11 May 2008
The check yourself questions...
If these aren't
immediately
easy to you
then you need to do some work before the exam.
Paper 1
Unit 1: Nature of God
1. List 6 characteristics of God.
2. What does the term 'Trinity' mean?
3. What reasons do christians give for believing in God?
4. Give two opposite arguments.
5. What does the word 'revelation' mean?
6. How important is the Bible for Christians and why?
7. List three things from the Bible that affect the way christians live.
8. How do christians believe that God has intervened in the world?
9. List three miracles of Jesus.
10. List three experiences of God that Christian might have.
Unit 2: The Nature of Belief.
1. What ways do christians worship?
2. How does prayer work for a christian?
3. Is fasting compulsory for christians? Why bother?
4. How do christians use food to help them worship?
5. What does the term 'nature of belief' actually mean?
6. How does a building help a christian to worship?
7. Does music or art help? How?
8. Why is a symbol a good and bad thing for worship/belief?
9. What is contemplation?
10. Why is this the least popular unit of the lot?
Unit 4: Death and the Afterlife
1. What do christians think happens to you when you die?
2. What is a soul?
3. What is Heaven like?
4. What is Hell like?
5. Which aspects of God's character make him a judge?
6. Is it as simple as do good: go to Heaven/do bad: go to Hell?
7. List 8 things that might happen at a christian funeral.
8. How does the idea of a harvest help people at a christian funeral?
9. List 3 benefits of having a funeral in general.
10. List the three main ideas about what happens when you die.
Unit 5: Good and Evil.
1. What does the Bible say about the devil's relationship to God?
2. Give four responses that a christian might make to suffering.
3. What questions might someone have if they faced suffering?
4. How does prayer work when you are suffering?
5. Give two specific examples from the Bible of people who face suffering - both have the letter J in their names.
6. Why should a christian bother being good?
7. Give three examples of how a christian should act 'goood'.
8. Why would a christian have a problem with train-bunking?
9. How does the Holy Spirit relate to any of this?
10. What does any of this have to do with Jesus? Be specific.
Paper 2
Unit 6: Relationships
1. Are there any specific instructions in the Bible about how men and women should be if they are married to each other?
2. Give two or three points of view on the different roles that men and women should play in a marriage.
3. What is a covenant?
4. How does a Christian wedding reflect the main ideas of Christian marriage?
5. Which R word is essential to most questions of christians and divorce?
6. Why?
7. Give three views on divorce that are held by real christians.
8. How many types of contraception are there?
9. What are the main teachings that Christians have about sex and why?
10. Which forms of contraception do Christians disagree with and why?
Unit 7: Medical Ethics
1. Which two S words can be related to most of this unit?
2. Explain the types of fertility treatment that are available for people to use.
3. Why would or wouldn't a Christian want to have fertility treatment?
4. What are the stages of development for an unborn child?
5. Which words do pro-life campaigners not feel happy to use?
6. Give two arguments on both sides of the abortion debate.
7. List four types of euthanasia.
8. What might be an alternative to euthanasia and why?
9. Why might a christian be interested in the rights of animals?
10. How might a Christian differ in their view of animals to others?
Unit 8: Equality
1. List 5 types of inequality,
2. Which Bible teachings can be used to combat racism?
3. How might a woman find help from the Bible to support the argument for equality?
4. What do Christians think about their faith in relation to other religions and worldviews?
5. What is ecumenism?
6. Is ecumenism regarded as a good thing by all christians?
7. How does any of this unit relate back to Jesus?
8. Explain what forgiveness and reconciliation have to do with how a Christian relates to other faiths.
9. Give three major differences between the Christian faith and one other major world religion.
10. What is evangelism and why bother?
Unit 9: Poverty and Wealth
1. What causes poverty?
2. What example does Jesus provide when it comes to considering the poor?
3. Give three Bible texts that deal directly with the issue of money.
4. What two conclusions can you draw from those texts about a christian view of money?
5. Give two specific examples of modern day christian giving.
6. What jobs are right or wrong for Christians?
7. Is it simply a question of what job you do, or is there more to it?
8. What kind of difference would becoming a Christian make to your idea of future possible careers?
9. Evaluate the giving that you participate in against someone like Eric Harmer: what would he think of you?
10. Is gambling good or bad? Why?
Paper 1
Unit 1: Nature of God
1. List 6 characteristics of God.
2. What does the term 'Trinity' mean?
3. What reasons do christians give for believing in God?
4. Give two opposite arguments.
5. What does the word 'revelation' mean?
6. How important is the Bible for Christians and why?
7. List three things from the Bible that affect the way christians live.
8. How do christians believe that God has intervened in the world?
9. List three miracles of Jesus.
10. List three experiences of God that Christian might have.
Unit 2: The Nature of Belief.
