Unit 1 PCL

Genesis 9:5-6 and James 3:8-10 apply the image God in man to what to matters?

1. Capital Punishment for murder 2. Not cursing people

What are the 2 paradigms regarding the creation of the world?

1. Conventional/Traditional (Evolution) 2. Biblical

What are the three major elements of the creation mandate?

1. Filling the earth 2. Subduing the earth having dominion over the earth 3. Having dominion over the earth

Statements David made about mankind

1. God made humans a little lower than the angels. 2. God "crowned" humans with glory and honor. 3. God made humans "to have dominion" over the works of His hands 4. God put all things on earth under human authority.

Give 4 Statements that support the reality of the Biblical view of Creation.

1. The rocks of the Grand Canyon would have not been in the layers they are, if it would have been formed by a river or a stream. 2. There are no common ancestors, we were created by God himself. 3. There are animals that are "cousins" that have adapted but are still the same family of animals

What three points are the linchpins of the biblical meta-narrative?

A) Where I came from: Creation B) Why I'm here: Fall C)Where I'm going: Redemption

How many people in the world have a worldview?

All of them

Why did this lesson tell a story from the Smithsonian magazine about monkeys?

Even unsaved people can see that there is something special about humans that is different than animals

All non-Christians have presuppositions they simply take on faith, but Christians, on the other hand, don't have presuppositions because they base all their beliefs on evidence, Is this statement true or false?

False, we choose to believe that every thing happened and that the Bible is true; we could deny this if we really wanted to; we are open to about these presuppositions

Who said this,"There are no uninteresting things; there are only uninterested people" All of God's creation is valuable and good to Him. All of it is designed to bring Him glory in different ways.

G.K. Chesterton

What Biblical text introduces the concept of the image of God in man?

Genesis 1:26-28

Imago Dei

Image of God

What makes creation good, according to this lesson?

It lives out God's intentions

Meta-narrative

One big story that explains all of life

Dominion

Rule, sovereignty, kingship

Peculiar

Special

Both clear and distorted worldviews answer certain questions about life:

Where did I and my world come from? What is the purpose of my life and my world? Why does this world have so many problems? What are the solutions to those problems?

Creation mandate

the commands given to mankind in Genesis 1:26-28

Worldview

the set of beliefs that make up the lens through which you view everything

Quiddity

the thingness of things, the essential goodness of God's creation