1. Characteristics of God Revision Lesson 2 Learning Objective: To enquire into the language used about God and apply this to exam practise for revision.

2. He has the whole world in his hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXtFqCw6rH8 What does the song playing have to do with ‘The Characteristics of God’ unit and the 4 words written around the room?

3. Words to show Closeness and Distance What do these words mean? Transcendent Immanent Personal Impersonal

4. Transcendent, Immanent, Personal or Impersonal? God is outside of creation. He is beyond space and time.

5. Transcendent, Immanent, Personal or Impersonal? God cares about each individual and is involved in each individual’s life.

6. Transcendent, Immanent, Personal or Impersonal? God is not affected by what an individual does.

7. Transcendent, Immanent, Personal or Impersonal? God is very close very close and involved with what is going on in the world.

8. Transcendent, Immanent, Personal or Impersonal? Because God is beyond space and time there are no limits as to what he can do.

9. Transcendent, Immanent, Personal or Impersonal? God is an abstract idea and cannot be described in human terms.

10. Transcendent, Immanent, Personal or Impersonal? God is not distant or uncaring.

11. Exam Question ‘God is not immanent.’ What do you think? Explain your opinion. 3 marks.

12. Words Used For God OmnipotentOmniscientAll-loving All-compassionateAll-mercifulThe Truth Define the word What does the word imply about God? Are there limitations? Is the word useful?

13. Exam Question ‘God cannot be all-knowing.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one point of view. (6 marks)