Origins and meanings gcse 2017 r.e

[blank_start]Creation ex nihilo[blank_end] means creation out of nothing . Only [blank_start]god[blank_end] can create the universe out nothing.

[blank_start]Evolution[blank_end] is the process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments.

Imago dei means in the [blank_start]image[blank_end] [blank_start]of[blank_end] [blank_start]god[blank_end] . The belief that humans are a reflection of gods personhood.

Omnipotence is the belief that god is [blank_start]all[blank_end] [blank_start]powerful[blank_end]

[blank_start]Revelation[blank_end] is the way in which god makes himself known to human beings . Christians believe that god does this finally and fully in the person of Jesus Christ.

[blank_start]Natural selection[blank_end] is the process whereby organisms better [blank_start]adapted[blank_end] to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring .

[blank_start]Stewardship[blank_end] is the duty to care for the world responsibly to protect it for future generations .

The [blank_start]scientific[blank_end] explanation for the creation of the universe is the [blank_start]Big Bang[blank_end] . The world expanded from a single point which expanded at a very high temperature and density.

[blank_start]Creationism[blank_end] is the belief that the world was created by god as it says in the bible.

On the [blank_start]first[blank_end] day god made light and dark according to genesis [blank_start]1.[blank_end]

According to genesis 1 , God made land and vegetation on day 3.

What did god create on day 7 according to genesis 1?

"In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth " - genesis [blank_start]1[blank_end]

What does genesis 2 teach us about the human Sanctity of life?

A [blank_start]literalist[blank_end] / [blank_start]creationist[blank_end] take the bible literally and believe what is in it word for word .they also believe [blank_start]god[blank_end] was the first cause .

[blank_start]Charles Darwin[blank_end] discovered the theory of evolution and natural selection .