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

2. Revision – Beliefs about God

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

4. God who is father – the transcendent creator
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
God who is father – the transcendent creator
Christians believe that God is made of three parts or ‘persons’. This is called the Trinity.
This means that there are three ways of God being God:

5. 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, numinous.
Miracles are an event which breaks the laws of nature e.g. healing, nature, exorcisms, raising the dead.

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

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

8. Exam practice!
A01 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.
A02 Discussion (12 marks)
‘Only empirical evidence can prove the existence of God’
‘God is the only logical cause of the universe’

9. 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.