Religious Faith

Question 1

What does faith mean

Answer 1

Faith means putting your trust in someone or something

Question 2

What does religious faith mean

Answer 2

Putting your faith in god

Question 3

What is human development

Answer 3

Jews, muslims and Christians say that life is a journey towards our final destiny - to share eternal life with god
As we pass through these stages, our bodies change and grow(physical development)

Question 4

What ways do you need to develop

Answer 4

Feelings(emotional development )
Minds (intellectual development)
Character (moral development)
Faith in God (spiritual development)

Question 5

What is the aim of development

Answer 5

To become a mature, well rounded and balanced person

Question 6

How does the home influence your religious faith

Answer 6

By parents and guardians...
Teaching you prayers
Encouraging you to think about religious questions 
Taking you to religious services 
By giving a good example

Question 7

How does school influence your religious faith

Answer 7

Through religious education
By examples shown by the staff
Providing opportunities for you to explore different ideas for the meaning of life

Question 8

How does faith in community influence your religious faith

Answer 8

By regularly attending a place of worship

Question 9

What are the 3 stages of faith

Answer 9

Stage 1 - childhood faith
Stage 2 - adolescent faith
Stage 3 - mature faith

Question 10

What happens to our image and relationship with god throughout these stages of faith

Answer 10

Our image and relationship with God changes throughout each change

Question 11

What must you do to get to the next stage of faith

Answer 11

You must want to advance to the next stage

Question 12

What do we do at childhood faith

Answer 12

We tend to accept without question that we are told by our parents or trusted adults.

Question 13

What is childhood faith also called

Answer 13

Imatitive faith

Question 14

Examples of childhood faith

Answer 14

• If adults show how important their own faith is to them we will also think this
• We may not understand prayers when we are young but we are encouraged to see our relationship with god as important
• We develop a habit of praying
• Our parents bringing us to religious services makes us feel like we belong there

Question 15

Different images of god

Answer 15

They can be unhelpful and misleading

Question 16

What is adolescent faith

Answer 16

You are now capable of asking important questions about the meaning of life

Question 17

Examples of adolescent faith and questioning the meaning of life

Answer 17

Our faith may grow stronger
We may take refuge in our childhood faith
We may reject religious faith
We may become apathetic to the whole issue of faith

Question 18

Adolescent faith and peer pressure

Answer 18

You have a natural desire to fit in, we find it easier to take part in religious rituals if other members of our peer group do it.

Question 19

What happens at late adolescents

Answer 19

At late adolescents we no longer feel the need to agree in every way

Question 20

What does mature faith involve

Answer 20

Mature Faith involves:
accepting there are no easy answers to life giving up the idea of God as above you
Putting your relationship with God at the centre of your life
working out a clear idea of what and why you believe,
respecting others beliefs
trying to live your best life.