Christianity practices Flashcards
Importance of worship
Brings people together, strengthens relationship with god
Importance of prayer
Strengthens relationship with god, opportunity to focus on what they’ve done wrong and ask for forgiveness to get into heaven.
Importance of Lords Prayer
To follow example of Jesus, “then, this is how you pray” , brings people together
Sacrament definition
The visible sign of a spiritual grace eg baptism and Eucharist.
Baptism definition
Sacrament through which people become members of the church, water symbolises washing away of sin.
Types of baptism
Believers baptism-people old enough to understand fully submerged in water(Pentecostals and baptists)
Infant baptism-promises are taken of their behalf by adults, freed from original sin and introduced to love of god. (Roman catholics)
Eucharist
Holy Communion service in which death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine. “Thanksgiving”
Role and meaning of sacraments
For catholics and orthodox there are 7 initiated by Jesus:baptism,confirmation, a holy Communion, marriage, Holy Orders, reconciliation or anointing the sick. Help mark and celebrate key moments in spiritual journey and give purpose to life. Protestants believe baptism and Eucharist. Quakers and Salvation Army reject all sacrament as there’s little reference to them and Jesus didn’t intend for his actions to become rituals and their distractions.
Infant baptism supporting beliefs
Thanksgiving by parents for birth of child, brings family together to focus on responsibility and gift of child, “through baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of god”
Infant baptism disagreeing beliefs
Jesus was an adult when baptised, Pentecostals believe should be a choice to follow Jesus, kids can’t understand commitment, stronger display of faith as an adult, quakers reject both as sacraments should be inwards spiritual experiences.
Importance of infant baptism
Removes stain of original sin, welcomes kids to church, promised support by church congregation.
Importance of believers baptism
Fulfils a commandment of Jesus, “therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”, shows commitment, declaration of faith.
Ways of celebrating the Eucharist
Catholics celebrate publicly, bring bread and wine to altar, prepare and consecrate and say the Eucharist prayer
Orthodox Church prepare bread and wine privately behind a wall in the sanctuary then bring it out to share.
Different interpretations of the meaning of the Eucharist
Catholics Bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus (transubstantiation) so Jesus is inside them so gives them the chance to experience Christ.
Protestants believe consubstantiation that Jesus becomes present spiritually with them.
Importance of the Eucharist
Fulfils a commandment of Jesus “this is my body, which is given for you. Do this in memory of me”, community come together.
Challenging the sacrament of the eucharist
Salvation Army and Quakers do not celebrate as sacraments aren’t needed to receive gods grace it’s unconditional, ceremonies are too lavish unlike Jesus and the disciples and there’s other things to focus on, communion with god comes from the heart not sacrament.
Pilgrimage definition
Journey to a holy site
Role of pilgrimage
Opportunity to grow closer to god, strengthens faith, may allow a theist to undergo a religious experience, faith community become united.
Lourdes
Place of pilgrimage Town in France where Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette in a series of visions where it’s claimed the waters have healing qualities and seen 70 recognised miracles.
Iona
Place of pilgrimage Island off the coast of Scotland founded by Columba in 4th century. Visit for quiet individual reflection and engage in private prayer and small discussions about overcoming social issues. Veil between spiritual and physical world is thin, harsh weather reveals gods power and presence.
Importance of pilgrimage
Expresses faith “pilgrimage is a way of believers expressing their faith to god”, brings community together.
Challenging pilgrimage
Unnecessary, expensive, no clear biblical commandment, miracles said to happen are placebos.
Role of celebrations
Opportunity to remember key events in life of religious prophets, community comes together, bring hope and comfort, specific acts of worship.
Celebration of Christmas Roman Catholicism
December 25th, attend 3 services midnight of Christmas Eve dawn Christmas morning and during Christmas Day, colour purple as liturgical colour used for church hangings and clergy vestments.
Celebration of Christmas Orthodox
7th January, one service begins Christmas Eve and lasts through to Christmas Day, colour red as liturgical colour, involve visiting and blessing holy water.
Celebration of Christmas both catholics and orthodox
Celebrates birth/incarnation of Jesus, attend church to celebrate advent/Christmas, use advent and Christmas season as opportunity to renew relationships and see family.
Importance of Christmas
Brings community together, remembers birth of Jesus.
Celebration of Easter Roman Catholicism
Celebrate date based on Gregorian calendar, season of lent begins on Ash Wednesday, receive ashes in form of cross on their forehead.
