Imago Dei: The belief that God created humans in his image and likeness.
Ex Nihilo: God created the world from nothing, out of nothing.
Genesis: The first book of the Bible, which tells the story of the creation of the world and the origins of humanity.
In the beginning, God created the universe. The Earth was just an empty ocean of darkness
On the first day, God said "Let there be light". He created day and night
On the second day, God said "Let there be a space to separate the heaven from the earth" He created the sky and the sea
On the third day, God said "Let dryland appear where water has been gathered together" He made plants grow on the land
On the fourth day, God said "Let there be lights in the sky to show the time and seasons" He created the sun, moon and stars
On the fifth day, God said "Let birds fly above the earth and let fish swim below it"
On the sixth day, God said "Let the Earth make every sort of animal" He created animals. Then, he said"Let us make beings in our image." He created Adam and Eve
Liberal Christians believe that God's word can be found through reason and science as well as religious texts
Literal Christians believe that the Bible is the literal word of God and should be taken literally.