The Nature of God
Explore what Christians believe about the nature of God: the qualities of God, the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and the problem of evil.
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What is God like? ✝️
For Christians there is **one God**, the creator of everything. Christians describe God with a set of qualities, believe God exists as the **Trinity** (three persons in one God), and think deeply about the **problem of evil**. This module explores what Christians believe about the nature of God.
The qualities of God 🔑
Christians use special words to describe what God is like:
Beyond or within? ⚖️
Christians believe God is both beyond the world and involved in it:
Match the word to its meaning 🔗
- Omnipotent
- Omniscient
- Omnibenevolent
- Transcendent
- All-powerful, able to do anything
- All-knowing, aware of everything
- All-loving and all-good
- Beyond and outside the universe
Which word? 🔍
Which word means that God is all-powerful?
- Omnipotent
- Omniscient
- Omnibenevolent
- Immanent
The Holy Trinity 🕊️
Christians believe in **one God** who exists as three persons: **God the Father**, **God the Son** (Jesus Christ), and **God the Holy Spirit**. This is called the **Trinity**. The three persons are distinct, yet together they are one God, not three separate gods.
Match the person to its role 🔀
- God the Father
- God the Son
- God the Holy Spirit
- The creator, watching over all things
- Jesus Christ, God become human
- God at work in the world and in believers
True of Christian belief? ✅
Select the TWO statements that are TRUE of Christian belief about God.
- There is one God in three persons
- Jesus is God the Son
- Christians worship three separate gods
- God is limited by time and space
The problem of evil 🤔
If God is all-powerful and all-loving, why is there so much evil and suffering? This is a challenge to belief, and Christians discuss it with these ideas:
Follow the argument 🪜
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Complete the beliefs 🧩
Christians believe in one God who is _____, meaning all-powerful, and _____, meaning all-loving. God exists as three persons in the _____. The idea that evil conflicts with belief in such a God is the _____ of evil. Suffering caused by the choices people make is called _____ evil.
Spot the true statements 🖍️
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Apply the beliefs 🧭
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Explain the nature of God ✍️
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