Personal relationship with God
What Personal relationship with God means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A deeply personal relationship with God that Christians develop through private worship, free from the structure of liturgical worship.
Private worship allows for a deeply personal, intimate connection with God.
Topics that use Personal relationship with God
- Christianity - 3.1.2.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
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