Creationist Cosmogonies and Religious Views Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Instantly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cosmogony primarily concerned with?

    <p>The study of the origin of the cosmos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do most evolutionary cosmogonies assume about the cosmos?

    <p>The cosmos is the ultimate reality, self-existent from eternity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the fundamental creation model propose about the origin of the cosmos?

    <p>The cosmos was created ex nihilo by a divine entity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three entities that came into existence simultaneously to form a meaningful cosmos?

    <p>Space, matter, and time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Genesis 1:1 state?

    <p>In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the first law of thermodynamics indicate about the universe?

    <p>It must have been created</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text propose as the only way to know about cosmic beginnings?

    <p>Divine revelation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the tension in Christian denominations?

    <p>There is tension between creationists and evolutionists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text imply about the dominance in seminaries and educational institutions?

    <p>Evolutionists and liberals are dominating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the universe's origin from a scientific perspective?

    <p>It is transparently unprovable scientifically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text propose as contrary to Scripture and unscientific?

    <p>General evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the adaptation of major portions of Christendom?

    <p>Adapting to some form of evolutionist cosmogony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text propose as the only way to know about cosmic beginnings?

    <p>Divine revelation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the universe and time?

    <p>The universe has a beginning and time has a beginning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text imply about the state of Christendom in relation to creationist cosmogony?

    <p>There is a need for a full return to creationist cosmogony taught in the Bible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text propose as the origin of the universe?

    <p>The universe having a beginning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which religious system has an evolutionary cosmogony?

    <p>Hindu cosmogony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cosmogonic system does modern evolutionary cosmogony start with, according to the text?

    <p>Highly explosive chaos of elementary particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which religious systems have creationist cosmogonies?

    <p>Judaism and Islam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do many segments of Christianity mentioned in the text do regarding evolution in their cosmogonic systems?

    <p>Accommodate evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do non-Christian creationist religions refuse to acknowledge?

    <p>The Creator's redemptive work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the rejection of the Trinity and the full deity of Christ undermine, according to the text?

    <p>The full biblical revelation of an absolute Creator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which religious systems envision perpetual cycles of growth and decay?

    <p>All cosmogonic systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between the creationist cosmogony found in the Bible and other systems, according to the text?

    <p>The Bible claims divine revelation and authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What have most extant religions accommodated?

    <p>Modern evolutionary concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do pseudo-Christian cults such as Christian Science, Unity, Divine Science, Unitarianism, and Universalism mentioned in the text do regarding evolution?

    <p>Accommodate evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What have mainstream denominations of the Christian world traditionally upheld?

    <p>The doctrines of special creation and the absolute deity of Jesus Christ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do many religious systems, including Hindu cosmogony and the modern oscillating universe theory, mentioned in the text have in common?

    <p>Being evolutionary in nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text emphasize about the pre-existence of God?

    <p>Only the triune God existed eternally and spoke all things into being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text explicitly deny about the eternal existence of things?

    <p>It denies the eternal existence of matter and the universe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text affirm about creation and evolution?

    <p>Creation is not evolution and was accomplished ex nihilo by the word of God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text highlight about the biblical truth of creation?

    <p>Creation is a completed event of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the text describe the act of creation?

    <p>An instantaneous act accomplished by the spoken word of the Creator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental premise of evolutionist cosmogony that the text falsifies?

    <p>The eternal existence of matter and the universe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text affirm about the completion of creation?

    <p>Creation is a completed event of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text emphasize about the act of creation in relation to time?

    <p>Creation is a completed event of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text propose about the attempt to equate evolution with creation?

    <p>It contrasts the biblical truth of creation as an instantaneous act with the attempt to equate evolution with creation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text highlight about the act of creation and its completion?

    <p>Creation is a completed event of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text emphasize about the act of creation and the spoken word of the Creator?

    <p>Creation was an instantaneous act accomplished by the spoken word of the Creator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text affirm about the relationship between creation and evolution?

    <p>Creation is not evolution and was accomplished ex nihilo by the word of God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who alone existed eternally and spoke all things into being?

    <p>The triune God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text emphasize about the fundamental premise of evolutionist cosmogony?

    <p>It is falsified by Scripture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is named as the Creator in a specific passage?

    <p>Jesus Christ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text emphasize about the biblical truth of creation?

    <p>It is a completed event of the past</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the text describe the act of creation?

    <p>An instantaneous act accomplished by the spoken word of the Creator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text unequivocally teach about creation?

    <p>It is not evolution and was accomplished ex nihilo by the word of God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What helps in understanding that the worlds were framed by the word of God?

    <p>Faith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text refute in relation to creation?

    <p>Evolutionary cosmogony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the context of many passages that affirm a completed creation?

    <p>The past tense of the relevant verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text emphasize about the attempt to equate evolution with creation?

    <p>It contrasts creation as an instantaneous act with this attempt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text explicitly deny about the eternal existence of things?

    <p>It denies the eternal existence of things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cited to demonstrate the pre-existence of God?

    <p>Scriptures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

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