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Summary RE AQA GCSE Christianity and Islam model answers
What are the 5 main qualities of God?
Christianity is a (...) religion, and what does this mean?Give a quote to support this.
What does omnibenevolent mean?
Which parable is used to show that God is omnibenevolent and how?
What does Jo...
Summary RE AQA GCSE Christianity and Islam
model answers
1). What are the 5 main qualities of god?
Ans: Omnibenevolent, omnipotent, just, omniscient and omnipresent
2). Christianity is a (...) religion, and what does this mean?give a quote to support this.
Ans: -Monotheistic
-They only believe in one God
-"You shall have no other Gods", from the 10 Commandments
3). What does omnibenevolent mean?
Ans: All loving and good
4). Which parable is used to show that god is omnibenevolent and how?
Ans: Prodigal Son
- Shows us that God will always forgive us and give us a fresh start because of how
much he loves us.
5). What does john 3:16 say which can be used to show that god is omnibenevolent?
Ans: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son"
6). What does omnipotent mean?
Ans: All powerful and almighty
7). What bible story can be used to show that god is omnipotent and how?
Ans: The story of Lake Galilee. Jesus was able to calm a storm by telling it to "Be still",
demonstrating God's power over things that nobody can control.
8). How can the creation story show that god is omnipotent?
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, Ans: God created something huge and complex out of nothing because he wished to.
9). What does just mean?
Ans: Fair
10). What is the commandment that can be used to show that god is just and how?
Ans: - "Do not tell lies."
- Promotes justice as it forbids us from being dishonest
11). What does john 7:12 say which can be used to show that god is just?
Ans: - "In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you."
- God is completely just, and will make sure that everything will be made fair.
12). What is the problem of evil and suffering and god being omnipotent?
Ans: He must be able to stop our suffering. An all powerful God wouldn't allow it to
exist, so he must not be all-powerful.
13). What is the problem of evil and suffering and god being omnibenevolent?
Ans: A good God wouldn't want it to exist, because he wouldn't want us to suffer, so
he must not care.
14). What is moral evil?
Ans: Evil that happens because a person has decided to do it, e.g. murder or rape.
15). What is natural evil?
Ans: Evil that happens regardless of what anyone decides; evil that happens because
that is how the world works, e.g. earthquakes or tsunamis.
16). Some christians believe that evil exists, because...is a necessary part of life.
Ans: Suffering presents a challenge to humans to search for inner strength, so we
have something to fight against to strengthen us and make us the people we are.
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, 17). Some christians believe that evil exists, because...after death, it will all be forgotten in the
joy of a new risen life.
Ans: - The more you suffer here, the more you'll look forward to life after death.
- Romans 8:18 states "I consider that our present suffering are not worth comparing with
the glory that will be revealed in us."
18). Some christians believe that evil exists, because...of the sufferings of jesus christ.
Ans: He suffered and made the supreme example for all suffering Christians. Hope
came out of his suffering and death, so the same should happen to us.
19). Some christians believe that evil exists, because...suffering is caused by sin.
Ans: Sin leads us further from God and suffering is the result, as much suffering can
be traced directly to sinful actions.
20). Some christians believe that evil exists, because...humans have free will.
Ans: We can pick between good and evil, and we could prevent a lot of suffering by
becoming self-aware and changing our behaviour.
21). Some christians believe that evil exists, because...god suffers alongside his people.
Ans: He is part of the struggle and suffers when he sees us suffer.
22). What is theodicy?
Ans: The rational attempt to justify God in light of the reality of evil and suffering.
23). What is augustine's theodicy?
Ans: Evil is a result of mankind's mistakes : moral is because of original sin, natural is
because of the breakdown of natural order.
Evil is not God's creation, and mankind can be saved by accepting Jesus' sacrifice.
24). What is irenaus' theodicy?
Ans: Evil is part of God's plan.
Evil occurs because of out sins, but we learn from suffering and it makes our souls
better. Suffering strengthens and perfects us in the image of God until we are ready to
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, enter paradise.
Some only go through soul-saving the afterlife but we all end up in Heaven.
25). What is the trinity?
Ans: The belief that although there is only one God, He consists of three distinct
persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
26). What is the role of god the father?
Ans: -Creator of the universe
-Loving father of Jesus and all people
-Addressed as "Our father"
27). What is the role of god the son?
Ans: -Jesus,the incarnation, God in human form
-Loving and human side of God
-Model for Christian behaviour
28). What is the role of god the holy spirit?
Ans: -Presence of God in the world
-Guides, comforts and shows when people are doing wrong
-Can take any form and lives in believers
29). Blessing which calls to the trinity?
Ans: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"
30). Quote from the apostle's creed about god the father
Ans: "I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth."
31). Quote from the apostle's creed about god the son
Ans: -"I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord."
-Incarnation: "concieved....born"
32). Quote from the apostle's creed about god the holy spirit
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