained in the first Creation account?
Everything that exists was created by God, is good and depends on Him.
How is the one true God unlike the gods believed in by some ancient peoples?
God is unique; He is a personal God, and He is a living being. Ancient peoples often worshipped many gods; some were lifeless objects.
How does being created in the image and likeness of God carry responsibilities?
God has given us the freedom to think and choose, so it is our responsibility to choose our actions carefully.