Celebration of Easter Orthodox
Celebrate based on date calculated by Julian calendar, season of lent begins on Clean Monday and is a week marked by strict fasting, during the Easter service hard boiled eggs dyed red are cracked open.
Celebration of Easter Orthodox
Celebrate based on date calculated by Julian calendar, season of lent begins on Clean Monday and is a week marked by strict fasting, during the Easter service hard boiled eggs dyed red are cracked open.
Celebration of Easter both catholics and orthodox
Celebrate to commemorate death and resurrection of Jesus, both have period of lent.
Celebration of Easter both catholics and orthodox
Celebrate to commemorate death and resurrection of Jesus, both have period of lent.
Celebration of Easter both catholics and orthodox
Celebrate to commemorate death and resurrection of Jesus, both have period of lent.
Celebration of Easter both catholics and orthodox
Celebrate to commemorate death and resurrection of Jesus, both have period of lent.
Celebration of Easter both catholics and orthodox
Celebrate to commemorate death and resurrection of Jesus, both have period of lent.
Importance of Easter
Community comes together, opportunity to remember death and resurrection of Jesus “he was put to death…but on the third day rose again”.
Challenging celebrations
True meaning being lost, just want time off work, less people in Great Britain are Christian so becoming less popular, Quakers prefer to embody spirit all year round.
Role of church in local community
Place of worship, food banks, space for rent, meeting place, quiet place for reflection, charity awareness, offers support, youth work, homelessness service.
Role of church in local community
Place of worship, food banks, space for rent, meeting place, quiet place for reflection, charity awareness, offers support, youth work, homelessness service.
Role of church in local community
Place of worship, food banks, space for rent, meeting place, quiet place for reflection, charity awareness, offers support, youth work, homelessness service.
Street Pastor definition
Christian organisation consisting of people who work mainly at night on city streets caring for those in need.
Why street pastors work
Following commandment of Jesus “let’s not love with words or thoughts but with actions”, showing love and compassion for everybody “love one another as I have loved you”.
Why food banks perform their work
Following commandment of Jesus, showing love and compassion for everybody.
Why there’s church growth
Evangelism, changing practices and beliefs “if the church doesn’t change it will be irrelevant”, no liturgical worship attracts young people, online prayer groups.
Evangelism definition
Preaching the gospel to convert people to the Christian faith.
Why do Christian’s evangelise
Following commandment of Jesus “go therefore and make disciples of all nations”, adopt an exclusivist position so believe only way to achieve salvation is though following practices.
Mission definition
Duty of Christian’s to spread the gospel.
Why Christian’s undertake mission
Following commandment of Jesus to “make disciples of all nations”, help poor and disadvantaged like said to in Parable of the Sheep and the Goats.
Why Christian’s undertake mission
Following commandment of Jesus to “make disciples of all nations”, help poor and disadvantaged like said to in Parable of the Sheep and the Goats.
Why Christian’s undertake mission
Following commandment of Jesus to “make disciples of all nations”, help poor and disadvantaged like said to in Parable of the Sheep and the Goats.
Difference between evangelism and mission
Mission encompasses the whole message of Christianity so help those in need without the need for conversion.
Responses to persecution
Reading the bible to find hope, comfort and guidance. Protest against unfair treatment “defend the rights of the poor and needy”.
Responses to persecution
Reading the bible to find hope, comfort and guidance. Protest against unfair treatment “defend the rights of the poor and needy”.
Responses to persecution
Reading the bible to find hope, comfort and guidance. Protest against unfair treatment “defend the rights of the poor and needy”.
Ways of working for reconciliation
Discussion, forgiving, offering support in times of difficulty and prayer.
Reasons for work for reconciliation
Following commandments of Jesus “forgive those who trespass against us”, encourages peace in the world.
Reasons for work for reconciliation
Following commandments of Jesus “forgive those who trespass against us”, encourages peace in the world.
How is Christian aid carrying out their work
Try to change unfair trade practices, runs sustainable programmes to help those in poverty, respond to disasters around the world, work with communities suffering the effects of illness.
How is Christian aid carrying out their work
Try to change unfair trade practices, runs sustainable programmes to help those in poverty, respond to disasters around the world, work with communities suffering the effects of illness.
Why is Christian aid carrying out their work
Following commandment of Jesus “love your neighbour”, practicing stewardship “then the Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it”, following Parable of the Sheep and Goats “I was a stranger and you received me in your homes”.
