Key words on beliefs about God In teams

Key words on beliefs about God In teams, write down as many key words and meanings as you can think of!

Revision – Beliefs about God

Creator Father Judge Omniscient Impersonal Personal God is…. . Omnipotent Omnipresent Christians are monotheists Benevolent Anthropomorphism is explaining using human images.

Christians believe that God is made God who is father – the transcendent of three parts creator or ‘persons’. This is called the Trinity. This means that there are three ways of God being God: God who is Holy Spirit – immanent, but impersonal, the way God inspires and guides Christians every day God who is son – Jesus who is immanent and personal, who came to earth and lived a human life

Reason to believe in God? • • The ontological argument (Anselm) The cosmological argument (Aquinas) The teleological argument (Paley) The moral argument • The argument from religious experience e. g. Miracles, Conversion, answered prayers, Miracles are an event which numinous. breaks the laws of nature e. g. healing, nature, exorcisms, raising the dead.

The Trinity – One God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit God is. . . Perfect Judge Eternal Omnipresent God is. . . Omnibenevolent Omniscient Treatment of criminals Immanent Transcendent Omnipotent

Authority of the Bible Teleological Argument from experience Miracles Ontological argument Why Christians believe in God Cosmological argument Treatment of criminals Moral Argument Background and upbringing War is wrong

Exam practice! A 01 Explain the views of one religion towards: (6 marks) Why might some people prefer to think of God as being personal? Why might some people prefer to think of God as transcendent ? Explain the Design Argument for the existence of God Explain the Cosmological Argument for the existence of God Use the planning sheets to help you plan at least one part D and E question. A 02 Discussion (12 marks) ‘Only empirical evidence can prove the existence of God’ ‘God is the only logical cause of the universe’

What do you think to each others plans? Read their plan and give it two stars and a wish. Two things good about it and a target to help them improve.