September 27, 2016 by

Biblical Quotations – Knowledge of God

A note on the use of biblical references in OCR essays: There is NO expectation that you need to quote the…

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September 26, 2016 by

Extract Matthew 25 Parable of Sheep and the Goats

The OCR syllabus recommends we study Matthew 25. This passage is problematic for evangelicals who follow the reformation tradition that we…

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September 26, 2016 by

Extract John Hick on Eternal Life – a Summary

Here are a useful few paragraphs from the internet encyclopaedia of philosophy summarising John Hick’s view of eternal life – contained…

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September 26, 2016 by

Extract Is there a Literal Place of Hell Fire?

The following extract discusses whether we can take the Bible literally when it talks (or rather, Jesus talks) of a hell-fire…

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September 26, 2016 by

Extract John Hick on Resurrection

source: http://www.johnhick.org.uk/jsite/index.php/articles-by-john-hick/18-resurrection John Polkinghorne believes not only that Jesus rose from the dead in a bodily form but also that we…

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September 26, 2016 by

Extract Catholic Catechism Death and the Afterlife

The OCR syllabus suggest we study the following sections of the Roman Catholic Catechism. I have added a few more clauses…

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September 12, 2016 by

Summary: Five Elements of Original Sin

Five elements of Augustine’s theory of Original Sin source: https://www.academia.edu/1958072/St._Augustines_Doctrine_of_Original_Sin?auto=download The five elements of the doctrine of original sin are as follows: (1) The…

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September 6, 2016 by

Extract – Romans 7:15-20

Romans 7:15-20 New International Version (NIV) In this Chapter in Paul’s letter to the Romans, Paul grapples with the reality of…

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March 3, 2016 by

Foundation Extract: Aquinas on the Five Ways ST I Q2

source The first and more manifest way is the argument from motion. It is certain, and evident to our senses, that…

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March 3, 2016 by

EXTRACT: Catholic Church on Scripture

source 1. The primacy of the Word of God 6. ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with…

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