All RS questions paper 1

Question 1

Give two beliefs about the holy trinity (C)

Answer 1

• God is three persons in one
• The Holy spirit - unseen
• The Father - The creator
• The son - Incarnation (Jesus)

Question 2

Give two beliefs about God the father

Answer 2

• He is the creator of all things
• Also seen as a loving father meaning he cares for humanity

Question 3

Give two beliefs about god the son

Answer 3

• Refers to Jesus Christ who is God in human form or the incarnation meaning in flesh
• He was present during the creation of the universe ‘At first there was the word, and the word was there with God,and the word is god’

Question 4

Give two beliefs about God the Holy Spirit

Answer 4

• The power of God working on earth
• Christians believe they receive gifts and grace from God through the Holy spirit ‘The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace.’

Question 5

Give two beliefs about the trinity (5 Marks)

Answer 5

Firstly Christians believe God is three persons in one these including God the son , the father and the holy spirit. Furthermore the father is the loving father of humanity and the creator of the universe. A second belief about the trinity is the incarnation of God being Jesus God in flesh Christians believe God the son was there during creation ‘In the beginning there was the word and the word was with god’

Question 6

Give two ways the Trinity influence Christians

Answer 6

The father is loving Influences Christians to be kind to others he is also the creator this could influence Christians to be stewards and respect God creation.
The Son - God in human in flesh ‘the word became flesh’ to teach and atone for the sins of humans the son is the human part of God and so he suffered this influences Christians to pray to Jesus to feel less alone if they are suffering ‘my god why have you forsaken me’

Question 7

God the father quotation

Answer 7

There is one god, the father from whom all things are and for whom we exist

Question 8

God the son quotation

Answer 8

In the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word is god

Question 9

The holy spirit quotation

Answer 9

The fruit of the spirit is love peace and joy

Question 10

How does the belief in a just god influence christians?

Answer 10

Belief in a just God encourages Christians to act more fairly towards others. This is because they believe they have experienced God’s justice and and they want others to experience it as well.
‘Righteousness and and justice are the foundation of your throne’
Christians may also be influenced to lead a christian life following the bible because they believe on judgement day they will be judged fairly on whether they go to heaven or hell therefor they will act in a way that God will fairly decide for them to go to heaven.

Question 11

How does the belief in god being omnipotent influence Christians

Answer 11

The belief that god is omnipotent influences Christians to worship him as he is superior and all powerful ‘And God said let there be light’
An all powerful god also influences Christians to pray for help such as curing relatives or loved ones as they believe god has the power to do so ‘With god nothing is impossible’