1. What ways do christians worship?
2. How does prayer work for a christian?
3. Is fasting compulsory for christians? Why bother?
4. How do christians use food to help them worship?
5. What does the term 'nature of belief' actually mean?
6. How does a building help a christian to worship?
7. Does music or art help? How?
8. Why is a symbol a good and bad thing for worship/belief?
9. What is contemplation?
10. Why is this the least popular unit of the lot?
Unit 4: Death and the Afterlife
1. What do christians think happens to you when you die?
2. What is a soul?
3. What is Heaven like?
4. What is Hell like?
5. Which aspects of God's character make him a judge?
6. Is it as simple as do good: go to Heaven/do bad: go to Hell?
7. List 8 things that might happen at a christian funeral.
8. How does the idea of a harvest help people at a christian funeral?
9. List 3 benefits of having a funeral in general.
10. List the three main ideas about what happens when you die.
Unit 5: Good and Evil.
1. What does the Bible say about the devil's relationship to God?
2. Give four responses that a christian might make to suffering.
3. What questions might someone have if they faced suffering?
4. How does prayer work when you are suffering?
5. Give two specific examples from the Bible of people who face suffering - both have the letter J in their names.
6. Why should a christian bother being good?
7. Give three examples of how a christian should act 'goood'.
8. Why would a christian have a problem with train-bunking?
9. How does the Holy Spirit relate to any of this?
10. What does any of this have to do with Jesus? Be specific.
Paper 2
Unit 6: Relationships
1. Are there any specific instructions in the Bible about how men and women should be if they are married to each other?
2. Give two or three points of view on the different roles that men and women should play in a marriage.
3. What is a covenant?
4. How does a Christian wedding reflect the main ideas of Christian marriage?
5. Which R word is essential to most questions of christians and divorce?
6. Why?
7. Give three views on divorce that are held by real christians.
8. How many types of contraception are there?
9. What are the main teachings that Christians have about sex and why?
10. Which forms of contraception do Christians disagree with and why?
Unit 7: Medical Ethics
1. Which two S words can be related to most of this unit?
2. Explain the types of fertility treatment that are available for people to use.
3. Why would or wouldn't a Christian want to have fertility treatment?
4. What are the stages of development for an unborn child?
5. Which words do pro-life campaigners not feel happy to use?
6. Give two arguments on both sides of the abortion debate.
7. List four types of euthanasia.
8. What might be an alternative to euthanasia and why?
9. Why might a christian be interested in the rights of animals?
10. How might a Christian differ in their view of animals to others?
Unit 8: Equality
1. List 5 types of inequality,
2. Which Bible teachings can be used to combat racism?
3. How might a woman find help from the Bible to support the argument for equality?
4. What do Christians think about their faith in relation to other religions and worldviews?
5. What is ecumenism?
6. Is ecumenism regarded as a good thing by all christians?
7. How does any of this unit relate back to Jesus?
8. Explain what forgiveness and reconciliation have to do with how a Christian relates to other faiths.
9. Give three major differences between the Christian faith and one other major world religion.
10. What is evangelism and why bother?
Unit 9: Poverty and Wealth
1. What causes poverty?
2. What example does Jesus provide when it comes to considering the poor?
3. Give three Bible texts that deal directly with the issue of money.
4. What two conclusions can you draw from those texts about a christian view of money?
5. Give two specific examples of modern day christian giving.
6. What jobs are right or wrong for Christians?
7. Is it simply a question of what job you do, or is there more to it?
8. What kind of difference would becoming a Christian make to your idea of future possible careers?
9. Evaluate the giving that you participate in against someone like Eric Harmer: what would he think of you?
10. Is gambling good or bad? Why?
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