Why do some people believe in God? (Give three reasons)
Brought up in a family that believes in God. Feeling that there has to be a ‘cause’ of everything. The beauty and complexity of Nature convinces them it is not a chance, it has been designed; there is a Designer/God.
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Why do some people believe in God? (Give three other reasons)
Feeling of the presence of God eg in nature, in a place of worship, in prayer. Reading the holy book and found it makes sense to them. God seems to ‘speak’ to them through its words. Had a religious experience eg felt God’s presence.
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Why do some people not believe in God? (Give two reasons)
Brought up in a family that doesn’t believe in God. Evil and suffering in the world (eg natural disasters, human cruelty, innocents suffering) makes them question if there really can be a God.
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Why do some people not believe in God? (Give two reasons)
Modern scientific theories, such as the Big Bang and Evolution can be interpreted as ruling out a need for a God as an explanation for the universe. They may be agnostic; still waiting for convincing evidence for or against.
God is the holy trinity, ie the one God has revealed himself in three persons: As the Father, As the Son (Jesus, God in human flesh), As the Holy Spirit (God at work in the world) God is three in one. Merciful-sent his son to die for Mankind's sins)
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What would Muslims add to what he is like?
God/Allah is one. Allah is merciful. But Allah requires submission (‘Islam’ means submission.) Allah sent his final prophet, Muhammad, to guide mankind.
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How might people experience God?
In worship, Reading a Holy Book, Seeing God at work in and through the lives of believers,Witnessing, or experiencing a miracle , Experiencing a sense and of God’s presence in the world.
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