Practices Flashcards
Why do Christians worship?
- To praise and thank God
- To ask for forgiveness
- To seek God’s help for others or themselves
- To deepen their relationship with God and strengthen their faith.
What is Liturgical worship?
Takes place in church Priest leads congregation Formal prayers Bible passage read out - sermon music and hymns
Examples of denominations that follow liturgical worship?
Eucharist for catholic, orthodox, and Anglican
Why is Liturgical worship important?
Worldwide service that everyone is familar to
Ritual passed down through generations
What is non-liturgical worship?
Takes place in church
Focused on bible readings - sermons
Prayers and hymns
NO set order
Why is non-liturgical important?
Services can be planned to suit a certain theme
What is informal worship?
Community or church may meet in private home and share food
Charismatic worship may involve dancing, speaking in tounges clapping
Why is informal worship important?
Emotional impact on church
Holy spirit is present
Worshiping in house is similar to early christians.
Why do christians pray?
- Gives strength in time of trouble.
- Sense of Peace
- Draw closer to God
- Talk to God
Why is the Lord’s prayer important?
It is a model of a good prayer- combines praise to God and of own needs
Forgive others in order to be forgiven
God is the father of the whole christian community- sense of unity
What are sacraments?
Holy rituals through which believers receive a special gift of grace
What are the 7 sacraments?
- Baptism
- Confirmation
- Holy communion
- Marriage
- Reconciliation
- Anoiting the sick
- Holy orders
Who believes in 7 sacraments?
Catholic and Orthodox
What are the two sacraments that protestants believe in?
Baptism and Holy communion
What denominations do not believe in sacraments?
Quakers and salvation army
What happens when a person becomes baptized?
Cleansed of sin
Receives God’s saving grace and the holy spirit
Become a child of God
Imitates Jesus’ baptism
Becomes a member of the Christians
Enters new life with Christ in the Christian community
Who practices infant baptism?
Catholic, orthodox
Who practices believer’s baptism?
Baptism, pentecostalists
Compare infant and believers baptism?
Infant- blessed water poured over baby’s head, not voluntary
Believers- fully immersed in water, cleansing from sin and rising to new life, voluntary
John 3:5
No one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the spirit
What does the catechism say about baptism
Holy baptism is the basis of the whole christian life
The door which gives acsess to the other sacraments
Reason for infant baptism
Start living christian life asap
Wash away original sin
Lighted candle given to represent the light of Jesus who is then with you
Command from God to raise your children in the faith
Why do baptist and pentecostal not believe in Infant baptism?
Because they do not believe in original sin
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations baptising them in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit