Christianity: Relationships and Families | OCR GCSE Religious Studies (J625)
Christianity: Relationships and Families
- 74 questions
- 7 subtopics
- Group 2 paper
- Group 2 paper
Christianity: Relationships and Families is examined in Component Group 2, religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective (J625/06), if this is the perspective studied.
That perspective must be one of the student's two Group 1 religions. It covers the purpose of Christian marriage and family life, Christian attitudes to same-sex marriage and civil partnership, Christian attitudes to sex before marriage, cohabitation and celibacy, Christian attitudes to contraception, Christian ethics of divorce, annulment and remarriage, the roles of men and women in Christian families and communities and Christian understandings of equality and gender discrimination.
Sample questions from Christianity: Relationships and Families
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The purpose of Christian marriage and family life
What does Matthew 19:4–6 teach about marriage?
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Jesus says God made humans male and female, and a man is united to his wife. What God has joined together, no one should separate. -
The purpose of Christian marriage and family life
What does the exchange of rings symbolise in a Christian wedding?
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The unbroken circle of a ring symbolises never-ending love and faithfulness. Rings are a visible sign of the vows made. -
Christian attitudes to same-sex marriage and civil partnership
What does the Church of England teach about same-sex marriage?
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The Church of England does not conduct same-sex weddings. The Church approved prayers of blessing for same-sex couples in 2023. -
Christian attitudes to same-sex marriage and civil partnership
What do Christians mean by understandings of sexuality?
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Understandings of sexuality are beliefs about sexual orientation and the proper place of sex. Christians disagree over whether sexual orientation affects what is right. -
Christian attitudes to sex before marriage, cohabitation and celibacy
How do Christians differ over cohabitation?
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The Catholic Church teaches that cohabitation is wrong. Some Protestant Christians accept it for committed couples, often before marriage. -
Christian attitudes to sex before marriage, cohabitation and celibacy
Why must Catholic priests be celibate?
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Catholic priests remain celibate to follow Christ's example and serve their people fully. Married Anglican clergy who become Catholic are an exception. -
Christian attitudes to contraception
What method of family planning do Catholics accept?
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Catholics may use natural family planning, having sex only at infertile times. The method works with the body's natural cycle. -
Christian attitudes to contraception
How do Christians differ over emergency contraception?
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Some Christians oppose methods that may prevent a fertilised egg from implanting. These Christians see such methods as ending a life.
The 7 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| The purpose of Christian marriage and family life | The family's role, Genesis 2:22–25 and Matthew 19:4–6, fidelity and Exodus 20:14, what the vows and the exchange of rings show, how ceremonies differ, and ethical modes of relationship. | 10 |
| Christian attitudes to same-sex marriage and civil partnership | When same-sex marriage became legal, Catholic and Church of England teaching, the Churches that allow it, arguments on each side, understandings of sexuality, and why Christians disagree about civil partnerships. | 10 |
| Christian attitudes to sex before marriage, cohabitation and celibacy | Why many Christians oppose pre-marital sex, liberal views, the disagreement over living together, Paul's teaching on celibacy, celibate Catholic priests, and 1 Corinthians 6:18–20 on sexual ethics. | 10 |
| Christian attitudes to contraception | Catholic opposition to artificial methods and the method Catholics accept, Protestant acceptance, contraception and health, emergency contraception, why views differ, and the role of conscience. | 10 |
| Christian ethics of divorce, annulment and remarriage | Matthew 5:31–32, Mark 10:11–12 and 1 Corinthians 7:10–11, Catholic teaching and annulment, Protestant views of remarriage, why some Christians accept divorce, and what Churches do to prevent it. | 10 |
| The roles of men and women in Christian families and communities | Colossians 3 and Ephesians 5 on husbands and wives, 1 Timothy 2 and 1 Corinthians 14 on women, traditional and modern views, raising children in faith, freedom of choice, and 1 Peter 2. | 11 |
| Christian understandings of equality and gender discrimination | Genesis 1:27, Galatians 3:28, Acts 10:34–35 and James 2 on favouritism, culture in equality debates, embedded inequalities, Tutu's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and equality and difference. | 13 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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