Explain two Christian beliefs about the Creation of the world.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer. [6 marks]

Christians believe that on the first day of Creation God made light.

In the Bible we read ‘God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light’ (Genesis 1. 3).

Some Christians believe that this is the Bible’s way of describing the Big Bang, which many scientists believe was the start of the universe.

Christians also believe that on the sixth day of Creation God made humans.

In the Bible God says, ‘Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky [...]’ (Genesis 1. 26).

This means that humans have authority over the earth, but also the responsibility of looking after it.