GCSE Religious Studies Revision List 2027

Explain two Christian teachings about God's benevolence (his loving nature). Refer to scripture in your answer.

1. State the first teaching: God's love is not just an emotion but part of the very core of God's character.
2. Develop with scripture: 1 John 4:8 states directly, 'God is love', suggesting love is something God fundamentally is, not simply something God does.
3. State the second teaching: this love is unconditional and self-giving, moving God to act for the good of humanity even at great cost.
4. Develop with scripture: John 3:16 states, 'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son', linking God's love directly to the giving of Jesus for humanity's salvation.
5. Combine into a final answer: God's benevolence is shown both by God's character being defined as loving in itself (1 John 4:8) and by God's love in action, giving his Son out of love for the world (John 3:16).

A Christian describes God as 'never changing, from everlasting to everlasting'. Which attribute of God is being described?

God's eternity (God is eternal/everlasting and unchanging).