Christian Practices

Question 1

What is a sacrament?

Answer 1

A holy ritual that expresses an inner spiritual experience

Question 2

What are the importances of pilgrimages?

Answer 2

Grow closer to god
Be forgiven
Pray
Seek a cure
Reflect 
Help others

Question 3

What 7 sacraments do Christians accept?

Answer 3

Reconciliation 
Holy orders
Confirmation
Baptism
Marriage
Anointing the sick
Holy communion

Question 4

What are the two different types of baptism?

Answer 4

Infant and believers

Question 5

What are Christian views on infant baptism?

Answer 5

Welcomes a new life into the community
Parents thank god for their new baby
Celebrate birth with family and friends

Question 6

What are Christian views on believers baptism?

Answer 6

Should be for believers - a decision about faith
Infants aren’t old enough to understand what’s going on and decide for themselves
It allows sins to be forgiven

Question 7

What are street pastors?

Answer 7

Volunteers who listen and help people on the street

Question 8

What is reconciliation?

Answer 8

A sacrament in Catholic Church that restores harmony

Question 9

What is evangelism?

Answer 9

Spreading Christian gospel by public preaching

Question 10

Why are sacrament important?

Answer 10

Help strengthen their relationship with god
Outward sign of inward grace
Affirm that Christians are part of the body of Christ
Involve symbolic actions, words and physical elements

Question 11

What is a pilgrimage?

Answer 11

A journey by a believer to a holy site for religious reasons

Question 12

What is agape?

Answer 12

Unconditional love

Question 13

How does the church work to help those in need?

Answer 13

Tearfund - Christians who want to end poverty
The Trussell Trust - Christians who aim to end hunger and poverty
Street Pastors - trained volunteers to help those on the street

Question 14

Why is Easter important to Christians?

Answer 14

Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus

Question 15

Why is the church important in Christianity?

Answer 15

Provides a location where Christians can meet, worship, pray and socialise

Question 16

What are the different types of Christian worship?

Answer 16

Liturgical - follows set pattern, guided worship, doing same thing creates unity
Non-Liturgical - no set pattern, informal, allows you to have a more personal relationship with god, personal

Question 17

What is the significance of the Eucharist?

Answer 17

Reminds Christians of Jesus’ death
Reflects Jesus’ last supper with disciples
Links to salvation and grace

Question 18

What is the Eucharist?

Answer 18

A sacrament
Refers to many things - holy communion, Last supper, mass
Holy ritual

Question 19

How do Christians respond to persecution?

Answer 19

May help them develop their faith and strengthen convictions as believers
Believe those who suffer for their believers share in a unique way with Jesus

Question 20

How do Christians respond to the problem of world poverty?

Answer 20

They believe they should present Jesus to the world through helping the disadvantaged
Help those in poverty (parable of the Good Samaritan)

Question 21

What is a missionary?

Answer 21

A person sent on a religious mission to promote Christianity in a foreign country through preaching or charitable work

Question 22

How is Easter celebrated?

Answer 22

Churches filled with flowers
Special hymns sung to celebrate the resurrection
Light candles to symbolise entering the empty tomb
Open air sunrise services and share breakfasts usually eating eggs to symbol new life

Question 23

How is Christmas celebrated?

Answer 23

Trees are decorated with lights representing Jesus as light coming into the new world
Nativity scenes show baby Jesus in poverty
Carol services with readings from bible showing god’s promise of a saviour and events of Jesus’ birth
Send Christmas cards and exchange gifts - seen as a time of “peace and goodwill” - god gave gift of Jesus, his son

Question 24

What is the parable of the Good Samaritan ?

Answer 24

A Jew is walking when he is stripped of his clothing, beaten and left half dead. A priest and then levite see the man but ignore him and cross to the other side of the street. A Samaritan sees him and although Jews and Samaritans despised each other, he helped him.
The Samaritan shows mercy to the Jew therefore showing that he is his neighbour (Jesus’ response to the question “and who is my neighbour”)