Practices Flashcards
What are the 5 main forms of worship in Christianity?
Liturgical, informal, individual, Quaker and Evangelical worship.
What is liturgical worship?
Worship with a set structure which is more or less the same every time.
What is informal worship?
Worship with no set structure.
What is individual worship?
Worship which forms a personal relationship with God (worship alone is often part of this).
What is Quaker worship?
Very informal, usually full of music, dancing and singing and whole congregation encouraged to join in.
In the Pentecostal Church, Christians feel they’re moved by the Holy Spirit (e.g. sometimes speak in tongues or fall into a trance).
What are the 3 main types of prayer?
Set, extemporaneous and informal prayers.
What are set prayers?
Traditional and link people to past.
Good way of learning prayers as can be easily repeated, like the Lord’s Prayer (Jesus instructed disciples to use it when praying).
What are extemporaneous prayers?
No set formula (spontaneous) which some believe makes them more relevant as they reflect a moment in time and so can be influenced by the Holy Spirit.
Some Protestant churches only use the Lord’s Prayer and no set prayers as they can just be recited without engaging with their meaning.
What are informal prayers?
Day-to-day language is used and God is spoken to as if a friend.
Some argue that this can make it more heartfelt, spontaneous and personal during individual worship.
What are the Sacraments in Christianity?
Baptism Confirmation Eucharist Penance Anointing the sick Holy Orders Marriage
What is Baptism?
- Initiates people into the Church as a covenant or agreement between humans and God.
- Can be as an adult or child.
- Follows Jesus’ example.
- Believer’s baptism gives people opportunity to publicly proclaim personal faith.
- Catholics believe it washes away original sin.
What is Confirmation?
Remaking promises made on behalf of child at baptism.
Eucharist?
- Sharing bread and wine in memory and thanks for life and death of Jesus.
- Liturgical worship
- Catholics believe in ‘transubstantiation’ (bread and wine become actual body and blood of Christ)
- Consubstantiation (idea that body and blood of Christ are “in, with and under” bread and wine
- Others say it’s a symbolic/spiritual representation
Penance?
Catholics are required to confess their sins.
Anointing the sick?
Priest applies oil (anoints) to sick person.
