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Creation
Whether you believe God created the world or the universe is the result of the Big Bang, ask questions here about the creation of the beautiful and wondrous earth we live on.
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What things make up a religion?
There are three dimensions to a religion:
(1) Who or what is God. Little attention is given to focus clearly on this. This dimension is the corner stone of a religion. The more clearly one defines God for one's self, the more successful is atonement achieved with one's God.
(2) Articles of faith. Articles of faith are the means to achieve atonement with God. Living up to the articles of faith puts one in the grace of God. Falling short of them, causes one to become penitent, and through prayer atones with God, and again, achieves a state of grace with God.
(3) Tradition. Practices of conducting one's life according to the articles of faith and atonement is the most changeable of a religion. As long as atonement and grace is achieved with one's God, tradition may vary.
What are the differences between the catholic creation story and the Islamic creation story?
The Catholic creation story, based on the Book of Genesis, depicts God creating the world in six days and resting on the seventh day. In contrast, the Islamic creation story, outlined in the Quran, emphasizes that Allah created the universe in six days as well but doesn't specify that He rested on the seventh day. Additionally, there are differing details in terms of the creation of Adam and Eve and their roles in each tradition's story.
What is the difference between the Christian creation story and the Hindu creation story?
The Hindu creation story resembles many others around the world. It relies on 3 'good' things - Vishnu (God), Brahma the Servant (Christ) and a Lotus flower (Holy Spirit) and a Cobra snake or serpent. Brahma creates by Vishnu's commands. He uses the Lotus flower to do some of this. Never got farther to see how the snake fits in.
The Biblical Creation story (stories) has the chronology of the heavens and the earth and all life upon it. It then 'begins' the genealogy sections - 11 in all starting with Adam in Genesis 2:4 and Genesis 5. Genesis means beginnings and this is the theme in the early chapters. Genesis speaks of Elohim - the Majestic Plural for the single term of God - indicating more than one God person. In John 1:1, this term is defined to be God the Father and Jesus Christ, His begotten Son (new relationship as He was the Word in Genesis). So the God Family only had 2 members at that time and now. At the 2nd Coming, the firstfruits will become the spiritual 'bride' of Christ and in the Great White Throne Judgement process, 10s of billions will have their 1st chance to repent, be baptized and follow Christ. They will become full spiritual sons & daughters in the God Family. Any who refuse or lost their 1st opportunity or are just totally incorrigible, will be cast into the Lake of Fire to die the 2nd death.
Why do religions have creation stories?
Religions have stories/accounts of creations for the same reason you are asking that question: because you want to know. Man has always been curious about our origins. That is why man created the Big Bang Theory and Evolution. Because we want to be able to explain or know how we were created.
Is creationism taught in Idaho schools?
In Idaho, public schools teach evolution as part of the state science standards. Creationism or intelligent design is not part of the official curriculum in public schools as they are considered religious beliefs rather than scientific theories.
What are the two religions which share the same creation story?
jews and christians share the same creation story wich is called the judeo
Do Jehovah witness have a creation story?
Yes, Jehovah's Witnesses believe in the creation account described in the Bible, particularly in the first chapters of the Book of Genesis. They interpret the creation story as a literal account of how God created the universe, including the earth and all living beings in six 24-hour days. This creation story is foundational to their beliefs about the origins of humanity and the natural world.
How do we know the myths told about the creation of the creation of the Incas?
The myths about the creation of the Incas were primarily passed down through oral tradition by storytellers and priests. Spanish chroniclers like Garcilaso de la Vega also documented these myths post-conquest. Archaeological evidence, such as artifacts and temples, also provide insights into Inca beliefs and practices.
Both Hindu and Christian creation stories involve the concept of a supreme being creating the universe. One key difference is that in Hinduism, creation is cyclical and occurs in repeated cycles called yugas, while Christianity teaches a linear progression of creation leading to the end times. Additionally, Hinduism includes multiple deities involved in creation, while Christianity emphasizes the monotheistic idea of one God as the creator.
What is muslims creation story?
In Islam, the creation story involves Allah creating the universe and all living things, including humans. The story is detailed in the Quran and follows a similar narrative to other Abrahamic religions, with the belief that Allah created Adam and Eve as the first humans.
The Prophet Muhammad was somewhat familiar with Judaism and Christianity in southern Arabia, and arguably the Islamic creation story could have been borrowed from the Book of Genesis. Although the Koran is not written in a narrative style, as is the Bible of the two older religions, its many references to creation and to Adam and Eve are essentially little different from the biblical version.
Why is the religious creation story unique?
There are Creation-stories all over the world; tens of them if not hundreds. This is because the Creation was a tradition going all the way back and shared by all mankind. As time passed, most of these stories became infiltrated by idolatry, with a phantasmagoria of warring deities. It is the Torah, in Genesis, which uniquely preserves the original.See also:
Is there evidence for Creation?
How many Creation-narratives are in Genesis?
The Torah states that it was written in its entirety by one author, Moses (Deuteronomy 31:24), to whom it was dictated by God (Exodus 24:12), including earlier events.
