Our World

Our world revision notes

What makes us human?

• Bodies – that grow and help us live and move

• Minds – think and make decisions

• Morality – right from wrong

• Personalities – that give us an identity

• Emotions – through which we react

• Experiences and influences

• Religion, culture, race, education

Intelligence – the ability to think and reflect; to apply knowledge and learning; to reason

Morality – a sense of right and wrong; values

Language – the ability to read/write languages

Revelation means humanity is:

• created in gods image

• capable of religious behaviour and beliefs

• have a conscience

• in possession of a soul

The purpose of human life?

Christianity

Islam

• To enjoy the world and its resources

• To obey God

• Stewardship of the Earth

• To have a sexual relationship and children

• To act as khalifah's; or guardians of the planet and other living things

• To serve Allah and obey his commands

• To have children and continue the human race

Secular

Religious

• To make lots of money

• To do all the things I want to do

• To travel the world and have experiences

• To reproduce and have children

• To try and make the world a better place

• To try and make the world a better place

• To serve God and live for him

• To reproduce and have children

• To act as guardians of the planet

• Revelation:humanity is created in God's image, having a conscience and a soul

What is the soul?

• To help us relate to god; in worship

• The spiritual part that affect the real you

• The part of humans that will live on after death

• Not physical

• Unique to each person

• A reflection of the image of god

Christian views on creation

Day 1 – the earth was formless and void and then God created light

Day 2 – God separated the water above from the water below

Day 3 – God created dry land and plants

Day 4 – God created the sun, moon and stars

Day 5 – God created the sea creatures and birds

Day 6 – God created the animals and Adam and Eve

Day 7 – God rested

Literalist view

Non Literalist view

Both agree: God created the world for a purpose, it was not accidental.

Human beings were created in God's image

• They believe that…