Christian Practises Flashcards
Liturgical worship
Liturgical worship is worship that follows a set of rules. Based on history and passed through the generations. A community experience.
Non-liturgical worship
Does not follow a set text or ritual and can be modified for certain scenarios and circumstances. Often called ‘spontaneous’ or ‘charismatic’. More relaxed and comfortable. Wider range of methods.
Informal worship
Showing praise to God in other ways such as singing. No set structure or routine.
Private worship
Worship that is performed at home, so you can gain a more deep and personal relationship with God.
The Lord’s Prayer
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.”
Mission
The vocation or calling of a religious organisation or individual to go out into the world and spread the faith.
The Great Commission
Jesus’ instruction to his followers that they should spread his teachings to all the nations of the world.
Missionary
A person sent on a religious mission, especially to promote Christianity in a foreign country through preaching or charitable works.
Evangelism
Spreading the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness.
Quote about evangelism
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
“Come, follow me…and I will send you out to fish for people”
Reconciliation
The action of making one view or belief compatible with another.
Examples of reconciliation in the Church
- In Northern Ireland, the Church tried to reconcile the Catholics and Protestants that were against each other.
- Desmond Tutu tried to reconcile the black and white communities during South African apartheid.
Dangers of evangelism
- By overwhelming your religion on people, opposition groups who dislike what they say will begin to rise.
- You may be sent to a country that has very strict religious rules.
- Evangelism could be considered a waste of time because you could be sent to a place where people are already totally convinced of their own ideas.
- Not everyone has time to go out of their way to go to foreign countries because they may have jobs, families etc.
Pilgrimage
A journey made by a believer to a holy site for religious reasons
Places of pilgrimage
Jerusalem, Lourdes, Vatican City
Quote about pligrimage
“he said “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations?’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers”
Church
The holy people of God, also called the Body of Christ, among whom Christ is present and active.
OR A building in which Christians worship.
Street pastor
Street Pastors is an interdenominational network of Christian charities that operates world wide. Street Pastors is an initiative of Ascension Trust.
Quote that street pastors follow
“Faith if not accompanied by action is dead”
Agape
A word used in the Bible that describes selfless, sacrificial unconditional love.
Easter
The religious season that celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus.
Christmas
The day that commemorates the Incarnation. 25th December every year.
Sacrament
Rites and rituals through which a believer receives a special gift of grace.
Holy Communion
A service of thanksgiving in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are celebrated by using bread and wine. Also called Mass, Eucharist
Nonconformist
An English Protestant who doesn’t conform to the doctrines or established practices of the Church of England
Transubstantiation
The conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ at consecration, only the appearances of bread and wine still remaining.
Baptism
The ritual through which people become members of the Church - it involves water which washes away sin.
Believers’ baptism
Initiation into Christianity, by immersion in water of people old enough to understand the ceremony and the Christian life.
Infant baptism
The ritual where babies become members of the Church and promises are made on behalf of the baby by adults, they are freed from sin and introduced to the gifts of the holy spirit.
“Infant baptism is more important than a believer’s baptism” Evaluate. (12 marks) FOR ARGUMENTS
- “No one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit”, the importance of baptism for everyone, especially children.
- “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”. Young children need baptism.
“Infant baptism is more important than a believer’s baptism” Evaluate. (12 marks) AGAINST ARGUMENTS
- “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved.”, which demonstrates the fact that belief is a prerequisite for baptism, and that they are both required in order to be saved.
- “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water… and a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”” which demonstrates that as long as you have a strong relationship with God and live a righteous life, baptism is secondary to that and God will still be pleased with you.
Things the church do
Food banks, Holy Communion, Baptisms
Christian Aid
