1 What is meant by ex nihilo and which quality does it show God possesses
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To create out of nothing - showing God is omnibenevolent
To create out of nothing - showing God is omnipotent
To create from existing materials showing God can order things in creation
The Big Bang showing God does not exist
Question 2
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2 What is meant by evolution?
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That things adapted and changed over time - the things most able to adapt survived to reproduce.
That the Genesis creation story shows that things are 'fixed' and do not change
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3 What is meant by ‘imago Dei?’
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That all living things are made in the image of God
That humans are made in the image of God and therefore God will look like us
That humans have the ability to know and appreciate goodness and therefore share a likeness with God
Question 4
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Complete this quote from the Catechism of the Catholic church about God's role in creation of the world.
'God [blank_start]alone[blank_end] created the [blank_start]universe[blank_end]; freely, [blank_start]directly[blank_end] and [blank_start]without[blank_end] any help'
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directly
without
universe
alone
Question 5
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Choose all the statements that reflect a fundamental Christian attitude towards the roles of science, religion and the Bible
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Evolution is the best explanation that we currently have for the existence of our species. Evolution does not rule our the role of God
Evolution cannot be true. The Bible is inerrant and contains the complete truth. There is a fixity of species.
Science and religion are not necessarily opposed. It is possible to believe in the big bang and the Genesis creation stories
God created the universe by his very word. The Big Bang cannot be true.
The Bible is literally the word of God. If it is contained in the Bible it is historically, scientifically and theologically true.
The Bible is a collection of books from many different genres. It requires careful, scholarly interpretation to arrive at the truth.
Adam and Eve were the first 2 people on earth. We are physical descendants of Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve represent humanity and the creation stories are myths - containing theological not scientific truths.
Question 6
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Complete the following paragraph:
Genesis 1 deals with the [blank_start]7 days of creation[blank_end]. Genesis 2 deals with the creation of [blank_start]Adam and Eve[blank_end]. Both these stories reveal [blank_start]theological truths[blank_end] (truths about God). For example, both show God creating ex nihilo; this shows that God is [blank_start]omnipotent[blank_end]. God is also [blank_start]omnibenevolent[blank_end] because he makes human beings in his image and likeness. The theological term for this is '[blank_start]Imago Dei[blank_end].'
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7 days of creation
Adam and Eve
theological truths
omnipotent
omnibenevolent
Imago Dei
Ex Nihilo
Stephen and Charles
Theory of Evolution
scientific truths
omniscient
Question 7
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Which of the following statements would be RELEVANT to include in an answer to the following statement:
Evolution is the best explanation for the origin of the universe.
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Peter Singer accuses human beings of speciesism
Charles Darwin's work on the 'origin of species' suggested that things adapted over time
Fundamental Christians point to the idea that in the Bible there is a fixity of species
Stephen Hawking, in his work on Big Bang, shows that the universe can create itself ex nihilo
The Bible suggests that God is the origin of the universe since God created by his word 'Let there be..' and 'It was so'
Pope John Paul II said that 'evolution is more than a hypothesis'