CWV-101 Topic 2 12 questions with correct answers 2023 update

1. List the three Christian views of creation as given in the lecture, and a brief description of each. Young earth Old earth Theistic evolution Young earth: God created the world in 6 days and the earth is around 6,000 years old (or no specific attempt is made to determine the young age of the world) Old earth: Generally, advances that the earth is about 4.6 billion years old and that life appeared in stages Theistic evolution: Life evolved by a process God guided 2. The concept that humanity is created in the image of God may refer to a number of things. List four: two covered in the textbook and two covered in the lecture. God's attributes are passed to humans (creativity, love, logic and reason, etc) Humanity is to exercise dominion over what God created God breathed the breath of life into us God gives us worth 3. What are the similarities between the scenes in Revelation 21:1-4 and the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2? God dwelling with man No more death or mourning or pain or crying 4. According to the lecture, what is meant when we say God is sovereign? Sovereign means that God has supreme authority over His creation 5. List at least five characteristics of God emphasized in Psalm 145. Righteous Majesty Gracious Merciful Good 6. List three reasons for seeing humanity as the pinnacle of God's creation. Its place at the end of the narrative The amount of narrative space that the creation of humanity takes within the narrative The interruption in the pattern of wording established when discussing the first five days of creation in Genesis 1 7. How does the textbook describe the Garden of Eden? Good and ordered A place of worship particularly a temple/ throne room A place where God dwelled with his people 8. How would you describe the nature of work God gave to Adam in the Garden of Eden? To keep up and work in the Garden Kingly gardener and watchman Expand the Garden 9. Summarize Proverbs 9:10. True wisdom is fearing and knowing the Lord. 10. Summarize God's statements in Genesis 2:16-18. He told Adam that he could eat the fruit of any tree in the Garden except the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 11. What does the textbook say about the involvement of the Trinity in creation? All three members of the trinity were active in creation. Jesus was also involved in creation. God the Father oversaw the creation of all things. All things were made through and for Jesus who holds all things together. God the Spirit was present in the creation narrative showing that he is not only the Creator, but the life-giving Spirit of the living God. 12. List the four basic "acts" of the overarching biblical story. Creation