RE - the nature of God

why is it difficult for young people to believe in God?

• It’s difficult to believe in something they haven’t seen

• Science diproves biblical ideas of miracles

• Some find religious texts hard to accept

• Many religions believe their God is the only God-they can’t all be right

• It’s difficult to believe there are so much suffering in the world if God exists

Believing in God often means loving life following certain values or principles-many find this hard to do

‘It is good for people to believe in God’ agree/disagree

AGREE

• it gives people hope in their bad times

• It introduces a sense of ease and peacefulness

• Death isn’t as scary as people know they will have an afterlife with God

• Belief provide provides our foundation for morality-Guide guidelines on what is right and wrong

• People who are religious tend to lead happier and more fulfilled lives

• Religious societies may experience less crimes

WEAKNESSES

• It restricts people and what they can do

• Believe in God can encourage violence(intolerance of others lifestyle)

• You can be a good person without believing in God

• If God doesn’t exist and you believe you’ve based your life on a falsehood

What does immanent mean?

The belief of God is involved and present in his creation

What does transcendent mean?

The belief the God is beyond and not limited by the world that he created

What does omnipotent mean?

This is the belief that God is all powerful. There is nothing that is beyond God or impossible for him today

Power seen in the Bible in the creation account when he makes the world and when he sends the plagues and parts the red Sea through Moses. In Jeremiah god says “is anything too hard for me?” God is omnipotent in salvation as in Jesus’s resurrection he rose him from the dead

What does omniscient mean?

This is the belief that God is all knowing. if we trust him, he will know what is right for us.

He knows everything about and each and every person he has created and if we do something god knows if our intentions were pure or not. In hebrews Paul informs us that god is omniscient. Christians believe god has a plan for everyone even before they were born.

What does omnipresent mean?

This is the belief that God is everywhere. when believers pray they know God hears them wherever they might be

What does Omnibenevolent mean?

The belief that God is absolutely good, completely pure and nothing he does is ever bad or evil. the source of all goodness

What does knowable mean?

The belief that believers can have a personal relationship with God. This could be seen through prayer

What does unknowable mean?

The belief that God is beyond human understanding and humans can never hope to know and understand him completely

What does monotheism mean?

This is the belief in one God for example, Christianity and Islam

What is polytheism?

The belief that there are many gods for example Hindus