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What are the church’s two main purposes for catholics

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For catholics the church provides a space

  • To worship together as a community
  • To worship individually : this means the chruch should be a quiet , peaceful space that inspires people to worship God
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How does the church help and inspire people to worship

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  • Statues of saints encourage and inspire christians to follow in their example
  • Side chapels provide smaller spaces were people can ambark on quiet individual prayer
  • Images such as the stations of the cross inspire christians to reflect on Jesus’ suffering
  • The care that has been put into designing the church shows the devotion to God and helps people to feel God is respected
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How was the church designed before 1965

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  • The church was built facing Jerusalem before 1965 as this was the city where Jesus died and rose again
  • The church was built in a cross shape to remind believers of the cross on which Jesus died
  • The altar was against the east wall and the priest used to say the mass in Latin , with his back facing the congregation so the mass wasnt very inclusive
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How were churches designed after 1965

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  • After 1965 chruches were built so that as many people could jpin in with the mass as possible
  • The altar is more towards the centre of the church with congregation sat all the way round
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What is the lectern? What is its importance?

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  • The lectern is the reading stand from which bible readings are given
  • The old testement readings remind christians of how God has been there for his people since the beggining
  • The new testemant readings tell people about the life and actions of Jesus
  • The readings are important as Jesus is the word of God made flesh so when bible readings are given out Christ is present
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What is the crucifix? Why is it significant?

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  • The crucifix is an image of the cross with Jesus cricified on it
  • The crucifix reminds Christians of Jesus suffering to save humanity
  • It inspires love and gratitude for all christ has done for humanity including forgiveness of sins

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What is the altar

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The altar is the place of sacrifice from whivh the bread and wine are offered to God at mass

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Why is the altar significant

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  • The altar is significant because christ is truly present in the altar , offering himself on behalf of humanity
  • At the altar the father strengthens the faith and lives of believers when they recieve the body and blood of christ
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What is the tabernacle

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-The tabernacle is the place where the consecrated bread is kept after mass

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Why is the tabernacle important

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  • The tabernacle houses the real presence of christ so catholics like to pray in front of it
  • The tabernacle inspires a deep sense of peace as it reminds catholics that christ still cares for them
  • The host can be taken from the tabernacle and given to people too ill to reach church
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What is a crucifix ? What does it do ?

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  • A crucifix is a cross with A cricified Jesus on it
  • It is a reminder of the suffering Christ endured out of his love fpr humanity
  • It inspires christians to feel love and gratitude towards christ
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What is a cross ? What is the significance of a cross ?

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A cross is a symbol of a cross without the figure of Jesus on it

  • It reminds christians of Jesus’ victory over sin and death. Jesus is not on the cross as he has ressurected
  • It empahsises Jesus’ ressurection and how christians should be people of new life
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What is a risen christ statue ?Why is it important ?

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  • A risen christ statue focusses on the risen,glorified saviour
  • It reminds catholics that in holy communion they recieve the body,blood soul and divinity of the new risen christ
  • It emphasises the ressurections importance
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Why did God gove humans free will

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  • God made all of creation perfect
  • God also gave humans free will

-God gave humans free will as he wanted them to activley choose him rather than choose him because they couldnt do anything else

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What can Humans use their free will to do

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  • Humans can use their free will to sin

- A sin is an action or thought that goes against God’s will

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What is orignial sin

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Original sin is the inbuilt tendency ,that the catholic chruch teaches all humanshave ,to commit sin

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What has sin done

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  • Sin has broken down the relationship between God,humanity and the whole of creation
  • The word of God became Jesus to restore the broken relationship between humanity ,the whole of creation and God
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What is the importance of Jesus death and burial

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  • Jesus showed total obedience to Gods will through his death
  • Jesus showed continual love even when he was suffering ( he forgave the executioners)
  • Jesus showed God is with people in death
  • Through Jesus death he restored the relationship between God and humanity
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What is the significance of the ascension

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  • 40 days after his ressurcetion Jesus rose up to heaven, showing he is with the father
  • Christians also believe they will rise to heaven
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What is the importance of the ressurection

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  • All four gospels say that Jesus rose from the dead-It is believed to have actually happened
  • Now jesus has risen from the dead life after death with God is believed to be possible(Jesus promised his followers would follow where he went). The power of Sin and death can be overcome
  • All good people that died before Jesus rose to heaven with Jesus
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What did Jesus do through the 4 steps of redemption

