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refers to events or the state persons after the Fall into sin

postlapsarian

refers to events or the state of persons before the Fall into sin

prelapsarian

an overly simple explanation that ignores the complexity of an issue in order to offer an easy answer

reductionism

the aspect of humanity that is not material but spiritual; that which is not the body

soul

is a name for the third person of the Trinity, or can refer to beings that have no material body, or it can refer to the life or soul of a human being

spirit

biblical concept of recognizing the world and our possessions as things given by God to be used in his service; accordingly human beings are seen as caretakers of God's good gifts

stewardship

The divinely intended relationship between humanity and the rest of the creation is one of domination. exploitation. stewardship. oppression.

stewardship.

morality, intelligence, relationality, and immortality which God imparted to humanity before the Fall into sin

image of God

The image of God in the wide sense is that which sets humans apart from animals. includes intelligence. includes moral capacity. includes dominion. includes prefect holiness or righteousness.

is that which sets humans apart from animals. includes intelligence. includes moral capacity. includes dominion. includes prefect holiness or righteousness.

philosophical explanation of life that views everything as part of the physical, material world and excludes the existence of spiritual things

materialism

Every human being has only a body. only a soul or spirit. a body and a soul or spirit. neither a body nor a soul. not what is evidenced in these answers.

a body and a soul or spirit.

the study of humanity

anthropology

the position of headship and stewardship that human beings have in relation to creation

dominion

As human beings were created the image of God is to be understood as meaning that God has a corporeal body as humans have. entailing that humans are intelligent and moral beings. entailing that humans are not meant to be alone but are to be relational beings. entailing that humans would have life without death. including holiness and perfection.

entailing that humans are intelligent and moral beings. entailing that humans are not meant to be alone but are to be relational beings. entailing that humans would have life without death. including holiness and perfection.

In eternity, human beings will exist only as souls with no bodies. True False

false

Only Adam, and not Eve, was created in the image of God since Eve was made from the rib of Adam. True False

false

Since God created Adam from dirt, human beings do not have dominion over the rest of creation. True False

false

Speciesism means that human beings were given dominion over all creation. True False

false

The Bible supports racism. True False

false

The essence of the soul is material rather than spiritual. True False

false

this teaching or belief system emphasized a distinction between the material world (which was evil) and the spiritual dimensions (which were good)

gnosticism

The Bible teaches that even the least of God's creatures are to be treated with respect. that God has placed humans over the rest of creation. that humans are no different from the animals since both were created from the dust of the earth.

that even the least of God's creatures are to be treated with respect. that God has placed humans over the rest of creation.

To have dominion over creation means domination. exploitation. that all creation is to serve human beings. that human beings are to care for all creation. nothing evidenced in these answers.

that human beings are to care for all creation.

According to the Bible, human beings were created by God. True False

true

Adam and Eve lost the image of God in the narrow sense when they sinned by disobeying God. True False

true

Anthropology is the study of humanity. True False

true

At death, the body returns to the dust of the ground. True False

true

At death, the spirit goes to God. True False

true

Death is the departure of the spirit from the body. True False

true

Every human being has a physical body. True False

true

Gnosticism teaches that the goal of salvation is a person s release from a material body to enjoy a spiritual existence. True False

true

Human beings were created in the image of God. True False

true

Human beings will have physical bodies in eternity. True False

true

Only after the creation of human beings does God call His creation very good. True False

true

Saint Paul, in the Bible, makes the point that the order in which man and woman were first created is of fundamental importance for right relationships between the sexes today. True False

true

The Christian faith does not allow for distinctions that ascribe lesser worth to particular groups of human beings. True False

true

The children of Adam and Eve were not born in the image of God in the narrow sense. True False

true

The image of God is being restored in those people who are in Jesus. True False

true

The intended or ordered relationship between man and woman is one of mutual love and service. True False

true

The killing of human beings is forbidden because God made man in his own image. True False

true

The soul animates the body. True False

true

With regard to redemption, the Bible states that there is neither male nor female in Christ. True False

true