Key concepts- Origins and Meanings

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Creation ex nihilo
Creation out of nothing. Before God created the universe, nothing existed. Only God can create out of nothing.
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Evolution
The process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in a species over time to suit a particular environment.
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Imago Dei
In the image of God. The belief that humans beings are uniquely a reflection of Gods personhood. Unlike other animals, humans beings are rational, free and moral.
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Inspiration
"God Breathed" The belief that the spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true.
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Omnipotence
The belief that God is all poweful.
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Revelation
The word used to describe all of the ways in which God makes himself known to human beings. Christians believe that God does this finally and fully in the person of Jesus Christ.
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Stewardship
The duty of care for creation responsibility, as stewards rather that consumers, and to protest it for future generations.
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Transcendance
Existing outside of space and time; God exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything else that exists, above and beyond creation.
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The process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in a species over time to suit a particular environment.

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Evolution

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In the image of God. The belief that humans beings are uniquely a reflection of Gods personhood. Unlike other animals, humans beings are rational, free and moral.

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"God Breathed" The belief that the spirit of God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true.

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The belief that God is all poweful.

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