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Basic 2 · Religious and Moral Education · God the Creator

God is Loving, Merciful and Faithful

In this topic you will learn that God is loving, merciful and faithful, and how we can be like Him.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Explain God's love, mercy and faithfulness
  • Give examples of each attribute
  • Show these attributes in your life

What you already know

  • God's great attributes

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
God’s creation and Attributes
Sub-strand
God the Creator
Indicator
B2.1.1.1.1 – Mention the attributes of God that reveal His nature

Introduction

Kofi broke his friend's toy. He said sorry, and his friend forgave him. Forgiving is showing mercy. God is merciful too.

1. More Attributes of God

God's attributes
AttributeMeaningHow we can be like God
lovingGod cares for everyonecare for family and friends
mercifulGod forgivesforgive those who wrong us
faithfulGod keeps His promiseskeep our promises
kindGod is good to allhelp people in need
One child saying sorry and the other shaking hands to forgive
Figure 1: Showing mercy Draw a time you forgave someone.Illustration: Sirbus

2. Holy Books Teach These

  • The Bible says, "God is love." (1 John 4:8)
  • The Qur'an calls God "Ar-Rahman", the Most Gracious.

New words

merciful
Ready to forgive.
faithful
Keeping promises.
forgive
To stop being angry with someone.
promise
Saying you will surely do something.

Summary

  • God is loving, merciful, faithful and kind.
  • The Bible and Qur'an teach about God's love and mercy.
  • We should forgive and keep our promises.

Class activity: Virtue Role Play

  1. Act out a short scene showing forgiveness.
  2. Act out keeping a promise.
  3. Name the attribute each scene shows.

You need: Bible, Qur’an, Local leaves, Flowers, Printed photographs of Ghanaian landscapes

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. "Merciful" means…

    • A. Ready to forgive
    • B. Always angry
    • C. Very fast
    • D. Very tall
    Show answer
    Answer: Ready to forgiveMercy is forgiveness.

  2. 2. Which verse says "God is love"?

    • A. 1 John 4:8
    • B. Psalm 23:1
    • C. Genesis 1:1
    • D. John 1:1
    Show answer
    Answer: 1 John 4:8That verse says God is love.

  3. 3. Keeping promises shows faithfulness.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueFaithful people keep promises.

  4. 4. We should never forgive others.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseWe should forgive like God.

  5. 5. God keeps His promises. He is ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: faithfulThat is faithfulness.

  6. 6. Write one way you can be kind like God.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. share food with a friend.Kindness helps others.

Homework

  1. Keep one promise you make this week.