Now we’re moving on to the most important person in Christianity: Jesus.
In the lesson you had a chance to make a model of Jesus explaining one of many ways of looking at him.
For homework I asked you to draw a picture explaining how you see Jesus and writing a paragraph explaning why.
Your work:
This week we looked at Unity and Diversity in Christian Worship. We found that Christians worship in lots of different ways (handout).
Some Christians, worship in churches, some in cathedrals, some in homes.
Some use hymns, some sing modern songs.
Some have set words (called liturgy) every week, others are much more free and easy.
You created me a leaflet explaining some of these issues…
For homework I asked you to ask three people what kind of person they thought Jesus was like and write down their answers.
We have been looking at the things that unite and divide Christians when it comes to the Bible (PowerPoint).
Most Christians would believe that the Bible is the Word of God (inspired by God), but at the same time most Christians accept that it is in human words (written down by humans). Conservative Christians emphasise the first (Word of God), whereas liberal Christians often emphasise the second (human words).
This means that conservative Christians often take the Bible quite literally (the Bible means exactly what it says), whereas liberals take the Bible more metaphorically (the Bible is telling a story, so some things may not be literally true). Conservative Christians often refer to the Bible as inerrant (without errors), because God’s words must always be true, whereas liberal Christians often deny this, because they say that the Bible was written down by human beings.
In the lesson we looked at 3 different aspects of understanding the Bible:
You can find further information on the topics here:
For homework I would like you to produce something in response to the question: “What’s the difference between a conservative and a liberal Christian?” It could be a short essay or a drawing but it needs to express some understanding of two different ways of interpreting the Bible. Use the information on this website to help you, and feel free to use the examples of creation, heaven and hell, and the role of women.
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