Theme C

The existence of God & Revelation

2 Mark Exam Questions
a) Give two types of special revelation.

b) Give two types of general revelation.

c) Give two weaknesses of the Design argument

d) Give two weaknesses of the First Cause argument for God’s existence.

e) Give two examples of miracles.

f) Give two aspects of the First Cause argument.

g) Give two religious beliefs about special revelation.

h) Give two examples of how God’s compassion might be shown through

revelation.

i) Give two examples of people who have has visions.

 4 Mark Exam Questions
a) Explain two contrasting beliefs about the Design argument for God’s existence.

b) Explain two contrasting beliefs in contemporary British society about visions. In your
answer you should refer to the main religious tradition of Great Britain and one or
more other religious traditions.

c) Explain two contrasting beliefs in contemporary British society about miracles. In

your answer you should refer to the main religious tradition of Great Britain and one
or more other religious traditions.

d) Explain two contrasting beliefs in contemporary British society about nature as

general revelation. In your answer you should refer to the main religious tradition of
Great Britain and one or more other religious traditions.
e) Explain two contrasting religious beliefs about scripture as a way of understanding
the divine. In your answer you must refer to one or more religious traditions.

f) Explain two similar religious beliefs about the scriptures as revelation.

g) Explain two similar religious beliefs about God’s characteristics.

 5 Mark Exam Questions
a) Explain two religious beliefs about visions. Refer to sacred writings or another
source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.

b) Explain two religious beliefs about the nature of the divine. Refer to sacred
writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.

c) Explain two religious beliefs about miracles. Refer to sacred writings or another
source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.

d) Explain two religious beliefs about how creation proves the existence of God.
Refer to sacred writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your
answer.
e) Explain two religious beliefs about miracles in the scriptures. Refer to sacred
writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.

f) Explain two religious beliefs about how God can allow evil and suffering. Refer to
sacred writings or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.
 12 Mark Exam Question

a) “If the universe has a beginning, it must have a creator who began it.”

b) “Miracles prove the existence of God.”

c) “Science has made the creation story unbelievable.”

d) “The existence of evil and suffering proves that God does not exist.”

e) “Visions are just illusions.”

f) “God cannot be omniscient if people have free will.”

g) ‘There are too many different ideas of God for revelations to be true.’

h) ‘Revelations cannot teach people anything about God.’

i) ‘The First Cause argument proves that God exists.’

j) ‘God must not exist because of the suffering in the world.’

k) ‘It is impossible to believe in both science and religion.’

l) ‘Religious believers should always fight for life to be preserved.’

m) ‘We should always believe it when someone says God spoke to them.’

n) ‘God is an illusion.’

o) ‘As revelation is based on belief, it will always be subject to doubt.’

p) ‘The design argument proves that God exists.’

q) ‘Those who claim to have special revelations are mistaken.’