Christianity PRACTICES

Question 1

What are the ways Christians can worship ?

Answer 1

Non liturgical
Liturgical
Private
Informal

Question 2

What is liturgical worship?

Answer 2

It is a sett plan every week
Catholic mass every week is the same and has a set ritual that is repeated and never changed. However it is someone different each week reading scriptures from the bible .

Question 3

What is non liturgical worship?

Answer 3

It is not a set plan every week and they do a different service . They can bless animals in there services .

Question 4

What is private worship?

Answer 4

They do it by themselves in private . It can be anywhere and for a number of different reasons .

Question 5

What is informal worship ?

Answer 5

An example of this is gospel . No one knows what is going to happen on the day , if it would be in a church it would be classed as informal implying there is no sett structure to it .

Question 6

What is evangelism?

Answer 6

It is a term used for spreading the word by the way of preaching the gospel.
(It links to the great commission when Jesus told the Christians to spread the word of God)

Question 7

What is a prayer?

Answer 7

It is a way of communicating with God either silently or through words of praise , thanks giving or confession . Request for gods guidance or help .

Question 8

What are sett prayers?

Answer 8

Prayers that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person . ( LORDS PRAYER ).

Question 9

What is a informal prayer?

Answer 9

Prayer that is made up by an individual using his or hers own words .

Question 10

What is a nonconformist prayer?

Answer 10

An English Protestant who does not conform to the practices established by the Church of England .

Question 11

Why is prayer important to Christians?

Answer 11

• They believe it is a direct communication with God .
• Helps build a routine
• They believe they can find a sense of peace.
• Believing in fasting helps when asking for something.

Question 12

What is an arrow prayer?

Answer 12

Something that happens that you haven’t foreseen it.

Question 13

What does the Lord’s Prayer teach?

Answer 13

• It teaches us that God is always here for us(“Give us today our daily bread”).
• It teaches us he will forgive our sins (“As we forgive those that sin against us “).
• It teaches us he will be with us all of the time (“on earth as in heaven”).

Question 14

What is a sacrament?

Answer 14

It is an outward sign of inner grace(gift from God).

• It is a visible gift of gods love
• They are symbolic actions.
• Reaffirms that they are a part of the church and have responsibilities .

Question 15

What does baptism symbolise?

Answer 15

It symbolises the forgiveness of sins and

Question 16

How is the Eucharist performed in a Roman Catholic mass?

Answer 16

A priest will come to the front of the church ( only male) and welcome people.
Male or female can read from the bible
Bread and wine will be brought to the front church by a altar boy .
Wine and the bread transforms to being Jesus’s body and his blood.
Doesn’t physically change .
Bread and wine will be offered to the people.

Question 17

How is the Eucharist performed in a Protestant church?

Answer 17

People gather to the front of the church.
Once everyone is seated the vicar reads out the last supper.
The vicar then says special words.
Women and men are allowed to hold the ceremonies.
The altar is the most important thing.
Time of reflection which they believed it had then claimed by God .

Question 18

How is the Eucharist performed in a Greek Orthodox Church?

Answer 18

The homemade bread and wine is made by the priest himself.
The bread is then divided into 4, 3 parts.
While this is taking place the Eucharist prayer blesses the bread and the wine and now it is concentrated.
Only males are allowed to teach it.
Sermon is a teaching he would read out.
It maybe be different every week or not .
Only baptised members take the bread and the wine.

Question 19

What is pilgrimage?

Answer 19

It is a journey to a holy site in which you visit for a holy reason. It is an act of worship and devotion.

• physical journey to a holy place.
• not compulsory.
• people feel closer to God.
• opportunity’s to pray , reflect and to be in a holy place were Jesus was crucified.
• lots of places for pilgrimage( Lourdes , lona ,Jerusalem) which has religious significance l

Question 20

Why is Lourdes a place of pilgrimage?

Answer 20

It’s a natural place.
Commercialised and you go for healing.
Experienced a vision of Mary telling her to dig to the ground to find a spring . It would have healing properties.
People take part in the procession.

Question 21

Why is lona a place of pilgrimage?

Answer 21

Small island in the west of Scotland.
Less commercialised.
Visit sacred places.
Go for the peace and reflection abbey.