GCSE RS Paper 2 Quotes (Themes)

All themes (A-F)

you should follow the law because it was appointed by god

there is no authority except god, and those that exist have been instituted by god - romans (st paul - C only)

stealing + greediness as bad - effect on the afterlife

nor thieves nor the greedy … will inherit the kingdom of god - corinthinans (st paul - C only)

greed as bad

the love of money is the root of all kinds of evils - timothy (bible + tanakh)

everyone is equal - equality, gender equality, social justice, human rights

there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in christ jesus' - galatians (st paul - C only)

parable about treating people well & the benefits of this (specifically prisoners) + 2 quotes

parable of the sheep & the goats

‘i was in prison and you came to visit me’ (jesus - C only)

‘whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’ - jesus

lord’s prayer - reform + forgiveness

‘forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us’ - lord’s prayer (jesus - C only)

the lord’s prayer was taught by jesus as the perfect example of prayer

repentance

repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand - matthew (jesus - C only)

justice

let justice roll on like waters, righteousness like an ever-flowing stream - amos (bible + tanakh)

proportionality (can be used for retribution but don’t say revenge)

‘eye for an eye’ - exodus (B+T)

christianity as a body - unity

if one part suffers, every part suffers - st paul

islam (muhammad) on helping others

the most beloved people to allah are those who are most beneficial to people - hadith (prophet muhammad’s teachings)

jesus’ example of forgiveness on the cross

father forgive them, for they do not know what they do - luke (jesus - C only)

god decides when you die/live - against euthanasia

a season is set for everything, a time for being born and a time for dying - ecclesiastes (st paul - C only)

no killing

you shall not murder - 10 commandments

for the death penalty

whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed - genesis (B+T)

peace (coming of the messiah)

‘nation shall not take up sword against nation, they shall never again know war’ - Isaiah (B+T)`

importance of peace from god’s perspective

‘blessed are the peacemakers, that they will be called children of God’ - matthew (jesus)

peace in the face of adversity

‘love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’ - matthew (jesus)

jesus on no fighting/violence

‘those who live by the sword die by the sword’ - jesus

against retaliation/revenge + being good to others

‘you shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge … but you shall love your neighbour as yourself’ - leviticus (B+T)

muslim teaching on war / self defence / weapons of mass destruction

‘fight in god’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits’ - quran

protecting other people

‘do not stand by at your neighbour’s blood - leviticus (B+T)

sikh belief on just war

‘when all other means have failed, it is permissible to draw the sword’ - guru gobind singh

muslim teahcing against war

‘the evil of war is swift, and its taste bitter’ - hadith

cofe on war

war is ‘incompatible with the teaching and example of Jesus’ - church of england council

golden rule

‘do to others what you would have them do to you’ - matthew (jesus)

catholics on pacifism

‘everyone must commit themselves to peace’ - pope john paul II

god as creator - god creating the world - design argument

‘in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth’ - genesis (B+T)

christians believe that the genesis 1 creation account supports the design argument as it shows that god planned the development of the universe

maimonides supporting the first cause argument

the world ‘undoubtedly has a creator who created it in time’ - maimonedes

supporting miracles, god’s omniscience

‘nothing is impossible with god’ - luke (B)

islam supporting miracles

(about god) ‘every day he is at work’ - quran

catholic view on creation

‘god is not a magician with a magic wand’ - pope francis

→ god works through evolution - uses evolution to create life

jewish view against evolution

evolutionary theory ‘is not compatible with the belief in a divine creator’ - rabbinical council of america

visions & prophets - god working through visions

‘when there is a prophet among you, I, the lord, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams’ - numbers (B)

god as creator, omnipotence

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil - isaiah (B + tanakh)

god’s omnibenevolence, salvation

‘for god so loved the world that he gave is one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life’ - john 3:16 (B)

god as personal, caring, loving

‘you, lord, are our father’ - isaiah (B + tanakh)

original sin

‘the intent of a man’s heart is evil from his youth’ - genesis (B+T)

quote about god’s blessing to humans - commandment to have kids, dominion/ruling over the earth

‘Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it, have dominion over … every living thing’ - Genesis (1:28)

quote about abuse of animals - both sides

‘are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? and not one of them is forgotten by god … fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows’ - bible (NT - Luke)

quote against abortion - god has a plan for everyone from conception, sanctity of life

‘before i formed you in the womb i knew you’ - bible & torah (jeremiah)

quote about the earth belonging to god

‘the earth is the lord’s, and everything in it’ - bible (psalms)

resurrection in judaism

‘The dead shall live, their bodies shall rise’ - Isaiah (B+tanakh)

quote about why god put humans on earth

‘god took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it’ - genesis (2:15)

J&C: god’s commandment to humans (have kids) - sexuality, contraception

‘be fruitful and multiply’ - genesis (bible/torah)

J&C: how women were made

‘it is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him’ - genesis (bible/torah)

J&C: teaching against homosexuality

‘do not have sex with a man as one does with a woman, that is detestable’ - leviticus (bible/torah)

C: teaching for homosexuality / cohabitation etc - discrimination / equal treatment

‘it is the nature and quality of a relationship that matters’ - towards a quaker view of sex

C: quote against sex before marriage

‘every sexual act must be within the framework of marriage’ - pope pius XI

C&J: bond between wife and husband

‘a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh’ - genesis (bible/torah)

J: teaching against divorce

‘god hates divorce’ - tanakh

C&J: role of children to parents in a family

‘honour thy mother and father’ - ten commandments

C&J: purpose of family as to pass on the religion 

‘impress them [commandments] on your children’ - torah/bible/shema prayer

J: quote for gender equality

‘the woman came out of a man’s rib. not from his feet to be walked on’ - talmud

J&C: quote about sacredness of humans bc they look like god - sanctity of life, contraception, gender equality, social justice & human rights

‘god created mankind in his own image’ - genesis (bible/torah)

importance of actions as well as belief

faith without works is dead - james (B)

importance of putting in the effort to get out of poverty etc

the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat - st paul (thessalonians)

importance of charity / giving to the poor

sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven - jesus (luke)

don’t think of money as more important than god

no one can serve two masters … you cannot serve both God and money - jesus (matthew)