S16 E2: The One About GCSE RE Christian beliefs Nature of God and Trinity

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Welcome back to a new school year and a new season of the RE Podcast.  Over the summer, I recorded a series of episodes to support GCSE RE - specifically AQA Islam and Christianity.  Suppose you are a student of GCSE RE, or a teacher of GCSE RE who is new to teaching GCSE, or new to AQA, or you are a teacher from another subject teaching GCSE for the first time. In that case, I hope these episodes are beneficial to you in consolidating your learning, preparing for exams if you are a student, or helping you feel more confident if you are a teacher.

The first episode provides an overview of Paper 1 - Religious Beliefs and Practices, covering the exam structure, how to approach the various question types, and offering some top tips for the exam. 

Each subsequent episode will provide an overview of the main content and apply it to key exam questions.

This episode focuses on two bullet points on the Christian beliefs spec;

Beliefs about the nature of God: Loving, powerful, and just

Beliefs about the oneness of God and the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Copies of the exam questions used in the episode are below.

Explain two ways in which the belief in God as omnibenevolent influences Christians today.

Explain two ways in which the belief in God as just influences Christians today.

Explain two ways in which the belief in God as omnipotent influences Christians today.

Christians can be influenced to worship God, for example, by singing hymns or praying to Him.

This is because God is believed to be the most important being in the universe and the creator of everything; therefore, He is worthy of worship.

Christians could also pray to God in times of need to ask for help.

This is because God has the power to intervene and answer prayers to help them.

Explain two Christian teachings about God as loving and refer to sacred writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.

Christians believe that God loves humans unconditionally through agape love.

This means his love is not dependent on the behaviour of humans or the choices that they make.

Christians also believe that God demonstrated his love through the sacrifice of Jesus.

This can be seen in the Bible where it says; ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only son’

This quote demonstrates God’s love for His creation through His willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity.

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