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Christianity: Living the Christian life Flashcards

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What is worship?

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An act of expressing love, devotion or respect to God

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What is liturgical worship?

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Worship that follows a set patterns of words

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What is non-liturgical worship?

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Worship that is flexible and free, which doesn’t follow a set pattern of words

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What are the advantages of liturgical worship?

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  • familiar words are comforting
  • words have been authorized by the Church
  • service is always the same length
  • gives a sense of unity and community
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What are the advantages of non-liturgical worship?

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  • gives people a freedom to express themselves
  • more personal and meaningful to each individual
  • flexible (eg. the service can be changed in certain circumstances)
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What are the seven sacraments in Catholism?

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baptism
confirmation
eucharist
marriage
taking holy orders
reconciliation
anointing the sick
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What is baptism?

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When a person formally becomes a member of a church
can be full immersion (being dunked in water) or infant baptism (being baptised as a baby by pouring water over the child’s head)

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What is confirmation?

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When someone who has already been baptised chooses to restate the promises made at their baptism to confirm their beliefs and that they are a member of the church

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What is eucharist?

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Holy Communion or Mass
The way Christians remember the last supper by sharing bread and wine (symbolic of Jesus’s body and bread sacrificed for them)

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What is marriage?

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The legal union of a man and woman who promise before God to love each other for the rest of their lives

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What is taking holy orders?

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Becoming a deacon, priest or bishop

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What is reconciliation?

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When a person confesses their sins to a priest in order to be forgiven by God

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What is anointing the sick?

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When an ill person is prayed for and anointed with oil

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What is prayer?

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a way of communicating to God

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What is the purpose of prayer?

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thanksgiving
contrition
worship
supplication
intercession
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What is contrition (in prayer)?

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telling God what you have done wrong and asking for forgiveness

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What is supplication (in prayer)?

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asking God for something

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What is intercession (in prayer)?

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asking God to help other people

19
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What is pilgrimage?

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A journey taken to strengthen their faith, usually to a religious or holy place

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Why do Christians go on pilgrimage?

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  • to get closer to God
  • to find time for prayer
  • to learn more about faith
  • to have a spiritual experience
  • to seek a cure
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Name some important pilgrimage sites for Christians

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Jerusalem
Iona
Taize
Walsington

22
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What is Holy week?

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the week leading to Easter Sunday

including: Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday

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Name some Christian celebrations

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Easter
Advent
Lent
Christmas

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What is evangelism?

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Sharing the Christian faith

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What is the purpose of missionary work?

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spreading Jesus’ teachings
evangelism
establishing/running churches and schools
working among poorer communities to improve their lives

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Why is evangelism important?

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Jesus commanded his disciples to “go into all the nations to spread the world of God”
brings new Christians into the church
enables more people to have a relationship with God
helps give the suffering hope
encourages other Christians to talk about their faith

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What is a parish?

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community of Christians in the same area with at least one Church

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How does the local Church support the community?

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through. ..
- education
- evangelism
- supporting those in need
- social justice
- community spaces

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What are the roles of the Church?

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  • to help those in need
  • to spread the gospel to everyone
  • to bring Christian communities together
  • missionary work
  • encourage peace/harmony between individuals and communities
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What is ecumenism?

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a movement trying to create unity and friendship between different Christian denominations to reduce conflict between denominations and to give Christians a better understanding of what other Christians believe

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What is persecution?

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the ill-treatment of a group based on their religion, ethnicity or views

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What is the importance of charity?

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to help those in need to follow Jesus’ example, share God’s love and to rewarded with eternity in Heaven

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