The Torah has one creation-narrative, which takes the form of a summary (Genesis ch.1) followed by an in-depth recap (Rashi commentary, Genesis 2:8).
When we see a newspaper whose opening headline is paraphrased in the detailed story, we don't ascribe the repetition to different writers.
But this kind of literary device, which the Torah employs to enrich its text, has been used by Bible-critics in an attempt to reassign and divide up its authorship.
The Jewish sages, based on ancient tradition, identified many of the literary devices used by the Torah, which include:
- recapping earlier brief passages to elucidate,
- employing different names of God to signify His various attributes,
- using apparent changes or redundancies to allude to additional unstated details,
- speaking in the vernacular that was current during each era,
and many more. While Judaism has always seen the Torah as an intricate tapestry that nonetheless had one Divine source, some modern authors such as Wellhausen (the father of modern Biblical-criticism, 1844-1918) have suggested artificially attributing the narrative to several unknown authors, despite the Torah's explicit statement as to its provenance (Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 31:24). This need not concern believers, since his claims have been debunked one by one, as archaeology and other disciplines have demonstrated the integrity of the Torah. No fragments have ever been found that would support his Documentary Hypothesis, which remains nothing more than an arbitrary claim:
Refuting the JEPD Documentary Hypothesis
The creation-narrative in Genesis (a Christian author)
How do religious believers respond to scientific explanations of the world?
There are different responses.
Some refuse to believe the evidence, or believe only what suits them. Others attempt to put forward pseudo-scientific explanations in an attempt to discredit the scientific explanations.
Perhaps a majority accept the scientific evidence and adjust their religious views of the world accordingly. For example in 2006, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirmed, via Resolution A129, that "the theory of evolution provides a fruitful and unifying scientific explanation for the emergence of life on earth, that many theological interpretations of origins can readily embrace an evolutionary outlook, and that an acceptance of evolution is entirely compatible with an authentic and living Christian faith." This is a worldview that accepts scientific facts and religious belief.
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What is spiritual creationism?
Spiritual creationism is the teaching but forward by Mary Baker Eddy the founder of Christian Science. Everything in the universe is created spiritually in the image and likeness of God. There is no matter, matter is an illusion, matter being a counterfeit of the spiritual reality. Matter is unreal. All is Spirit.
Why is the creation story so similar in different religions?
While there are some similarities among all creation stories, the differences between those from one region and a different region are quite remarkable. The closer two creation stories are in geographic origin, the more similarities you will find.
Many early Near Eastern creation stories tell of the world and its people coming into existence through battles between the creator god and the chaos monsters. We see fragments of this genre in Psalms and the Book of Job.
The second creation story in Genesis (Genesis 2:4b-20) can be typical of some creation stories from inland, arid regions - there is no mention of the ocean, and plants grew because God had yet to make it rain. This story contains moral themes, a frequent theme of some early creation stories.
The first creation story in Genesis (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) is very different from the story in chapter 2. Perhaps the most obvious thing in common between these two stories is the absence of chaos monsters in the narrative. The first creation story is much less like a folk story than is the second one, understandable as it was written in the form we know today by the Priestly Source, who was concerned with theology and the role of the priestly class in Jewish society. The differences are considerable, both in sequence and style. The creation story in Genesis chapter 1 is typical of cultures familiar with the oceans and great rivers. In this first story, God has almost unlimited power and causes things to exist merely by speaking them into existence. In the second story, God needs dirt to model and create Adam, then a rib to create Eve - examples of his more limited powers.
Both creation stories in Genesis came from earlier creation stories in Mesopotamia, and reflect similarities to the earlier stories. The imagery of the chaos monsters found in Pslams and the Book of Job, although fragmentary, can also be found in earlier creation stories in the Near East.
Answer:
Because Creation is a worldwide tradition shared by all ancient societies. Because it actually took place.
Which event best represents the Loss of Innocence Creation-story archetype?
An event that best represents the Loss of Innocence Creation-story archetype is Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. This act symbolizes their transition from a state of innocence to one of knowledge and self-awareness, resulting in their expulsion from paradise. It is a common motif in creation myths that illustrates the consequences of seeking knowledge and disobeying divine commands.
Why would a catholic disagree with a Atheist view on the creation story?
A Catholic may disagree with an atheist view on the creation story because for Catholics, the creation story in the Bible is considered sacred and divinely inspired. They believe in the theological truths presented in the story, such as the existence of God as the creator of the universe. Atheists, on the other hand, do not believe in a god or a divine being, so they would not accept the religious explanations provided in the creation story.
What is the tribal religion creation story?
Almost all early societies answered the question "Who are we & where did we come from?" with a creation myth. Some say man was made from a piece of dirt. Christianity says that Eve was made from Adam's rib.
But these are myths and no more; and have no scientific merit.
Does the creation story affect us today?
Regardless of its truth or otherwise, the biblical creation story ought not affect us in our everyday lives. But it does.
