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Christian practices Flashcards

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definition of worship

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thanking god. love, adoration shown to god

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purpose of worship

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personal relationship with god, deepen their understandings

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different types of worship

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liturgical- structured worship, prayers
non liturgical- not structured, songs etc
private worship- personal
charismatic worship- experiencing gifts of holy spirit, prophecy and healing

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what are the different structures of prayer for different groups

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RC- liturgical
Sunday worship- both
quaker meeting- non liturgical

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what is prayer

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communication with god

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what are the different types of prayer

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adoration
confession
supplications- asking for gods help in different situations
meditation
intercessions- praying god to help others

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where is the lords prayer used and what for

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teaches people how to pray- sermon on the mount, used by protestants and catholics.
uses confession, adoration and supplication

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what is a sacrament

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an outward act with inner spiritual meaning.

rituals impart gods grace

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what is grace

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gods mercy and love

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what do protestants believe are the 2 sacraments

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baptism- individuals adopted into religoin

eucharist- eat bread and wine to remember the last supper and receive gods grace

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what are the sacraments for catholics and othodox christians

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baptism and eucharist
confirmation- confirms promises made during baptism
marriage
holy orders- becoming a priest
anointing the sick- 
reconciliation- sins forigven
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importance of sacraments for christians

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reminder of gods love and blessings

part of christian identity

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different christian views on sacraments

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catholic and orthodox- 7 sacraments
protestants- 2, baptism and eucharist
quakers- no need as gods grace given to all without ceremonies

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what is importance of baptism for different christians

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catholics- erase original sin and sins later in life. they believe catholics must be baptised to reach salvation
quakers- not performed, original sin not passed to infants

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importance of eucharist for christians

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catholics- transubstantiation, bread and wine transforms into blood and body of jesus
protestants- real presence, bread and wine symbolise body and blood but jesus is present when it was made holy
quakers- no sacraments, not needed to gain grace

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what is a pilgrimage

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journey to a place of religious importance

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what is the purpose of pilgrimages

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bring christians closer to god

showing god you can endure physical challenge of a pilgrimage

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examples of pilgrimages

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lourdes- healing miracles occured

jersualem- place where jesus died and resurrected

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reasons why pilgrimage not important

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god omnipresent and immanenet- so we can worship anywhere
waste of money
jesus did not tell us to- instead evangalise

20
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how do churches support familys

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sunday school- helps families fulfil their duty of giving their a children a christian upbringing
youth clubs-
mother and child groups
visiting elderly and sick

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what is a rite of passage

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a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someones life

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examples of rites of passages

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infant baptism
confirmation- public declaration of their faith, holy spirit enters them
infant dedication- thanks given for childs birth, raise child as christian until they make their decesion
believers baptism- adult baptism

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what is the purpose of marriage

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lifelong commitment to each other, seek gods blessing to the union.

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what is the importance of marriage

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sacrament for RC. to have children

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importance of funerals and features

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thank god for their life, hope in afterlife. liturgical

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what is a mission

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spreading the word of god

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what is evangalism

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form of mission, spreading word of god

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arguments to evangalism

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all religions path to god therefore we should love our neighbour and not convert them

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what is importance of house churches and cafe churches

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smaller gatherings- no one has authority over god

less liturgical

30
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what is ecumenism

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promoting christian unity

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importance of WCC

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world council of churches- seek unity

promote mission and evangelism

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how do churches help people around the world

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christian aid- short term, provide water, medical assistance etc
long term- provide education, campaign on issues affecting the poor around the world eg womens rights

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examples of persecution of the church in 21st century

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communist countries ban it- china, north korea
areas controlled by extremists
in sermon on mount jesus says those persecuted will be blessed by god and rewarded

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what is the importance of christmas for christians

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celebration of incarnation of jesus

christians go to church to hear stories of jesus

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