Christian practises Flashcards

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4 types of Christian worship

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Liturgical
Non liturgical
Informal
Prívate

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Liturgical worship

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Follows a set structure of worship
Same pattern of prayers and readings

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Examples of liturgical worship

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The Lord’s Prayer
The Eucharist

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Advantages of liturgical worship

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Doing what God wants them to do
Familiarity with the services

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Non liturgical worship

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Less or no structure
More spontaneous

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Examples of non liturgical worship

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Unscripted reading
Religious concerts

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Advantages of non liturgical worship

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More appropriate for the time as it is chosen specifically
Can focus on areas they need in life
Personal touch

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Private worship

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Christians worshipping on their own in the comfort of their own home

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Examples of private worship

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Reading the Bible in your home
Praying to God before going to bed

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Advantages of private worship

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Get to decide what you want and is more personal
More peaceful and easier to concentrate

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Informal worship

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A form of non liturgical worship
More charismatic and spontaneous

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Forms of informal worship

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Gospel singers
Worshipping with friends

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Advantages of informal worship

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More lively, more participation
Feel a sense of community
Copying the disciples

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What does the Bible say about Liturgical worship

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About the Eucharist:
‘Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life’

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What does the Bible say about non liturgical worship?

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‘God is immanent, and if you pray with others God will be near you’

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Prayer and why?

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Communication with god:
Ask for help
Give thanks
Confess sin
Simple adoration for God

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Why should Christians pray?

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Allows a relationship between Christians and God
Jesus’s command to pray to God
Can ask for help, forgiveness or adoration

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What in the Bible proves the significance of prayer?

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Jesus’s command to disciples to pray with the Lord’s Prayer
‘When you pray say’

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Sacrament

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Help Christians worship God
Receiving God’s grace

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How many Sacraments do Catholics practice?

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7
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony, and Holy Orders.

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What do Protestants believe about sacraments?

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They practise only Baptism and Eucharist because it’s mentioned in the Bible

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Quakers and Salvation Army beliefs on sacraments

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They don’t practise any

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Baptism

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Being immersed in water to symbolise committing life to God

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Infant baptism

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Baptising babies
Parents promise to raise their child in God and reject the devil
Removes original sin
Candle to symbolise moving into light from darkness of evil

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Believers Baptism
As an adult, confirming you believe in Christianity when you are an adult and can make the decision
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What does the Bible say about Baptism?
‘Baptising them in the name of the father, son and holy spirit’ Jesús was baptised as an adult
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The Eucharist
Holy Communion Commemorates the last supper where they eat the bread and wine
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Catholic beliefs on the Eucharist
Transubstantiation = when priest blesses the bread and wine it actually becomes the body and blood
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Orthodox beliefs on the Eucharist
Christ is mystically present within the bread and wine
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Bible on the Eucharist
‘Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my wine has eternal life’
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Pilgrimage
Physical journey for a spiritual motive ie developing their faith
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What makes places sites or pilgrimage?
People who have lived there are religious figures Special revelations occurred there Places with a large Christian community
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Lourdes
In France, where Bernadette apparently saw the Virgin Mary and the water could apparently heal Popular pilgrimage sight
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Iona
Island in Scotland with a monastery, monks and large Christian Community Allows Christians for Bible study of prayer
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Advent
Preparation in the lead up to Christmas