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Machaya High School FRS Notes 4047
INDIGENOUS RELIGION
CONCEPT OF GOD
-The belief in the existence of God is prevalent among Traditionalists in many African societies including Zimbabwe.
-The Supreme Being "is no stranger and he looms large in the consciousness of the people.
-The notions of and beliefs about God as are expressed in his names, attributes, activities and through the worship
Discuss the concept of God \{any five points\}
1 All powerful
-God is the one to whom absolute power and might are attributed.
-TheAfrican God is "a God of Power..the ultimate source of all power"
-In ,many African Religions, the omnipotence of God has far-reaching implications.
-It is seen as the source and the basis upon which other attributes and activities of God
are discussed.
-It is because of God's omnipotence that he can be presenteverywhere; that he is allknowing; all-seeing; and can carry out his activities as he chooses.
-God's overriding power surpasses that of any being, natural or supernatural.
- God is who he is, and can do what he chooses because of his omnipotence.
-He is considered the ultimate cause of a person's fortunes or misfortunes in life and death, the
determiner of the number of children born in a hous ehold and of all events.
-In that regard, ultimate responsibility for everything that happens from birth until death is attributed to God.
-However, this does not mean that God is held responsible for the perpetration of evil or for
FAMILY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES NOTES ORDINARY LEVEL: PREPARED BY CHIBAYA
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