Compassion and forgiveness
What Compassion and forgiveness means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Jesus' radically inclusive attitude, shown by touching lepers, eating with sinners, and blessing children, demonstrating that God's love, grace, and forgiveness are freely available to all.
Many religions teach followers to hate the crime but love and forgive the offender.
Topics that use Compassion and forgiveness
- Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment (AQA GCSE)
- Theme H: St Mark’s Gospel as a source of religious, moral and spiritual truths (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- 1st century Jewish context
- Agape
- Aims of punishment
- Authority
- Authority of Jesus
- Challenging religious authority
- Christianity in Britain
- Civil disobedience
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