REVISION: Developments in Christian Thought - "KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE"

Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR)

Five pages

DCT – FOUNDATIONS

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE

NATURAL KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE

REVEALED KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE

ARE NATURAL AND REVEALED KNOWLEDGE OF GOD THE SAME?

THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST

**JESUS’ AUTHORITY AS THE SON OF GOD

**Jesus’ divinity expressed in his knowledge of God
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Jesus’ divinity expressed in his miracles

**Jesus’ divinity expressed in his resurrection
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JESUS’ AUTHORITY A TEACHER OF WISDOM

**Jesus’ moral teaching on repentance + forgiveness
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Jesus’ moral teaching on inner purity + moral motivation

**How are Jesus’ teachings useful to an atheist?
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JESUS’ AUTHORITY AS A LIBERATOR

Jesus’ role expressed in his challenge to political authority
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Jesus’ role expressed in his challenge to religious authority