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What is the foundation of all true faith according to the verse in Hebrews?
What is the foundation of all true faith according to the verse in Hebrews?
- Faith in random chance
- Faith in pre-existing materials
- Faith in God’s special creation of all things (correct)
- Faith in human abilities and achievements
How did God create the heavens according to the verse in Psalms?
How did God create the heavens according to the verse in Psalms?
- By the word of the Lord (correct)
- By random natural processes
- By gathering pre-existing materials
- Through human intervention
What did God command to create according to the Psalmist?
What did God command to create according to the Psalmist?
- Sun, moon, stars, heavens, and waters (correct)
- Human beings
- Animals and plants
- Man-made structures
How were God's commands obeyed during creation according to the text?
How were God's commands obeyed during creation according to the text?
What is cosmogony primarily concerned with?
What is cosmogony primarily concerned with?
What do most evolutionary cosmogonies assume about the cosmos?
What do most evolutionary cosmogonies assume about the cosmos?
What does the fundamental creation model propose about the origin of the cosmos?
What does the fundamental creation model propose about the origin of the cosmos?
What are the three entities that came into existence simultaneously to form a meaningful cosmos?
What are the three entities that came into existence simultaneously to form a meaningful cosmos?
What does Genesis 1:1 state?
What does Genesis 1:1 state?
What does the first law of thermodynamics indicate about the universe?
What does the first law of thermodynamics indicate about the universe?
What does the text propose as the only way to know about cosmic beginnings?
What does the text propose as the only way to know about cosmic beginnings?
What does the text suggest about the tension in Christian denominations?
What does the text suggest about the tension in Christian denominations?
What does the text imply about the dominance in seminaries and educational institutions?
What does the text imply about the dominance in seminaries and educational institutions?
What does the text suggest about the universe's origin from a scientific perspective?
What does the text suggest about the universe's origin from a scientific perspective?
What does the text propose as contrary to Scripture and unscientific?
What does the text propose as contrary to Scripture and unscientific?
What does the text suggest about the adaptation of major portions of Christendom?
What does the text suggest about the adaptation of major portions of Christendom?
What does the text propose as the only way to know about cosmic beginnings?
What does the text propose as the only way to know about cosmic beginnings?
What does the text suggest about the universe and time?
What does the text suggest about the universe and time?
What does the text imply about the state of Christendom in relation to creationist cosmogony?
What does the text imply about the state of Christendom in relation to creationist cosmogony?
What does the text propose as the origin of the universe?
What does the text propose as the origin of the universe?
Which religious system has an evolutionary cosmogony?
Which religious system has an evolutionary cosmogony?
Which cosmogonic system does modern evolutionary cosmogony start with, according to the text?
Which cosmogonic system does modern evolutionary cosmogony start with, according to the text?
Which religious systems have creationist cosmogonies?
Which religious systems have creationist cosmogonies?
What do many segments of Christianity mentioned in the text do regarding evolution in their cosmogonic systems?
What do many segments of Christianity mentioned in the text do regarding evolution in their cosmogonic systems?
What do non-Christian creationist religions refuse to acknowledge?
What do non-Christian creationist religions refuse to acknowledge?
What does the rejection of the Trinity and the full deity of Christ undermine, according to the text?
What does the rejection of the Trinity and the full deity of Christ undermine, according to the text?
Which religious systems envision perpetual cycles of growth and decay?
Which religious systems envision perpetual cycles of growth and decay?
What is the main difference between the creationist cosmogony found in the Bible and other systems, according to the text?
What is the main difference between the creationist cosmogony found in the Bible and other systems, according to the text?
What have most extant religions accommodated?
What have most extant religions accommodated?
What do pseudo-Christian cults such as Christian Science, Unity, Divine Science, Unitarianism, and Universalism mentioned in the text do regarding evolution?
What do pseudo-Christian cults such as Christian Science, Unity, Divine Science, Unitarianism, and Universalism mentioned in the text do regarding evolution?
What have mainstream denominations of the Christian world traditionally upheld?
What have mainstream denominations of the Christian world traditionally upheld?
