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What important historical events can you see illustrated in this slide ?

What important historical events can you see illustrated in this slide ?. Knowing God through History. How could we tell if God has had a hand in guiding a historical event ? Eg was He involved in preventing King Henry’s VIII first wife from having a male son?

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What important historical events can you see illustrated in this slide ?

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  1. What important historical events can you see illustrated in this slide ?

  2. Knowing God through History How could we tell if God has had a hand in guiding a historical event ? Eg was He involved in preventing King Henry’s VIII first wife from having a male son? If God did interfere in history, how would that change your view of Him? • To identify events in which God has changed the course of history • To explain why God does not make himself more known in History • To evaluate whether history is a good way of knowing God

  3. 1. Read the “historical coincidences”. 2. Sort them into the following groups: • Events that definitely show God interfering in human history for our good (to make us more holy) • Events that might show God’s interference, but might just be lucky accidents • Events that show God is NOT interfering, or are unlucky accidents • Are there any events that show that God is interfering FOR EVIL ? 3. Overall, does God interfere in history for love of us? - Summarise one example that supports this idea. - Summarise one example that suggests God just lets us get on with our own lives, however bad we are. 4. What’s your conclusion? Can God’s footsteps be seen in history ? *** Why doesn’t God interfere more often in history, to stop evil and make people believe and know Him as their loving Father ?

  4. Draw footprints, and label them chronologically (in order that they happened **What was God’s interference meant to achieve in all these cases ? Call and Promise to Abraham & his descendants Birth of Jesus Constantine’s vision Conversion of St Paul, whose preaching helped people understand Jesus, so believe in Him Call of Moses

  5. Is looking at history in general a good way of knowing God as a loving Father?

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