Chapter 1: God’s Original Plan

The existence of God can be known through which of the following?

• Faith and personal experience

• Scientific experiments

• Mathematical proofs

• Historical documents only

The origin of God is:

• God has no origin; He is eternal.

• God was created by another being.

• God comes from the universe.

• God originated from nature.

God creates the universe and us because:

• He wants to share His love and goodness.

• He needs help managing the universe.

• He is lonely and bored.

• He wants to test our intelligence.

According to the conclusion on the creation stories, all creatures are _____.

• good

• evil

• invisible

• forgotten

According to the scientific definition, a fact can be observed.

• True

• False

According to the scientific definition, what is 'Truth'?

• Objectively Measurable Phenomena

• Subjective Belief

• Personal Opinion

• Unverifiable Assumption

What does the diagram illustrate about truth?

• There is only one truth

• Truth can appear different from different perspectives

• Truth is always subjective

• Truth cannot be measured

Fill in the blank: Religious truth is considered ________, while scientific truth is considered limited.

• Infinite

• Temporary

• Subjective

• Uncertain

Creation stories reveal the goodness of God, which science truth cannot measure objectively.

• True

• False

What is the Fundamentalist approach to interpreting the Bible? Fill in the blank: The Fundamentalist approach is to _________.

• Interpret the Bible without counting on the literary forms and the historical settings in which the writings were developed.

• Focus only on the historical context and ignore the spiritual meaning.

• Rely solely on modern scientific explanations for biblical events.

• Interpret the Bible using only the traditions of the early Church.