In some countries it is said that over half the population believes in the literal truth of biblical creation. This affects us all, because such a widespread belief in 'creationism' results in pressure on the school systems of those countries to teach creationism as part of the mainstream curriculum, rather than just as religious instruction. This impoverishes the teaching of science and could result in long-term damage to the competitiveness of the nation.
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How does the Yahwist or Priestly theory compare to the theory of creation?
There are two biblical creation stories (Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Genesis 2:4b-2:20) that are quite distinct and even contradictory, and each should be read on its own terms, rather than assuming a single creation account. The idea that there is only one biblical creation theory arises because pious readers, believing that the text cannot contain contradictions, ignore the major disjunctions between the two creation stories and tend to treat the second story as the fuller, more detailed account of the creation of man that the first story simply reported.
The Priestly source is credited with writing the first biblical creation account, and the Yahwist is credited with writing the second biblical creation account. Thus the Priestly source and the Yahwist were responsible for the biblical concept of creation, although of course each of them was passing on older traditions which they had learnt.
Essentially the modern documentary hypothesis is not so much to be compared to the biblical concept of creation, but an explanation for its origin.
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What is the Christian view of creationism?
There are probably almost as many Christian views as there are Christians. However, the major Christian denominations are moving towards dismissing creationism as explaining the origins of life on earth. The following are the views of some of the Churches that back theistic or guided evolution as the explanation for life on earth.
Catholic Church
In the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict has backed "theistic evolution" which considers that God created life through evolution with no clash between religion and science. The Catholic Church considers the authority of the Pope to be absolute on matters of faith, therefore the position of the Catholic Church is in favour of the Theory of Evolution, not the obviously artificial construct of Intelligent Design, as the more extreme position of creationism is known.
Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church has said that the theory of evolution does not conflict with Christian faith. In 2006, the General Convention affirmed, via Resolution A129, that God is creator and added that "the theory of evolution provides a fruitful and unifying scientific explanation for the emergence of life on earth, that many theological interpretations of origins can readily embrace an evolutionary outlook, and that an acceptance of evolution is entirely compatible with an authentic and living Christian faith."
Church of England
The Church of England is considering the possibility of apologising posthumously to Darwin, for its earlier condemnation of his theory
Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is divided between Compatibilists who hold that science and theology are compatible, and Incompatibilists who hold that science can be incompatible with faith. Many Incompatibilists reject evolution.
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church does not have an official statement on any theories of evolution. However, at the 2008 General Conference, three petitions made the following changes to United Methodist documents:
- Petition 80050: accepts evolution and corrects some ambiguities under "Science and Technology" in the Book of Discipline.
- Petition 80990: endorses The Clergy Letter Project and its reconciliatory programs between religion and science and urges United Methodist clergy participation, in Resolution 11, "God's Creation and the Church" in the Book of Resolutions.
- Petition 80839: creates a new resolution, "Evolution and Intelligent Design," in the Book of Resolutions: "The United Methodist Church goes on record as opposing the introduction of any faith-based theories such as Creationism or Intelligent Design into the science curriculum of our public schools."
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Why is the creation story important?
The 'Creation' story in Genesis 1 & 2 is actually a renewal of the Earth already present but under water and in darkness (Psalm 104:30). God does not create vainly as several Scriptures plainly state.
That being said, the importance of the story has it telling mankind that we are made different from the others in the creation - we are made after the God-kind, in Their image and likeness. We are given authority over all things in this physical world - to be good managers of them all and to continue to beautify this world. Unfortunately, we have not achieved this end and in many cases have done quite the opposite in destroying many things/creatures.
The story tells of our 1st parents having the opportunity to receive eternal life but chose to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The long and at many times painful history of man begins. Yet there is great hope after God removed the humans out of the garden and rebuked the serpent (Satan). God promised to 'heal' the breach mankind created by their sin of pride and disobedience. He would send a Savior (Jesus who confirmed the beginning) to give us a path to eternity as His future children - the purpose for our being.
How is God's creation story different to the Chinese one?
Just as there are two quite different creation stories in Genesis, plus fragments of a third one in the Psalms and Job, so also are there several Chinese creation stories. This is especially true because China is so large and has so many different traditions, including Buddhism, Daoism and folk religions.
With so many different stories, both in the Bible and Chinese belief, there is no simple answer to a simple question like this. Since God is a Semitic concept, God's creation stories are naturally different to the Chinese creation stories. Each creation story is true to its believers.
Is there proof that God created man?
Many claim there is evidence (including the Bible), but scientists continually counter the hypotheses with other - usually more consistent and rational - evidence. Addition There is no proof. It's like there is no proof for or against a god(s)
What is the difference between the Christian creation story and the Muslim creation story?
The Quran differs from the Old Testament in that it does not attempt to be a narrative, in the way that the Old Testament does. Rather, it contains a series of affirmations of the same creation story. Islam arose in southern Arabia at a time when Judaism and Christianity were both beginning to make inroads into the ancient pagan beliefs, and arguably the Islamic creation story is simply based on the biblical stories.
