Religious Experience
- Created by: Amy
- Created on: 19-02-14 11:51
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- Religious Experience
- People may come to believe in God for reasons other than a Christian upbringing
- A miracle
- Something that appears to break the laws of science. For Christians the greatest miracle was The Resurrection. Lourdes is a common place for healing.
- People believe only God could have done this. It is evidence He exists.
- Something that appears to break the laws of science. For Christians the greatest miracle was The Resurrection. Lourdes is a common place for healing.
- An answered prayer
- Prayer = personal communication with God. When He not only listens, but acts upon a request of prayer.
- This provides evidence He exits, and interests the person.It strengthens and encourages faith.
- Prayer = personal communication with God. When He not only listens, but acts upon a request of prayer.
- A numinous experience
- When something takes you aback. Leaves you feeling there is something greater than you. Eg. natural world, birth.
- So powerful they believe God exists
- When something takes you aback. Leaves you feeling there is something greater than you. Eg. natural world, birth.
- Conversion
- When someone converts from atheism to believing in God. eg. St Paul.
- Often someone is confronted with the choice. It could occur in the from of an event or person, but conversion is life changing
- When someone converts from atheism to believing in God. eg. St Paul.
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