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Christian Practices Flashcards

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What are the four reasons why people pray

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  • praise god
  • to ask for forgiveness
  • seek help
  • deepen relationship with god
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What is liturgical worship

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  • follows a structure
  • takes place in a church
  • lead by a priest
  • set prayers
  • hymns
  • bible passages are read out
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What churches do liturgical worship

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Catholic
Orthodox
Anglican

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Name two advantages for liturgical worship

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  • traditions are passed down

- bible readings follow the Christian calendar

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What is non liturgical worship

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  • does not follow set text or ritual
  • focuses on bible readings
  • takes place in a church
  • prayers and hymns
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What churches do non liturgical worship

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Methodist and baptist

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Name two advantages of non liturgical worship

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  • services are planned to suit a theme

- puts emphasis on the word of god

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What is informal worship

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  • meet in private homes
  • Quaker worship is silent people speak when moved by god
  • charismatic worship involves dancing or singing
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Name two advantages of informal worship

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  • similar to the worship of the early Christians

- has an emotional more personal impact

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What is prayer

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Communicating with god silently or with words

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Give for reasons for praying

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  • praise
  • thanks
  • confession
  • guidance
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Name a prayer

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The lord’s prayer

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Why might some Christians use their own words

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Easier to express themselves

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Give three reasons why prayer is important

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  • creates a relationship with god
  • helps to accept god
  • encourages reflection
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Give two quotes for prayer

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“Forgive is our sins”

“Look to the lord and seek his strength”

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Give four quotes for worship

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“Sing to the lord”
“Those who love me keep my commandments”
“Let them praise your great name”
“Bless us o lord”

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What does an infant baptism mean

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  • removed original sin
  • allows the child to be welcomed into the church
  • the parents can thank god for the new baby
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What churches do infant baptisms

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Catholic and Anglican

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Two quotes for infant baptisms

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“Wash your sins away”

“Let the children come to me (…) for to such belongs to the kingdom of heaven”

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Give four reasons why baptisms are important

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  • become a member of the church
  • becomes a child of god
  • receives god’s grace and the Holy Spirit
  • cleansed of sin
  • enters a new life with Christ
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What is an adult baptism why are they important

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  • people should be old enough to make decisions about their faith
  • a life dedicated to Jesus is what saves a person rather than the baptism it’s self
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Give two quotes for an adult baptism

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“For we are all baptised by one spirit”

“So he ordered they be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ”

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What do Anglicans and Catholics believe about holy communion and why

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It becomes the blood and body of Christ as it helps believers share in the saving sacrifice of jesus’ sacrifice

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What do Protestant Christians believe and why about holy communion

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Protestant Christians believe it’s a reminder of the last super and is a symbol of jesus’ sacrifice

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How does holy communion affect individuals

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  • receive God’s grace
  • strengthens the faith
  • become closer to God
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How does holy communion affect communities

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-encourages those who are going through difficult times

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How does holy communion affect the wider society

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  • it encourages Christians to work for equality and justice for all
  • churches collect money for the poor
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Give two quotes for holy communion

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“For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes”

“Do this in remembrance of me”

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Name four things that happen in orthodox Eucharist

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  • hymns are sung and prayers are said
  • priest comes through the royal door
  • bread and wine is given out
  • people can take the bread home
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Name four things that happen in Catholic and Anglican Eucharist

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  • bible readings
  • creed is said
  • offerings of bread and wine are brought to the alter
  • the priest blesses people
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Name four things that happen in the United reformed church Eucharist

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  • prayer and thanksgiving
  • last super is said
  • bread and wine is passed around
  • ends with a prayer
32
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Give three reasons for pilgrimage

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  • seek a cure for illness
  • strengthen faith/grow closer to god
  • reflect on life/be forgiven
33
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Give two impacts of pilgrimage

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  • gives a better understanding of faith

- helps to feel cleansed of sin

34
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What is Lourdes and what is its significance

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  • A town in France
  • Mary appeared to a young girl called Bernadette and told her to dig a hole a spring of water appeared and she was healed of sickness
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Why do people go to Lourdes

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To pray for healing and forgiveness

36
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What is Iona and why is it significant

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  • an island of the coat of Scotland
  • St Columba established the monastic community in the 6th century
  • there is accommodation
37
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Why do people go to Iona

