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section 3: living the christian life Flashcards

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what is a parish

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a community of local believers within a denomination

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what is a preist

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looks after parish

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what is a church

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the building,it plays an important role in community life- encourages Christians to practice their faith like being good neighbour well as being a physical place for Christian s to meet

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what is the Church

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the whole christian comminity

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what is christian aid

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the official relief and developcagency for christians that works in developing cpintries to provide relief during a crisis and helps local organisations distribute aid in those in need

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what christian principles is christian aid founded on

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justice,fairness and love

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what type of work does christian aid carry out

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gives out immdiate aid for example, if there was a hurricane long term aid and education to the help the poor feed themselves will be provided.They run political campaigns and demonstrations for change also works for reconciliation defends the poor against the rich and powerful,works to end oppressive debts.

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what is reconconcillation

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mends broken relationships

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what is persecution

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ill treatment of individual or grorup fur to religion to poliyvd

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what is charity

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christians have a duty to help those in need

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how does reconcilliation effect the church

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because of what jesus taught

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how does persecution impact the church

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over 100,000 christians die because of their faith

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how does charity impact the church

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this type of thing is central to Christian beliefs

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what is the role of the chuch in the world wide community

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  • the church esiwts in every nation and aims to have a positive spiritual impact on the world
  • represents jesus on earth
  • helps the poor,sick and needy
  • promotes friendship
  • bringing togetheras a community all the people who want to know and love God
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what does the church encourage

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peace and harminy between individuals and countries

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what does the church has powerful influence in debates on

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abortion,injustice,marriage,moral issues,political desctions,poverty and same sex marriage

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what are some divergent christian responses to charurty

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  • some will give to charity and tell no one that they have done so where as others will discuss it and encourage others to give
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whar is mission

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sending indivuals or groups to spread the chrostoan message

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what is convert

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to change from one set of beliefs to another

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what is a missonary

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a person who preaches and invites people to convert to Christian faith

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what was jesus’s command for missionaries

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to spread the gospel to all christians, the great commission

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what helps missionaires to do their work

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the hoky spirit

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why is evangelistid work importtant

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1.enables christians to obey the great commision of jesus
2. encourages Christians to tell others about their faith
3. cab help the poor and suffering to have hope
4. can improve education and healthcare
5.keeps the Christian message alive and relevant today
6. brings new Christians to the church

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what are disadvantages if evangelistic work

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people are too forceful,try to force people into religion and too persistent

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what is a creed

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a statement of firmly held beliefs

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what is a denommination

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the name given to the main groups within a church

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what is litrurgical

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is a set form of worship, usally following agreed words

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what is non liturgical

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a form of worship which is not set

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what is a sermon

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a talk or teaching from a church leader

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what is worship

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when believers express their love to God

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what is individual worship

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quiet worship alone in the home

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what are the diffrent types of worship

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praising God, talking to God, singing, dancing, prayer and giving

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why is worship important for christians

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its an expression of their faith to God, way they show their respect, devotation and thanks to God. An oppurtunity to connect with God in a way that supports, helpots them grow spirtually and understand God’s purpose for them. Reminds christians of the beliefs and traditions

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who does liturgical worship

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anglecians

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why is liturgical worship importnat for christians

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  • values the book of common prayer
  • take comfort in using words
  • growing in faith
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what christian denomination worships liturgically

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anglecan

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what chriistian denomicantion worships non liturgically

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pentecost

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why is non liturgical worship importnat for christias

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  • follow the spirit
  • presense of God
  • sense of commimmication o=with others
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why is individual worship importnat for christinas

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makes you feel close to God

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what is a sacrement

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important religous ceremony

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can the bread and wine really be the blood of jesus?

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it is an anology. jesus says in the book of luke, remeber me as the bread as my body and blood as wine. he wants us tto remeber the sacrficie he made for us in the days leading up to his cruxificction

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which denomination does not recognise the sacraments

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protestant

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which 2 sacraments do the church of england recognise

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baptism and the eucarist

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which denomincations recognises all 7 sacriments

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catholic

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wht=at two ways are sacraments celebeated

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physically and spiritually

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what are the seven sacraments

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baptism, reconcilliation, holy communion, confirtrmation, marriage, holy orders and the anointing of the sick

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explain two reasons why sacramnets are importnat to christians

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one reason the sacraments are important for christians because it is seen as a commitment to GOD. this is shown in ephesians 13:18-19. Another reason sacraments are important to christians because it shows Gods love and grace. For example, they they recieve the eucarist they see GODs love through the sacrifice of jesus

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why is baptism importnat

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  • become mebers of the church
  • commanded by jesus
  • matthew 28 :19
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why is the eucharist important

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  • angleciaans believe breaad and wine are symbolic to help believers remeber hsi death
  • catholics belueve bread and wine change to become actual body and blood
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why is confimation important

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  • person werlcomed into the church
  • holy spirit entered the persons lllife
  • luke 22:19 -20
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who si a confiamation llead by

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a bishop

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whatg age can anglecians be to have confiamtion

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12 ywars

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what age can catholics be to have confimation

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at least 8

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what hapens in reconcilliation

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  • recognise need for forgiveness
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what does reconcillation symbollise

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relationships taught by jesus

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what is marriage

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a legal union of a man and women who proomise before GOD, they will love, honour and cherish each other through sickness and health

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why is marriage importnat

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reflects GODS everlasting love

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what ordination

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becoming a preist

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why is ordination important

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full of grace and power of the holy spirit

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what is the annointing of the sick

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when you are prayed over by a preist

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what does the annointing of the sick symbolise

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GOD will forgive their sins
james 5:14

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what is prayer

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a way of communicating with GOD

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what is prayer of thanksgiving

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a prayer to thank GOD for all they have

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what is prayer of intercession

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a prayer to ask GOD for help

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what is prayer of supplicatiob

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a prayer to ask for sonnemthing

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what is prayer of worship

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a prayer of honour and respect to GOD

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outline three reasons why pilgrame is importnat to chrisitna s

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  1. strenthens their faith in GOD
    makes them feel clooser to GOD
  2. give the pilgrim more time to think and prsy
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what is pilgramage

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travelling somewhere special to their faith

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describe jerusalem as a place of pilgrimage (5 points)

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  1. most famous place
  2. israel holy land
  3. where most of jesus ministry took place
  4. pilgrims feel it is important to go to diffrent sites in the city to think about the events that took place there
  5. modern pilgrims follows jesus example in luke 2 and look for oppurtunites to be close to GOD
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describe taize as a place of pilgrimage (8 points)

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1, central france
2, 100 members
3. thousand of pilgrims visit to share the communities way of life
4. community prays together 3x a day
5. devoted to peace and justice through meditation
6. seeks to unite people of all races
7. encourages pilgrims to live in the spirirt of kindness, simplicity and reconcilliuuation
8. importance is to pplay music, including songs and chanting in lnagugaes

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descibe Iona as a place of pilgrimage

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  1. west coast of scotland
  2. oldest sight of pilgrumage
  3. based on worshup, peace and soical justice and welcomes all believefs to share in this minisyru
  4. abbet was extensuvely restired
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describe walsingham as a place of pilgrimage

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1.the shrine of our lady walshing ham
2. place where people seen vision fo virgin mary
3. it was enlarged to form the arez known as catholic shribe

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