WAEC Christian Religious Studies (CRS) 2020 Theory — Question 1

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(a) God commanded light to appear on the formless, empty and dark earth. God separated the light from darkness and called the light day and the darkness night. God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above and called it sky. The water below the expanse was gathered at one place to create dry ground. God called the dry ground land and the gathered water, sea. God caused the land to produce vegetation of plants bearing seeds according to their kind and trees bearing fruits. Further, God created the seasons, days and years and lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth. God made two great lights: the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. This was followed by the creation of the creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing. Every winged bird was also created to fly across the expanse of the sky. The creatures of the sea and the birds were commanded to increase in number to fill the water in the sea and the earth respectively. Livestock, creatures that move along the ground and wild animals were also created. God then created man in His own image and likeness to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air. God blessed man to be fruitful and increase in number to fill the earth and subdue it. (b) Four ways humans abuse God's creation: Illegal mining; Overgrazing; Pollution of water, air and noise; Indiscriminate waste disposal; Over exploitation of natural resources/deforestation, overfishing, overhunting; Genetic engineering (cloning); Homosexuality/lesbianism; Bestiality; War/genocide/murder; Bush burning; Indiscriminate use of pesticides; Bleaching/plastic surgery.