2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 2. Foundations - Knowledge of God’s Existence* — OCR A-Level Religious Studies
2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 2. Foundations - Knowledge of God’s Existence* explained
2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 2.
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Foundations - Knowledge of God’s Existence* covers 11 specification points, including As an innate human sense of the divine; as… and Through faith and God’s grace; revealed…. Open a point below for its explanation and revision guidance.
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- Natural knowledge of God’s existence: as an innate human sense of the divine; as seen in the order of creation
- Revealed knowledge of God’s existence: through faith and God’s grace; revealed knowledge of God in Jesus Christ
- as all humans are made in God’s image they have an inbuilt capacity and desire to know God, including: human openness to beauty and goodness as aspects of God; human intellectual ability to reflect on and recognise God’s existence
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- what can be known of God can be seen in the apparent design and purpose of nature
- as humans are sinful and have finite minds, natural knowledge is not sufficient to gain full knowledge of God; knowledge of God is possible through: faith; grace as God’s gift of knowledge of himself through the Holy Spirit
- full and perfect knowledge of God is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ and through: the life of the Church; the Bible
- whether or not God can be known through reason alone
- whether or not faith is sufficient reason for belief in God’s existence
- whether or not the Fall has completely removed all natural human knowledge of God
- whether or not natural knowledge of God is the same as revealed knowledge of God
- whether or not belief in God’s existence is sufficient to put one’s trust in him