Christianity Practices - Worship and Sacraments Flashcards
What are the 3 basic forms of communal worship?
Liturgical, non-liturgical and charismatic.
What is liturgical worship?
- Congregation responds to a person or people leading the service by reading set words from a service sheet or book.
Which Christian denominations use liturgical worship?
Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican.
What is non-liturgical worship?
- A worship service with little pre-organised structure.
- E.g. a hymn can be read, or a sermon preached
Which Christian denominations most commonly use non-liturgical worship?
- Protestant, non-conformist churches (Baptist, Presbyterian)
What is an argument for non-liturgical worship?
- There is no set structure of repeating the same service, like in a liturgical service, as you repeat the same thing without considering meaning
- Non-liturgical worship allows you to pray for what you want and make it personally meaningful and bring you closer to God.
What is an argument for liturgical worship?
- Familiarity of the service allows you to reflect more deeply about the meaning and significance of your recitation.
In a non-liturgical service, what will the sermon be about?
- Understanding messages of the Bible, word of God related to daily life.
What is the purpose of Charismatic worship?
- To experience the same gifts of the Holy Spirit the apostles did on the day of Pentecost.
- Worshippers seek to be open to the Holy Spirit and be led by him during the service. At any moment someone could feel the need to say a special prayer or hymn pf praise.
What is involved in a Charismatic service?
- No set pattern
- Dancing, clapping and people raising their hands as part of worship.
What is recommended for a Christian to do during their individual worship?
- Bible study books suggest reading for a day and then studying explanations of the passage.
- Questions may be asked by the book in a group or alone to stimulate thinking of deeper meaning.
What is the significance of individual worship?
- Helps develop relationship with God
- Able to study Bible at own pace and time and to seek God’s specific guidance for their own lives.
What is a sacrament?
A ritual through which the grace (or blessings) of God can be received.
What are the 7 sacraments in the Roman Catholic church?
- Baptism
- Eucharist (Holy Communion)
- Confirmation
- Anointing the sick
- Reconciliation
- Holy orders
- Marriage
Which church agrees with the RCC’s sacraments?
Orthodox church - call it Holy Mysteries.
What are the sacraments the Anglican church and Baptists believe in?
SACRAMENTS OF THE GOSPEL
Baptism and the Eucharist.
Baptists call them ordinances (ordained by Jesus)
What is transubstantiation?
- The Catholic Church’s Eucharist.
- They believe the wine and the bread transform into Jesus’s body and blood. Giving him a real presence during the mass.
What is consubstantiation?
- Anglican Eucharist.
- Jesus is believed to be spiritually present during the mass.
What is the importance of the Eucharist?
- Reminds them the sacrifice and salvation of Jesus to mankind.
- Brings Christians closer.
- Jesus performed this so it is obeying his command and is sharing something for centuries between Jesus and now.
What is involved in the process of baptism?
- Washing with holy water over a persons head or immersing them.
- It symbolises purification and relief from sin.
What is Christening and which denominations perform it?
- RCC, Orthodox and Anglican
- Baptism of an infant so it receives God’s blessing and the baby’s parents makes a promise to raise it a Christian.
- God’s grace should be earned through faith rather than as a ritual.
What are non-conformist denomination’s views about baptism?
(Pentecostal or Baptist)
- Should be adult baptism as the person should make the conscious decision, so there is adult baptism not Christening.
What evidence do non-conformist denominations give about their view on baptism?
- Adult baptism of Jesus and others in the new testament.
- Person must be a true believer before baptism.
