RE - Origins and Meaning + Good and Evil - Flashcards in GCSE Religious Studies

Creation ex nihilo

'Created from nothing.' Before God made the universe, there was nothing. As seen in Genesis, only God can make from nothing

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Evolution

Gradual changes in species leading to complex life adapted to their environments - such as humans - as a result of mutation and natural selection over millions of years. Associated with Charles Darwin

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Imago Dei

'In the image of God.' The belief that human beings are a unique reflection of God's nature. For example, unlike other animals, humans have freewill and understand morality

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Inspiration

'God breathed.' The idea that the Holy Spirit guides an individual to write and act what is good and true. The Bible is said to be inspired by the Holy Spirit

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Omnipotence

'All powerful.' Seen in Genesis: "God made the heavens and the earth"

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Revelation

All the ways in which God makes Himself known to humans e.g. through the Bible and finally through Jesus

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Stewardship

Duty to care for creation responsibly rather than use it as consumers as we should preserve it for future generations. Genesis 2: "God put man in the garden to work it and take care of it."

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Transcendence

'Above and beyond space and time.' God is unlike anything He made

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Conscience

Knowledge over right and wrong. Christians believe it is the voice of God compelling us to do what is right.

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Evil

'Privation of good.' Selfish desires lead to suffering

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Free will

Ability to make any decision, whether they are morally right or wrong, with zero control from external forces

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Goodness

The act of being like God and seeking the wellbeing of others selflessly

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Incarnation

'Made flesh.' God came to earth and was made flesh through Jesus, who is fully human but fully divine

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Natural Law

Universal moral laws that exist for any human at any place and time. Thought up by St. Thomas Aquinas where he thought it was made by God. The Basic Goods- POWER
However freewill exists so we don't have to follow them.

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Privation

The absence of something normally present. For example, evil is a privation of good.

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Suffering

Pain or loss which harms human beings. Can be caused by moral evil or natural evil

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Salvifici Doloris

A document by Pope John Paul II - we should bear suffering and spread hope "For in suffering is contained the greatness of a specific mystery."

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Statues

A carved or cast figure of a person or animal etc.
Protestants are iconoclasts. Supported by Exodus 20:2 "Have no other gods before me"

Catholics use them as a prayer aid and focus supported by Council of Trent 1545 - 1563

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La Pieta

Marble statue made by Michelangelo during the 1500's found in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
Shows ambivalence. Mary's open hand. Mary's serene face. Jesus doesn't have his wombs

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The Rosary

Set of prayers laid out by beads to aid in focus. 4 mysteries follow the life of Jesus. Demonstrates ambivalence through both joyful and sorrowful mysteries

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Jesus as a moral authority

The Beatitudes. His Crucifixion. His several miracles. Greatest Commandments

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The Tree of Life mosaic

Mosaic art.
The lambs represent the disciples showing us that we should make sacrifices for Jesus.
Vines, John 15: "I am the vine, you are the branches."
The Cross: is at the center of the picture and so Jesus should be our focus

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The Creation of Adam

A fresco-style painting made by Michelangelo during the Renaissance Era found in the Sistine Chapel.
God is omnipotent. Muscles
God is omniscient. God has grey hair.
Adam and God have similar features. Imago dei

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Dominionship

Humans have the ability to use the earth in however way we see fit. Genesis 1: "Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky."

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