Christianity Practices

Question 1

Agape

Answer 1

a word used in the Bible that describes selfless, unconditional love

Question 2

Baptism

Answer 2

the ritual through which people become members of the Church

Question 3

Believers’ baptism

Answer 3

initiation into the Church, by immersion in water

Question 4

Church

Answer 4

the holy people of God and a building in which Christians worship

Question 5

Christmas

Answer 5

the birth of Jesus

Question 6

Convert

Answer 6

someone who has decided to become committed to a religion and change his or her religious faith

Question 7

Easter

Answer 7

the religious season celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead

Question 8

Evangelism

Answer 8

spreading the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness

Question 9

Festival

Answer 9

a day or period of celebration for religious reasons

Question 10

Holy Communion

Answer 10

a service of thanksgiving in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus

Question 11

Infant baptism

Answer 11

the ritual through which babies and young children become members of the Church

Question 12

Informal prayer

Answer 12

prayer that is made up by an individual using his or her own words

Question 13

Informal worship

Answer 13

a type of non-liturgical worship, sometimes ‘spontaneous’

Question 14

Liturgical worship

Answer 14

a church service that follows a set structure or ritual

Question 15

Mission

Answer 15

the vocation or calling of a religious organisation

Question 16

Missionary

Answer 16

a person sent on a religious mission

Question 17

Nonconformist

Answer 17

an English Protestant who does not conform

Question 18

Non-liturgical worship

Answer 18

a service that does not follow a set text or ritual

Question 19

Persecution

Answer 19

hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race, or political or religious beliefs

Question 20

Pilgrimage

Answer 20

a journey by a believer to a holy site for religious reasons

Question 21

Prayer

Answer 21

communicating with God

Question 22

Private worship

Answer 22

when a believer praises or honours God on his or her own

Question 23

Poverty

Answer 23

the state of being extremely poor

Question 24

Reconciliation

Answer 24

restoring of harmony after relationships have broken down

Question 25

Sacraments

Answer 25

rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace

Question 26

Set prayers

Answer 26

prayers that have been written down and said more than once

Question 27

Street Pastor

Answer 27

trained volunteers from local churches

Question 28

The Great Commission

Answer 28

Jesus’ instruction to his followers

Question 29

The Lord’s Prayer

Answer 29

the prayer taught to the disciples by Jesus

Question 30

Worship

Answer 30

acts of religious praise, honour or devotion