Christian practices Flashcards
definition of worship
thanking god. love, adoration shown to god
purpose of worship
personal relationship with god, deepen their understandings
different types of worship
liturgical- structured worship, prayers
non liturgical- not structured, songs etc
private worship- personal
charismatic worship- experiencing gifts of holy spirit, prophecy and healing
what are the different structures of prayer for different groups
RC- liturgical
Sunday worship- both
quaker meeting- non liturgical
what is prayer
communication with god
what are the different types of prayer
adoration
confession
supplications- asking for gods help in different situations
meditation
intercessions- praying god to help others
where is the lords prayer used and what for
teaches people how to pray- sermon on the mount, used by protestants and catholics.
uses confession, adoration and supplication
what is a sacrament
an outward act with inner spiritual meaning.
rituals impart gods grace
what is grace
gods mercy and love
what do protestants believe are the 2 sacraments
baptism- individuals adopted into religoin
eucharist- eat bread and wine to remember the last supper and receive gods grace
what are the sacraments for catholics and othodox christians
baptism and eucharist confirmation- confirms promises made during baptism marriage holy orders- becoming a priest anointing the sick- reconciliation- sins forigven
importance of sacraments for christians
reminder of gods love and blessings
part of christian identity
different christian views on sacraments
catholic and orthodox- 7 sacraments
protestants- 2, baptism and eucharist
quakers- no need as gods grace given to all without ceremonies
what is importance of baptism for different christians
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
importance of eucharist for christians
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
what is a pilgrimage
journey to a place of religious importance
what is the purpose of pilgrimages
bring christians closer to god
showing god you can endure physical challenge of a pilgrimage
examples of pilgrimages
lourdes- healing miracles occured
jersualem- place where jesus died and resurrected
reasons why pilgrimage not important
god omnipresent and immanenet- so we can worship anywhere
waste of money
jesus did not tell us to- instead evangalise
how do churches support familys
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
what is a rite of passage
a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someones life
examples of rites of passages
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
what is the purpose of marriage
lifelong commitment to each other, seek gods blessing to the union.
what is the importance of marriage
sacrament for RC. to have children
importance of funerals and features
thank god for their life, hope in afterlife. liturgical
what is a mission
spreading the word of god
what is evangalism
form of mission, spreading word of god
arguments to evangalism
all religions path to god therefore we should love our neighbour and not convert them
what is importance of house churches and cafe churches
smaller gatherings- no one has authority over god
less liturgical
what is ecumenism
promoting christian unity
importance of WCC
world council of churches- seek unity
promote mission and evangelism
how do churches help people around the world
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
examples of persecution of the church in 21st century
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
what is the importance of christmas for christians
celebration of incarnation of jesus
christians go to church to hear stories of jesus