What do many religious systems, including Hindu cosmogony and the modern oscillating universe theory, mentioned in the text have in common?
What do many religious systems, including Hindu cosmogony and the modern oscillating universe theory, mentioned in the text have in common?
What does the text emphasize about the pre-existence of God?
What does the text emphasize about the pre-existence of God?
What does the text explicitly deny about the eternal existence of things?
What does the text explicitly deny about the eternal existence of things?
What does the text affirm about creation and evolution?
What does the text affirm about creation and evolution?
What does the text highlight about the biblical truth of creation?
What does the text highlight about the biblical truth of creation?
How does the text describe the act of creation?
How does the text describe the act of creation?
What is the fundamental premise of evolutionist cosmogony that the text falsifies?
What is the fundamental premise of evolutionist cosmogony that the text falsifies?
What does the text affirm about the completion of creation?
What does the text affirm about the completion of creation?
What does the text emphasize about the act of creation in relation to time?
What does the text emphasize about the act of creation in relation to time?
What does the text propose about the attempt to equate evolution with creation?
What does the text propose about the attempt to equate evolution with creation?
What does the text highlight about the act of creation and its completion?
What does the text highlight about the act of creation and its completion?
What does the text emphasize about the act of creation and the spoken word of the Creator?
What does the text emphasize about the act of creation and the spoken word of the Creator?
What does the text affirm about the relationship between creation and evolution?
What does the text affirm about the relationship between creation and evolution?
Who alone existed eternally and spoke all things into being?
Who alone existed eternally and spoke all things into being?
What does the text emphasize about the fundamental premise of evolutionist cosmogony?
What does the text emphasize about the fundamental premise of evolutionist cosmogony?
Who is named as the Creator in a specific passage?
Who is named as the Creator in a specific passage?
What does the text emphasize about the biblical truth of creation?
What does the text emphasize about the biblical truth of creation?
How does the text describe the act of creation?
How does the text describe the act of creation?
What does the text unequivocally teach about creation?
What does the text unequivocally teach about creation?
What helps in understanding that the worlds were framed by the word of God?
What helps in understanding that the worlds were framed by the word of God?
What does the text refute in relation to creation?
What does the text refute in relation to creation?
What is the context of many passages that affirm a completed creation?
What is the context of many passages that affirm a completed creation?
What does the text emphasize about the attempt to equate evolution with creation?
What does the text emphasize about the attempt to equate evolution with creation?
What does the text explicitly deny about the eternal existence of things?
What does the text explicitly deny about the eternal existence of things?
What is cited to demonstrate the pre-existence of God?
What is cited to demonstrate the pre-existence of God?
Study Notes
The Pre-Existence and Completed Creation of God
- The text emphasizes that the triune God alone existed eternally and spoke all things into being.
- Key biblical passages are quoted and discussed to emphasize the pre-existence of God and distinguish true creationism from evolutionism.
- Scriptures are cited to demonstrate the pre-existence of God, emphasizing that the universe and all living creatures were called into being by God.
- The text explicitly denies the eternal existence of things and affirms special creation by the divine Word.
- The context of a specific passage names Jesus Christ as the Creator, affirming that all things owe their existence to Him.
- The fundamental premise of evolutionist cosmogony, the eternal existence of matter and the universe, is falsified by Scripture.
- The text highlights the biblical truth that creation is a completed event of the past, refuting evolutionary cosmogony.
- Many passages use the past tense of the relevant verb to affirm a completed creation.
- Scriptures are cited to demonstrate that creation was an instantaneous act accomplished by the spoken word of the Creator.
- The Bible unequivocally teaches that creation is not evolution and was accomplished ex nihilo by the word of God.
- The text emphasizes that faith helps understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, and things seen were not made of things which do appear.
- The biblical truth of creation as an instantaneous act is contrasted with the attempt to equate evolution with creation.
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"Evolutionary Cosmogony and Religious Perspectives" Quiz Test your knowledge of cosmogonies and religious perspectives with this quiz. Explore creationist and evolutionary cosmogonies, biblical perspectives on the pre-existence and completed creation of God, and the rejection of evolutionary concepts in religious teachings.
