Excellent Examples

Part c.) questions are a difficult beast and I know that you do not always find them straight forward. 

Here is an example of an answer written on the question of what you learn about the character of God from the parable of the lost son. That is a difficult question as the Father represents God, but he is not actually God.

This passage teaches us that God is forgiving, because when the son came home he forgave him, even though he had sinned. This means that whatever you do God will always forgive you. It doesn't matter how bad it is. It teaches us that God is loving. When the lost son returned he didn't care what had happened. He hugged him and forgave him. This shows God will always love you and will be so happy that you have returned to him. Also it teaches us that God is sharing. When the lost son returned he said 'let's celebrate, bring the best food' and God will share everything with you. 

I do not love the last point. A better idea would be that God celebrates when people return to him.
Here is an answer on the Good Samaritan and what is learnt from it about the society of the time.

The parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us that life in Jesus' time was full of different people who you think would help the man and love their neighbour, but actually it is the peple with a heart who helps the man on the floor even though Samaritans and Jews hate each other. This man still helps him because he loves his neighbour. The parable also shows us that people are spending too much time trying to be good to God and trying to follow all the commandments, but actually, God wants them to love their neighbour and each other. This parable also teaches that in Jesus' time people did not care about each other, just like when the robbers attacked the man.
This is an excellent example of Point, Explain, Example.

Here is an example of a part b.) question, these are the ones that are asking what happened in a passage. The following answer is clear, detailed and does not miss any fact out.

Abel was a shepherd, and Cain grew crops. As offerings to God, Abel killed a fattened lamb from his flock and Cain gave fruit and vegetables. God accepted Abel's offering, but he didn't think Cain's offering was as good. God said, 'why are you angry, don't be angry, otherwise the sin that is crouching at your door will overcome you.' But Cain didn't listen and he said to Abel 'let us go to the fields,' and Cain killed Abel there.

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