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Christian Practices 1️⃣✅ Flashcards

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What things are common for Christians to worship about?

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To thank God, to ask for forgiveness for sins or to deepen there relationship with God

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What is Liturgical worship?

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Worship with a set structure - worship that’s always the same every time it’s practiced

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What is Non-Liturgical worship?

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Worship that doesn’t follow a set structure e.g. will change every week

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What is Informal worship?

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Worship that is a type of non-liturgical worship but much more spontaneous (e.g. clapping, dancing)

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What is private worship?

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Worship not in a church but in your own home

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What are the advantages to Liturgical worship?

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It’s lead by a vicar/priest , some people take comfort in having a routine and knowing what they will happen when they go to worship each week

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What are the advantages to Non-Liturgical worship?

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Variety will make the worship more engaging , priest/vicar can prepare a service to suit a certain time like Easter or Christmas

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What are the advantages to Informal worship?

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It can be more fun/ engaging due it’s spontaneous nature and therefore can attract more young people

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What are the advantages to private worship?

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There is no need to travel to worship, you can worship at any time and as you most likely would be alone it can be much more personal/ heartfelt

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What are disadvantages to Liturgical worship?

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Could get boring as it’s the same every week, young people not as engaged

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What are disadvantages to Non-liturgical worship?

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It’s less traditional and some people may dislike that

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What are disadvantages to informal worship?

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Activities like dancing and clapping take away from the true message of the service/ decreases focus on God, it’s not traditional

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What are disadvantages to private worship?

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There is no lead to the service, as you are not in the church you may not feel as connected to God

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What is a set prayer?

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A prayer which is used more than once and written down

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What is an example of a set prayer?

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The Lord’s Prayer

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What is an informal prayer?

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A prayer that is made up by the individual and is only said once

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Why is the Lord prayer important?

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Reminds Christian’s to forgive other and ask for forgiveness

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Why can set prayers be better than informal prayers?

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Because e.g. Lords prayer taught by Jesus - allows for a sense of community

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Why would you get baptised?

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To receive gods grace
To cleanse sins
Become a member of the Christian community

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What is baptism?

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The ritual through which people become members of the church; uses water as a symbol of the washing away of sins

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What is believers baptism?

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An adult being baptised to clear of sins/ enter a new life/ beginning - person fully submerged in water

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What is infant baptism?

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A baby being baptised - becomes a member of church/ the infant is freed from original sin

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What is a sacrament?

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Rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grave from god

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What is the Roman Catholic interpretation of holy communion?

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They take it 100% literally and believe that Jesus is in the bread and wine - that it’s the body and blood of Christ.

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What is holy communion?

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A service of thanksgiving in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus are celebrated using bread & wine; also called Eucharist or the Lords supper

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What is the Protestant interpretation of the holy communion?

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Protestants take it much more symbolically. They don’t believe that the bread and is actually his body and blood - just that is symbolises that. It instead helps them remember his sacrifice and the last supper

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What is a quote from the bible that links to the bread and wine being Christ?

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‘This is my body’

27
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What is pilgrimage?

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A journey made by a believer to a holy site

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Why do people go on pilgrimages?

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To grow closer to god
To strengthen faith
To be forgiven for sin

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What is the Lourdes pilgrimage?

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Lourdes is a famous pilgrimage site in France where the waters are believed to have healing powers

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Why do pilgrims go to Lourdes?

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Because they believe that they may be cleansed of there sins

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What is the iona pilgrimage?

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Iona is a holy isle in Scotland where St Colombia established a monastic monastery.

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Why do pilgrims go to Iona?

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As its a place of natural beauty and its a wonderful location for pilgrims to reflect and pray, pigirms can attend services or workshops to strentghen there religious belifs, connection with God or sense of community

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What does Christmas celebrate?

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It commemorates/ celebrates the incarnation/ brith of Jesus

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How is christmas celebrated?

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  • Lights - a symbol of Jesus, the light, entering a world of darkness
  • Nativity scenes
  • Donations to charity
  • Nativity plays by children
  • Christmas gifts - symbolise the gifts Jesus recived from the wise men
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What does Easter celebrate?

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Celebrates Jesus’ resurrection/ rise from the dead

36
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How is easter celebrated?

