Gods activity in the world

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What is God like?
Why do they believe?
Unit 1 The Nature of God
Gods activity in the world
The Bible
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• Why do Christians believe in God?
• The universe is so beautiful and perfect it must
  have a designer.

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• Why do Christians believe in God?
• The universe is so beautiful and perfect it must
  have a designer.
• There is a cause for everything so there must be
  a 1st cause that started it all.

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• Why do Christians believe in God?
• The universe is so beautiful and perfect it must
  have a designer.
• There is a cause for everything so there must be
  a 1st cause that started it all.
• Some people claim to have experienced God.

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• Why do Christians believe in God?
• The universe is so beautiful and perfect it must
  have a designer.
• There is a cause for everything so there must be
  a 1st cause that started it all.
• Some people claim to have experienced God.
• Some people say the fact that we feel guilt means
  there is a God.

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• What is God like?
• All Powerful (omnipotent)

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• What is God like?
• All Powerful (omnipotent)
• Everywhere (Omnipresent)

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• What is God like?
• All Powerful (omnipotent)
• Everywhere (Omnipresent)
• All-knowing (Omniscient)

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• What is God like?
• All Powerful (omnipotent)
• Everywhere (Omnipresent)
• All-knowing (Omniscient)
• Loving

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• What is God like?
• All Powerful (omnipotent)
• Everywhere (Omnipresent)
• All-knowing (Omniscient)
• Loving
• Trinity 3 in 1

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• What is God like?
• All Powerful (omnipotent)
• Everywhere (Omnipresent)
• All-knowing (Omniscient)
• Loving
• Trinity 3 in 1

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• The Bible
• Old Testament

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• The Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament

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• The Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• The exact word of God.

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• The Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• The exact word of God.
• Inspired by God written by men.

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• The Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• The exact word of God.
• Inspired by God written by men.
• Advice for life.

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• The Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• The exact word of God.
• Inspired by God written by men.
• Advice for life.
• The teachings of Jesus

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• The Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• The exact word of God.
• Inspired by God written by men.
• Advice for life.
• The teachings of Jesus
• Read in Church.

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What do Christians think about the Bible?

• Not all Christians think the same thing about the
  bible. Some say that the bible is the exact word
  of God so it must be taken seriously, they might
  keep their heads covered and not let women speak
  in church.
• Others say that the bible is inspired by God and
  written by men. This means that it may have some
  errors in it, mainly due to the fact that it was
  written 2000 years ago.

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• Gods activity in the World
• Miracles
• Jesus

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• Gods activity in the World
• Miracles
• Jesus
• Now

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God find me somewhere to park!
God, stop the rain!
God, make me walk!
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• Gods activity in the World
• Miracles
• Jesus
• Now
• Lourdes

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• Gods activity in the World
• Miracles
• Jesus
• Now
• Lourdes
• Gone away

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(a) What reasons might Christians give to support
their belief in God? (8 Marks)
Not all Christians would give the same reason for
their belief in God.
Others
Some
Others
Others
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1 mark One point no support 2 marks One point
simple backup or two simple statements 3 marks
Two points one backed up 4 marks Two points
with simple backup 5 marks Two points with
simple backup plus more detailed explanation of
one point 6 marks - Two points with detailed
backup 7 marks Two or more points with
detailed explanation of one point. 8 marks Two
or more points with detailed explanations
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• 1 Christianity
• Describe the reasons Christians might give in
  support of their belief in God. 8
• Explain how believing that the Bible is the word
  of God might affect the lives of Christians.
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• There is no way of knowing what God might be
  like. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your
  answer and show that you have thought about
  different points of view. You must refer to
  Christianity in your answer. 5

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Describe the reasons Christians might give in
support of their belief in God. 8
Christians believe in God because they told to by
vica.
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Describe the reasons Christians might give in
support of their belief in God. 8
Some Christians believe in God because they think
the world is designed.
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Describe the reasons Christians might give in
support of their belief in God. 8
Some Christians believe in God because they think
the world is designed so there must be a
designer.
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Describe the reasons Christians might give in
support of their belief in God. 8
Not all Christians would give the same reason for
their belief in God. Some Christians would say
that the fact that we feel guilt for the things
we do wrong is evidence for God. Others might
believe that the universe needs an ultimate cause
and only God can explain this. Other Christians
might have a personal experience of God, for
example they may have prayed for healing and felt
that God cured them.
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Describe the reasons Christians might give in
support of their belief in God. 8
They mite sey that god is creator, cause theyre
must be a first cause or they say that the werld
is very clever like a wathch so somebody must
have made it they mite also say that you feel bad
when you do something like kill a cat so its god
what is making you feel it. They might prey and
god helps them so they belive. Christians say
they is reincarnated so they might rember god
from past life or that elephat headed buddah
thingy.
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Describe the reasons Christians might give in
support of their belief in God. 8
Not all Christians think the same. Some say there
is a God cause he answers prayers. Some say
there must be a creator, cause how did we get
here.
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Describe the reasons Christians might give in
support of their belief in God. 8
I dont believe in God because there is all sorts
of rubbish in the world and if God was
all-powerful he would sort it out!
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Explain how believing that the Bible is the word
of God might affect the lives of
Christians. 7
Not all Christians think the same thing about the
Bible. Some say that the Bible is the exact word
of God. These people might follow all the rules
in the Bible exactly, cover their heads, women
not speak in Church etc. They might try to make
their friends Christians because they believe in
Hell. Other Christians might say that the bible
is inspired by God so they would follow the
general teachings of the Bible , they would try
to do the loving thing in all situations because
that is the greatest command according to
Jesus. All Christians think the Bible is special
and they would read it and treat it with respect.
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Explain how believing that the Bible is the word
of God might affect the lives of
Christians. 7
They might read it.
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Explain how believing that the Bible is the word
of God might affect the lives of
Christians. 7
They might read it and do what is says like cover
their heads and not shave the hair on the sides
of their heads.
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Explain how believing that the Bible is the word
of God might affect the lives of
Christians. 7
They might read it and do what is says like cover
their heads and not shave the hair on the sides
of their heads. They might put it on a big gold
eagle in church.
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(c) There is no way of knowing what God might be
like. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your
answer and show that you have thought about
different points of view. You must refer to
Christianity in your answer. 5
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(c) There is no way of knowing what God might be
like. Do you agree? Give reasons to support
your answer and show that you have thought about
different points of view. You must refer to
Christianity in your answer. 5
I agree Because no one has ever seen him or got
any proof. Other people might say that they have
felt God at work in their life or that there is
no proof against God. Christians say that God
has shown what he is like in the Bible and in
Nature.