Mindmap - Bible
- Created by: Rosie Williams
- Created on: 12-02-13 13:22
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- The Bible
- Christians believe it is God revealing himself
- It allows us to know God
- It is the only true way that we can know God
- It gives Christians a guide as to how God would like them to lead their lives
- They can look at past events and see how people have responded to him in the past.
- It allows Christians to feel closer to God
- They can learn more about God and what his is like
- Public worship
- pasages from the Bible are used in most public worship
- Catholic Mass - Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of teh Eucharist
- Protestant service - use of passages to emphasise a particular theme
- Quaker serice - sit in silence until inspired to read a passage by the Holy Spirit
- Study groups - To better understand the Bible, reading, discussing and sharing thoughts
- pasages from the Bible are used in most public worship
- Private worship
- Prayers - Psalms and Gospes bring us close to God.
- Meditation - quietly reflecting on what a passage means to you
- support - using it as a guide or solution
- Reminder - Helps Christians feel closer to God
- The word of God
- It is the most sacred text for Christians and is a source of authority
- Old Testament
- It includes literature, law, prophecy, history, liturgy and poetry. One of the most important ideas for Christians is the relationship between God and humanity
- New Testament
- Contains writings of early Christians. 4 gospels tell the life and teachings of Jesus
- Final book shows the struggles between good and evil - book of Revelation. It describes the day of judgement
- Authority of the Bible
- Catholic view
- Believe the Holy Spirit inspirered both the people who wrote the books , whih are paret of the canon and those who decided which books had been intended by God to be part of the new Testament ,
- The Literist view
- Many Protestant churches and charasmatic Christians believe that the Bible has verbal inerrancy - every word was inspired by God's guidance of the writers through the Holy Spirit.
- Catholic view
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