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-it’s a place of natural beauty and it’s quiet so people can pray and worship

38
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What does Christmas celebrate

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-the birth of jesus

39
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Give two things that people do during Christmas

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  • Midnight mass reflects he holiness of jesus’ births

- Give money to charity as God gave jesus to humanity

40
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Give two quote for Christmas

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“The word became flesh”

“God so loved the world he gave his only son”

41
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What does Easter celebrate

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Jesus’ rising from the dead

42
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What happens on good Friday

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It’s when jesus was crucified so services are led by a person carrying the cross

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What is celebrated on Easter Sunday and what is given out

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  • celebrates the resurrection

- eggs are given out to celebrate new life

44
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Give a quote for Easter

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“Christ has risen from the dead”

45
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Give three roles of the church

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  • educate people about Christianity
  • campaigns for justice
  • supports the local food banks
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What is the Trussel Trust and what do they do

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  • they are a food bank
  • they run 400 food banks across the uk
  • they provide emergency food
47
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What is the Oasis Project

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  • Food bank
  • Run a food bank
  • offer spiritual and practice help
  • run by the Methodist church
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What is a church give two meanings

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  • A place of worship for Christians

- a place with holy people of god where Christ is active

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Give two quotes for the role of the church

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“Let the message of Christ dwell amongst you”

“And let us consider how we may spur one another towards love and good deeds”

50
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Why do Christians believe they should help the local community

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They believe they should help because Jesus taught about agape

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What is the Ascension Trust

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  • started in London 2003
  • they challenge and focus on anti social behaviour and crime
  • they listen to people’s problems
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What is the Parish nursing ministry

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  • they provide churches with parish nurses
  • they promote spiritual and physical wellbeing
  • they provide early diagnosis of problems
53
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Give a quote for street pastors

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“Faith by its self if not accompanied by action is dead”

54
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What is mission

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Mission is calling to spread the faith by telling non believers

55
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What is evangelism

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Spreading the faith by showing faith in jesus by telling others

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Why do Christians carry out evangelism and mission

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  • jesus gave his disciples the great commission to spread the gospel
  • Christians have a duty to spread the faith through becoming missionaries and evangelists
  • persuade people to accept jesus as their Lord and saviour
57
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What is the Alpha course

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  • stared by an Anglican priest in London

- helps people to understand the Christian faith

58
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Give a quote for mission and evangelism

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“Go and make disciples of all nations”

59
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How has the church grown

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  • the church’s mission is to make disciples

- Evangelism trains new converts to encourage new believers

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How does the church spread faith

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  • inviting people to church

- sharing what God has done with others

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Give an example of an organisation that promotes evangelism

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Christ of all Nations

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What is the world church’s mission

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To restore relationships between people and god especially and stop conflict

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What do the world wide church play an important role in

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Reconciliation

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What is the Irish Churches Peace Project

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  • brings peace between Protestants and catholics in Northern Ireland
  • develops peace between the two denominations
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What is the Corrymeela community

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  • brings together people from different backgrounds

- they meet in a centre in Northern Ireland and explore ways of stopping violence

66
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Give a quote for the world wide church

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“We were reconciled through the death of his son”

67
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Why do some Christians see persecution as a positive effect

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  • strengthens the faith

- experience the suffering that jesus suffered

68
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Give a quote for Christians seeing persecution as a positive effect

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“To know the power of his resurrection and precipitation in his suffering”

69
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What do others Christians do about persecution

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The act against it by campaigning for others

70
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Give a quote for what Christians do about persecution

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“If one part suffers every part suffers with it”

71
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How do Christians respond to persecution

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With forgiveness and love

72
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Give a quote for how Christians respond to persecution

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“Overcome evil with good”

73
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How do Christians respond to world poverty

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  • they try to relieve poverty as Jesus did

- they should show jesus to the world through helping others

74
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What is CAFOD

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  • A charity that helps people living in poverty
  • gives short term aid such as food during disaster or conflict
  • encourages catholic schools to pray and give money
75
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What is Tearfund

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  • works with over 90 000 churches to relieve poverty

- supplies emergency aid after disaster or conflict

76
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Give a quote for responses to poverty

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“Let is not love with words or speech but with actions”

77
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What parable from the bible shows responses to world poverty

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The parable of the rich man

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