RE Basics

Question 1

Adoration

Answer 1

prayers that praise God for his greatness and admitting dependence on him

Question 2

Confession

Answer 2

owning up to sin and asking for God’s mercy and forgiveness

Question 3

Creatio ex nihilo

Answer 3

creation started from nothing

Question 4

Creator

Answer 4

refers to the belief that God created everything

Question 5

Deism

Answer 5

belief in supreme beings who do not interfere with the way of the world

Question 6

Eternal

Answer 6

with no beginning or end

Question 7

Evil

Answer 7

the opposite of good, a force that is seen in many traditions as being destructive and against God

Question 8

Extemporary

Answer 8

prayers that are made up by the individual using his or her own words

Question 9

Free Will

Answer 9

God gave humans the gift of free will, which means that they are free to choose to do right or wrong and bear responsibility for their actions

Question 10

Informal

Answer 10

prayers that are made up by the individual using his or her own words

Question 11

Intercession

Answer 11

asking God to help others who need it, eg the sick, poor, those suffering in war, different ones written for each service as they are very current

Question 12

Judge

Answer 12

refers to the belief that God is fair and recognises that humans are not perfect and so takes this into account, as God’s justice incorporates both forgiveness and mercy

Question 13

Just

Answer 13

refers to the nature of God as one who treats human beings fairly and equally

Question 14

Law

Answer 14

refers to the law of God, revealed in the Bible, which Christians are called to obey, St Paul made it clear that salvation is not earned by obedience to the law but is God’s free gift

Question 15

Merciful

Answer 15

refers to how God’s nature is always to have mercy

Question 16

Omnibenevolent

Answer 16

all-loving

Question 17

Omnipotent

Answer 17

all-powerful

Question 18

Omnipresent

Answer 18

present everywhere

Question 19

Omniscient

Answer 19

all-knowing

Question 20

Oneness of God

Answer 20

the belief that God is one

Question 21

Petitionary

Answer 21

types of prayer that involve asking God for things

Question 22

Praise

Answer 22

types of prayer that involve praising God

Question 23

Prayer

Answer 23

communication with God

Question 24

Private Worship

Answer 24

worship at home, in private

Question 25

Public Worship

Answer 25

worship in a place such as a synagogue or church, with other people

Question 26

Sanctity of Human Life

Answer 26

the belief that human life is a precious gift from God and is not to be taken without cause

Question 27

Set Prayer

Answer 27

prayers that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person, eg The Lord’s Prayer

Question 28

Sustainer

Answer 28

refers to how God provides resources for all species

Question 29

Ten Commandments

Answer 29

a list of religious and moral rules that were given to God by Moses

Question 30

Thanksgiving

Answer 30

types of prayer that involve thanking God