Creation out of nothing. Before God created the universe, nothing existed. Only God can create out of nothing
Creation ex nihilo
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The process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments
Evolution
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In the image of God. The belief that human beings are uniquely a reflection of God’s personhood. Unlike the other animals, human beings are rational, free and moral
Imago Dei
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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
Inspiration
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The belief that God is all powerful
Omnipotence
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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
Revelation
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The duty to care for creation responsibly, as stewards rather than consumers, and to protect it for future generations
Stewardship
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Existing outside of space and time; God exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything else that exists, above and beyond creation
Transcendance
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Human reason making moral decision. The knowledge we have of what is right and what is wrong and the Godgiven compulsion within all human being to do what is right and what is evil
Conscience
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The absence of good and the impulse to seek our own desires at the expense of the good of others which often results in suffering
Evil
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The decision-making part of a person’s mind is called the will – a will is free if a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by others
Freewill
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The quality of being like God: seeking the well-being of others selflessly
Goodness
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“Made flesh” – the Christian belief that God became man in the person of Jesus, fully human and fully divine
Incarnation
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The moral laws of right and wrong which are universal and not dependent on human laws. The belief that natural law is the belief that moral law is discoverable by every human being and is the same for all human beings in all places at all times
Natural Law
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The loss or absence of a quality or something that is normally present. Evil is a privation of good
Privation
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Pain or loss which harms human beings. Some suffering is caused by other human beings (often called moral evil); some is not (often called natural evil).
Suffering
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments
Back
Evolution
Card 3
Front
In the image of God. The belief that human beings are uniquely a reflection of God’s personhood. Unlike the other animals, human beings are rational, free and moral
Back
Card 4
Front
“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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