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Through the four steps of redemption Jesus restored the cosimic order. He made creation perfect again after it had been broken by Adam and Eve

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What is an important quote for ressurection

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-“If christ has not been raised your faith is futile and you are in your sins “ ~St paul

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How has salvation happened in the past

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-Jesus’ death and ressurection defeated the power of Sin and death and made it possible for humans to eneter heaven

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How is salvation happening in the present

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  • Sins exist because people have to choose to accept or reject salvation through following Jesus’ teachings - salvation is an ongoing process
  • The holy spirit is continually guiding people towards salvation
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How will salvation happen in the future

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  • Salvation will happen at the end of time - A time when the power of sin and death will be completely destroyed
  • All believers will experience heaven at the end of time - The victory of Gods grace
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How is redemption and salvation shown in the liturgy

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  • The mass is a chance to experience what the holy banquet will be like. This is the victory celebration that will take place once salvation is complete. The mass will inspire people to work towards salvation
  • Through receiving the holy communion , catholics recieve the body and blood of christ. Christ enters catholics lives and gives them grace and the strength to resist sin . This helps to get the closer to salvation
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Why is Jesus named ‘Jesus the example’

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  • Through showing total obedience to God, Jesus set an example for all people to follow
  • Mark 15 tells of how Jesus knew how much suffering his crucifixion would cause him but still went through with it anyway
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Why is Jesus named Jesus the restored

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  • Through his death Jesus restored the relationship between God and humanity
  • Mark 15 tells of how the veil that sepearted the holiest part of the temple in Jerusalem from the rest tore in two after Jesus death. Showing Jesus’ death beoke down the barrier between God and humanity
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Why is Jesus named Jesus the Victor

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  • Mark 15 tells of how Jesus experienced pain, suffering and death as a human
  • Through bringing the presence of God into these experiences Jesus was able to overcome the powers of pain,suffering and death
  • Jesus made it possible for all people to share in the final defeat of death and suffering
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Why does St Iraneus call his metaphor the tree of the cross

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-St Iraneus calls it the tree of the cross because the event that created the need for salvation was Adam and Eve disobeying God by eating from the tree knowledge and the event that helped to bring about salvation was Jesus dying on the cross

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What are the parralels between Jesus’ death on the cross and Adam and Eve eating from the tree of knowledge

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By eating from the tree of knowledge Adam and eve Disobeyed God whereas by dying on the tree of the cross Jesus obeyed God

-Adam and Eve’s rejection of God broke the relationship between God and humanity whereas Jesus’ acceptance of God restored the relationship between God and humanity

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What is another parralel between the cross Jesus’ died on and the tree of knowledge Adam and eve ate from

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-Adam and Eve eating from the tree of good and evil brought death by seperating humanity from God whereas The tree of the croos brought life, by offering the possiblity of eternal life for all people

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How did St Ansehlm try to explain Jesus’ death

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1) St Anselm tried to compare Jesus’ death to the slave trade
2) In the slave trade if a ransom was paid to the owner a slave could be freed
3) Anselm said,Through the fall of Adam and Eve ,humans were slaves to sin
4) The only way to atone for these sins was to show total obedience for God
4) Through His total obedience , Jesus paid the ransom for the sin of all humans ,Allowing them to be freed from the affects of sin

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of St Iraneus method of explaining the effects of Jesus’ death

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Advantages : St irenaus highlights the parralels between the fall of adam and eve and Jesus death

Disadvantages : Many people dont agree with Irenaus’ interpretation of the story Adam and Eve

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of st Anselms metaphor

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Advantage: The metaphor reflects the idea many christians see themselves as slaves to christ ( now they are no longer slaves to sin )

Disadvantages: It is not clear who the ransom is paid to. Some christians think it implies there is someone higher up than God

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What do christians believe conscience is

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Christians believe conscience is the voice of God in their heart and soul , guiding them to do what is right

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To what extent is conscience a natural instinct

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  • Catholic church teach that catholics are born with a natural understanding of right and wrong
  • This understanding helpscatholic to instinctivley do good and avoid evil
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Does conscience need to be educated

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  • Conscience needs to be shaped , developed and educated
  • This means listening to other people and the churchs teachings
  • A person can only make a decision when they have enough understanding to make the right decusuon
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What does the catholic church teach about conscience

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  • The catholic church teaches that people shouldnt ignore what they believe God is telling them to do in their hearts
  • But the catholic chruch also teach that their teachings have been guided by the holy spirit over hundereds of years. This means they shouldnt be ignored , even if a catholics conscience tells differently
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What happens at the start of a mass

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At the start of a mass

  • Catholics come together to celebrate the mass
  • This is significant as catholics believe christ is among them when they gather together
  • Catholics apologise to God and each other for the sins they have commited
  • This strengthens their relationship with God and each other as they accept God has forgiven and reedemed them
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What are the readings in mass? Why are they significant?