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  • Holy week - to remember the week before crucifixion
  • Good friday - the day Jesus was crucified
  • Saturday night - a service held to celebrate that Jesus was ressurected, candle lit to symbolise he has risen
  • Easter sunday - Churches filled with flowers, eggs given to symbolise new life
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What are the 2 meanings for the word ‘church’?

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  • The building
  • The community
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What does the church as a building do?

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  • Provide a meeting place for prayer and worship
  • A place to go in times of guidance
  • A place where people feel close to God
39
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What does the Church as a community do?

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  • Supports local projects like food banks
  • Provides schooling and medical care e.g. stree pastors
  • Campagins for justice and equality
  • Educates people about Christianity
  • Provies activities for children
40
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Give 2 examples of food banks?

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  • The oasis project
  • The trussel trust
40
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What does the trussel trust do?

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  • run over 400 food banks
  • provides food for those in crisis
  • Refer people to doctors
  • Church donates food
41
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What does the oasis project do?

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  • Provides intenet cafe, help with job aplications, food banks
  • Those in need e.g people with disablities, victims of domestic violence etc…
42
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What are street pastors and what do they do?

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  • People that patrol the strees in urban areas to listen to people in need and give help and or advice
  • Somtimes hand out water
  • Discourage anti-social behaviour
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What is a quote to support the actions of street pastors?

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  • ‘go and do thou likewise’ parable of the good samaritan, taught by Jesus in the Bible
44
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What is reconcilliation?

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restoring the harmony after relationships have broken down. Also is a sacrament in Catholic Christianity

45
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What percentage of all acts of religious discrimination are against Christians?

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80%

46
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What could Christian persecution involve?

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  • increased taxes
  • forbidden to build churches
  • physical attacks
47
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What are 3 charities that work in response to world poverty?

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  • Christian Aid
  • Tearfund
  • CAFOD
48
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What does Christian aid do?

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  • Provides emergancy relief, such as food, water, shelter and sanitation
  • Campagians to end poverty
  • Supports projects to encourage sustainable development
49
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What does Tearfund do?

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  • Supplies emergency aid after natural disasters and conflict
  • Provides long term aid to help communities become more self-reliant, such as education or new farming equipment
  • Supported by donations, fundraising events and prayer from UK churches
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What does CAFOD do?

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  • Works with local agencies to train, supply and support communities to work their own way out of poverty
  • gives short term aid such as food, water and shelter during conflict and disasters
  • Encourages catholic schools to pray, give money and campagin for justice to lift people out of poverty
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What is a quote for supporting the churches response to world poverty?

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‘If anyone has material possesions and sees a brother or sister in need and has no pitty on them, how can the love of God be in that person?’ BIBLE

or ‘love thy neighbour’ BIBLE

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What is evangelism?

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Preaching of the gospel/ spreading word to others with the intention of converting others to the Christian faith

53
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What is a missionary Christian?

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A missionary is a christian who thinks its there calling to spread the word of God. They may travel to other countries to spread Jesus’ teachings

54
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What is an example of envagelism?

(explain it)

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The alpha course - a introductory event aimed to help church members understand the basics of the chrisian faith/ learn them if new. Its a course and you graduate from it

55
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Why can evangelism be a negative thing?

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Because by spreading faith you could be infringing on peoples individua liberty

56
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Why is reconcilliation important in Christianity?

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Important because Jesus reconciled the relationship between humans and God via his crucifixion so save us from orginal sin and restore connection with God

57
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What does the ICPP (Irish Churches Peace Project) do?

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  • Bring together christians from all across northern ireland
  • Set up to discus ways to find peace during the conflict between protestants and cathlolics in northern ireland and reconcile the relationship between the group across the country
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What does the community of the cross of nails do?

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  • 1940 coventry cathedral bombed
  • Local christians tried to forvgive and reconcile/ show forgiveness for those responsible
  • The cathedral has scince become a world centre for reconciliation
  • They work with other countries and local communities to bring about peace
59
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Give 2 examples of chruch orginisations that try to bring about reconciliation?

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  • ICCP
  • The community of the cross of nails
60
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‘No one comes ____________________________ me’

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‘No one comes through the father except through me’

GCSE R.S AQA (8 decks)

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