Unit 1 Module 3 and 6 Flashcards
Religious Belief Definition
A religious belief is a conviction about an ideal central to a religion and expresses of religious truth
Nature of Religious Belief Definition
Religious beliefs offer particular insights and understandings about life. These find expression in a variety of religious teachings and practices.
Religious Teachings Definition
Religious teachings guide and inform how people respond to religious belief.
Religious Practice Definition
A recognised way of doing something religious.
Religious Rituals Definition
Uses symbolic actions, such as movement, gestures, and words to express and promote what is important about faith. In the faith life of Catholics, rituals help people enter into the mystery of their faith. Rituals play an important role in Catholic worship, including celebrations of the sacraments.
Religious Beliefs
• Revelation
• The Assumption of Mary
• Jesus redeems people from the power of Original Sin
• The Immaculate Conception
• Jesus Christ is the fullness of God’s self-revelation
• God’s self-revelation beings with creation
• God revealed himself to Abraham and his descendants
Religious Practices and Rituals
• The Seven Sacraments (Practice)
• The sacrament of Baptism (Practice)
• The Rite of Baptism (Ritual)
• The Eucharist (Ritual)
• Confirmation (Ritual)
• Reconciliation (Ritual)
• Praying or Worshipping (Practice)
Religious Teachings
• Belief in God the Father, Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit
• The death, descent into hell, resurrection, and ascension of Christ
• The holiness of the Church and the communion of saints
Example of Religious Belief
Revelation
Definition: Revelation is the continuing and dynamic process by which God communicates personally with people.
Revelation begins with creation (Origin/Creation)
God has been made known to people from the very beginning, through his creation. Indeed, even today, people can recognise the existence of the creator when they reflect on the created universe. Since people are created in God’s image, the more insights they gain into God, the better they understand their nature. The more they reflect the characteristics and qualities of God in their daily living, the more authentically human they become.
Revelation with patriarchal covenants (Patriarchal Covenants)
God revealed an unconditional love to God’s people over time and in stages. For instance, God chose Abraham and his descendants to be God’s own people. The process by which God has led every generation to know God is called revelation. Revelation, then, is not primarily a body of truths or facts. Rather, it is the personal revelation of God to humanity. As the principal meaning of revelation is the self-communication of God, the principal purpose for revelation is to enable people to share in God’s life.
The climax of God’s revelation is Jesus Christ (Jesus in the Revelation)
Before Jesus, God had made the people of Israel aware that he would send one, whom they came to refer to as the Messiah. To the Jews, the Messiah would have the task of restoring God’s kingdom. In Old Testament times, there were different opinions about what ‘restoring God’s kingdom’ meant. Some were politically oriented, while others were more spiritual. Jesus became known as the Messiah, the Christ. He proclaimed and restored the kingdom of God.
Example of Religious Practice
The Sacrament of Baptism
Definition: The Sacrament of Baptism is a celebration that initiates a person into the Christian community through the use of a number of rituals and symbols. The word ‘Baptism’ itself, which is a Greek word, refers to ‘immersion’ or ‘bathing’. It is an ancient Jewish ritual that Christians adopted following the example of Jesus.
Origin of Baptism
Baptism originated from when Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist and later, when leaving his disciples, commanded them to baptise all nations. This is why today Christians celebrate Baptism due to the example of Jesus and his command to his disciples to baptise all.
Jesus/History of Baptism
Jesus was totally faithful to the will of his Father and free from sin. He did not need to be baptised, but he did it to show his solidarity with human being in order to reconcile them to the Father. Jesus’ immersion in the water is a sign for all the need to die to themselves to do God’s will.
