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Can images or words alone describe what God is like ?

Can images or words alone describe what God is like ?. Christians believe that it is impossible to sum up God in words or images alone . Instead Christians believe that God gave one last Word. This last word was not a written word. It is Jesus. It is through Jesus that we can truly know God.

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Can images or words alone describe what God is like ?

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  1. Can images or words alone describe what God is like?

  2. Christians believe that it is impossible to sum up God in words or images alone. Instead Christians believe that God gave one last Word. This last word was not a written word. • It is Jesus. • It is through Jesus that we can truly know God.

  3. God’s Revelation in the new Testament To describe what God is like as revealed through Jesus. (L3) To explain how Jesus shows us who God wants us to be. (L4) To consider how you far you follow Jesus’ example (L5) • Why are words and images not enough to describe God? • 1. Think of one of the images of God you researched last lesson. Explain why that image on its own isn’t enough to explain what God is like. • maybe it just shows one aspect of God. What other aspects is it missing? • maybe there are ways that God is NOT like that image • 2. Explain why God alive as a human being (as Jesus) gives you a better idea of what God is like. (What can Jesus do/ say that a rock, or lion can’t?) ***What english words do you know with “carn-” in them ? Explain what “incarnation” of Jesus” means.

  4. Jesus is ‘God-made-man’: God Incarnate. Through Jesus we can learn - what God is like - what God wants us to be like • Look up the quotes. For each quote, write out what each one tells you about God under each of the 3 headings: • What is Jesus doing in this Passage? • How might God want us to behave? • Therefore what is God like? • Reference • Mark 6:34 • Luke 23:34 • John 13:3-6 ****Can you follow Jesus’ example in these ways in your own life? How? Explain. ****Are there limits to how far you can follow Him?

  5. Draw a BASIC outline of Jesus in your books Add the title: ‘What is Jesus like?’ to your image Fill in your image with all the words that you would use to describe what Jesus is like.

  6. Plenary: What type of Person is God asking us to be? What can he inspire you to do today ? Find 3 things Jesusdid. Say how you could do them.

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