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  • The readings are when two or more readings are given from the gospel
  • They are significant as they show God has guided humans since the beggining . They also show Gods love and how he forgives all people
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What happens during the offetery ? Why is it significant?

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  • During the offetery bread (hosts) and wine are brought to the altar by members of congregation
  • They are brought to God on behalf of the congregation- a sign of thanskgiving
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What happens during the eucharistic prayer

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  • During the eucharistic prayer the priest repeats the words said by Jesus during the last supper
  • At the end of the prayer Jesus is fully present in the bread and wine and these are offered up to God the father
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Why is the eucharistic prayer significant

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  • The words ‘do this in memory of me’ reminds christians each time they celebrate the eucharist the offering of Jesus becomes a reality not just a past event
  • By celebrating mass and the eucharist christians renew the new covenant. This is the new relationship between God and humanity established when Jesus died on the cross
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What happens during the communion

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The priest offers the bread and wine to the whole congregation

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Why is the communion so significant

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  • During communion catholics recieve the body and blood of Jesus Christ
  • This binds them christ and the new covenant
  • They recieve Gods grace which gives them the strength to follow Jesus and resist sin
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What happens at the end of the mass

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At the end of the mass the priest blesses and dismisses the congregation

-Catholics leave the church and share the presence of christ with everyone they meet, so helping to spread the kingdom of God

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Why do catholics believe the mass is the summit of christian life

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  • The mass celebrates and re-enacts the most importantevent in christianity
  • The offering of christ on the cross is the highest form of prayer to God. As the mass reenacts chrits sacrifice it is the highest form of christian prayer
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Why is the mass the source of christianity

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The mass is the source of christianity as it celebrates jesus death and victory over death and sin which gave christians new life and the ability to reach heaven

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What are the salvation army and quakers understanding of the eucharist

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  • The salvation army and quakers do not celebrate any form of the eucharist
  • They believe christ is present in the spirit , who inspires their prayer and actions
  • They do not practice sacrements as they believe life as a whole is a sacrement
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What do non-comformist christians believe about the eucharist?

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  • Non conformist christians believe the eucharist is a memorial of the last supper, its purpose is to remeber it and its importance
  • They also beleve christ is preseny particularly in the bible readings
  • They believe christ enters peoples lives when they they recieve communion
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What do anglicans believe about the eucharist

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  • For anglicans the bread and wine do not literally become the body and blood of christ . Instead the bread symbolises the body and the wine symbolises the blood .
  • Christ is present in the community that share the eucharist
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What do orthodox christians teach about the eucharist

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  • Like catholics, orthodox christians teach the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of christ.
  • But in Orthodox christianity the consecration takes place behind the iconostasis (A screen that separates the altar (holiest part of the church) from the rest of the congregation) as it is seen to be too holy for the congregation to see
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What are the words of institution

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The words of institution are the words Jesus said at the last supper. The priest repeats them during the consecration of the bread and wine

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What happens when the words of institution are said

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  • When the words of institution are said the bread and wine turn into the body and blood of christ
  • They look the same but the reality of what they are changes
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What are christs followers able to do by taking the body and blood of christ

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By taking the body and blood of christ , Christs followers are able to share in the reedeming effects of Jesus death and ressurection

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What is the angus dei

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The angus dei is a prayer said shortly before communion and refers to the ‘lamb of God’ and recalls the Jews escape from slavery in Egypt . The Jews had to sacrifice a lamb and mark their doors with the blood of a lamb to avoid the firstborn son being killed

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Why is Jesus described as the new lamb of God

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Jesus is described as the ‘new lamb of God’ because his sacrifice of death saved humanity from the ultimate power of sin and death. The angus dei helps christians remeber this

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What is eucharistic adoration

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  • Eucharistic adoration refers to adoring or honouring the real presence of christ in the consecrated bread and wine
  • Catholics treat the consecrated bread and wine with great reverence and respect as they believe it is the real body and blood of christ
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What is the benediction

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The benediction is a service where the consecrated bread is put in a monstrance on display. The congregation are blessed with the real presence of christ in the benediction

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