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Seeing things differently... What do you see?

Seeing things differently... What do you see?. Do different religions see God differently, or are some ways of seeing God just not the same?. To define theism To explain why Christianity believes in a theistic God To compare and contrast religious ideas about God in other religions.

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Seeing things differently... What do you see?

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  1. Seeing things differently...What do you see? Do different religions see God differently, or are some ways of seeing God just not the same?

  2. To define theism To explain why Christianity believes in a theistic God To compare and contrast religious ideas about God in other religions The Theistic God

  3. God is everything, and God is in everything eg rocks, trees PANTHEISM Explain which way IS like Christianity and why Explain why 2 of these ways of seeing God is NOT like Christianity. Explain what that way is saying, then explain how it is different. **How is the God of Theism different from the God of Deism? Which ways of seeing God - Could be describing the Christian God? - Could definitely NOT be describing the Christian God? God is an all-loving, all-powerful, all-knowing Spirit THEISM There are 2 equal “gods” – a god of evil and a god of good, fighting it out in a massive cosmic battle DUALISM There isn’t one god, there are many, each of them with a different job to do on this earth POLYTHEISM God just made everything at the beginning, he isn’t around now DEISM

  4. Define the meaning of omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent. *What “clues” can you give yourself to remember these words? Complete the sentences below with the matching phrases in blue Explain which of these characteristics of God would make the biggest difference for you. **Would God still be God if He was different from this? Why/ why not If God is the Supreme Being (our definition of God) , why does He HAVE to be these 5 things? Or something else would be better than Him! Theism is the belief that God is a • non-physical, spiritual • uncreated (not made) • all-powerful (omnipotent) • all-knowing (omniscient) • all- good (omnibenevolent) Creator God. If God was CREATED then.. If God was physical and not SPIRITUAL then.. If God was not ALL-POWERFUL then.. If God was not ALL-KNOWING then.. If God was not ALL-LOVING then.. There would be things He didn’t know about There would be things that would attack him and He couldn’t be everywhere There would be something greater than God that made Him There would be things happening outside of His power and control He would not be good, or perfect, and he would not care for us.

  5. What do these words mean? Tell your partner! Omnibenevolent Omniscient Omnipotent Omnipresent

  6. The God of Theism, is a personal God who is perfect in every way, and cares for man. - all-powerful, all-.... Which religions believe this to be true? Explain why. How is the God of Theism similar to God the Father? **How is He different? Design a poster to explain 5 things that the God of Theism is like.

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