Christian: Practices Flashcards
What are the three types of worship.
1) Liturgical (formal)
2) Non-liturgical (informal)
3) Private worship
What is liturgical worship and examples.
A formal worship has a certain structure to it, normally involved in the church an example of a liturgical worship could be the Eucharist or a Baptism.
What is non-liturgical worship and examples.
Non-liturgical worship is informal, with less structure, the different parts of the worship can be changed. Examples of non-liturgical worship could be prayer, reading, hymn and sermon.
What is private worship and examples.
Private worship is informal and often takes place at home. Examples of private worships can be saying prayers of thanks before a meal or reading a passage from the Bible every day.
The Lords prayer is a christian teaching and a type of prayer. What type of prayer is the Lords prayer.
The Lords prayer is a Liturgical worship.
What is a sacrament.
A religious ceremony or ritual such as baptism and the Eucharist
What are the two main sacraments that you need to know for the GCSE.
The Eucharist/Holy communion
The Baptism.
What is baptism
Quote - Jesus’ Baptism
Baptism is a sacrament that Jesus did and that a christian has to do to be able to be welcomed in the family of god.
When Jesus was baptised by John the baptist a voice came from a dove above, The holy ghost, - ‘This is my beloved Son; with whom I am well pleased.’ (Matthew 3:17)
A believers baptisms is not as strong as an infants baptism. FOR and AGAINST.
For - Some Churches believe that you cannot become a believer until you are old enough to accept Christianity. This is because you should have faith in an religion
to be able to accept the religion.
Against - Other Christians believe that being brought up in a Christian family allows them to be nurtured around Christianity therefore they will accept the faith more easily.
What is the Holy Communion/Eucharist.
Holy Communion/Eucharist, also known as the Lord’s Supper, is taken in remembrance of what Jesus Christ did on the cross. The bread represents the body and flesh of Jesus and the wine represents the blood of Jesus.
One of two significant quotes about the Holy Communion/Eucharist.
- ‘This is my body, which is for you, do this in remembrance of me.’ - (1 Corinthians 11:24)
- ‘For whenever you eat this bread and drink the Lord’s death until he comes.’ - (1 Corinthians 11:26)
What are the two most important holy sited in christianity
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