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Upbringing
Baptism
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Prayers
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Throughout history, people have wanted to GIVE
REASONS for their religious beliefs. Believers want to
persuade other people of the truth of their belief that
God does exist. In the next few lessons we will look at
some of these arguments.
‘Why Christians Believe in
God’
Christian Upbringing
Obj:
• to understand why a Christian upbringing may
encourage a belief in God.
•to be able to evaluate the effects of a religious
upbringing.
Religious Upbringing
Shrine
What are the main features of
a Christian Upbringing?
The main features of a
Christian upbringing
Baptism videos
Type of religious
upbringing
Parents believe in God
Attending Sunday
school
How this may lead to a
belief in God
What are the main features of
a Christian Upbringing?
The main features of a
Christian upbringing
How does a Christian upbringing
lead to, or support, belief in God?
• A child’s parents will
have told them about
God and young
children believe what
their parents tell
them.
Parents
How does a Christian upbringing
lead to, or support, belief in God?
Prayer
• Christian parents
usually teach their
children how to pray.
This shows that
prayer is a natural
and important part of
their lives and
encourages children
to believe in God.
How does a Christian upbringing
lead to, or support, belief in God?
• Going to church
and seeing so
many people
praying to God
and worshipping
God is likely to
make them think
that God must
exist.
Church
How does a Christian upbringing
lead to, or support, belief in God?
• Going to Sunday
school would support
belief in God because
children would learn
why Christians
believe in God and
what they believe
about him.
How does a Christian upbringing
lead to, or support, belief in God?
• Going to Church
school would have a
similar effect, as God
and Christianity would
be a normal feature of
school life.
Church school
Practice Exam Question – Type D
Explain how a religious upbringing might
make people turn to God.
• To get full marks you must make fully 3
explained points. To do this use P.E.E. For
example:
– (Point) When a person is young they will tend
to believe what their parents say.
– (Explanation) This is because parents are in
position of power. They control what their
children do and children will learn by copying
their parents.
– (Example) For example if parents tell their
children that God exists and can help them
they will grow up to believe it.
Practice Question
• Explain how a religious upbringing might
make people turn to God.
Question – other things you could
write about
• Gain beliefs from their community.
• Beliefs form an important part of their
identity so parents will naturally want to
pass on their values to their children.
• A Christian family will want to preserve
God for future generations – continue
the faith.
• Parents will pass on their own habits and
customs to their children – such as
attending church and praying.
• The family may discuss their response to
ethical problems like abortion or natural
disasters.
Reasons for Believing in God:
•
Upbringing:
– Describe features of a Christian up-bringing?
– How can this lead to believing in God?
– What problems might it raise?
Right & Wrong
Most humans try to lead a good life and do what is right and produce
happiness for themselves and their families.
God must exist –
a) to give people guidance in leading a good life and
b) to guarantee good people a place in heaven after they die. If God did not
exist their struggle would have been in vain.
What guidance does God give people?
Is the necessity of reward a good argument for God’s existence?
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“Boys are better than Girls.”
Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion,
showing that you have considered another
point of view.
The class will be split into two sections. The
boys will argue against the statement and the
girls will argue in favour of the statement.
Yes that makes it harder but it allows you to
understand that to win an argument you need
to also offer the alternative view in a balanced
fashion.
In the debate one person has to stand up from
each side to offer an argument a person from
the other side has to stand up to counter argue
the point. You need to refer to the statement.
Each argument offered will help your side get a
point.
AND THERE’S HOMEWORK!!!!