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Unit 4 - Living the Christian Life Flashcards

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Define Active Life

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The life lived by religious orders who work in society as well as praying

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Define Charity

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Voluntary giving to those in need

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Define Contemplative Life

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The life of prayer and meditation lived by some religious orders

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Define Displaying Religion

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Making a show of your religion e.g by praying in the street

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Define the Evangelical Counsels

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The vows of poverty, chastity and obedience

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Define Holy Orders

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The status of a priest, bishop or deacon

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Define Hypocrite

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A person who acts in a way that contradicts what they say

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Define the Law of Moses

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The laws God gave to Moses in the Old Testament

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Define the Monastic Life

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Living as a monk or nun in a religious community

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Define Religious Community

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A religious order who live together as a group e.g. the Benedictines

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Define the Sermon on the Mount

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Jesus’ description of Christian living

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Define Vocation

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A call from God to lead the Christian life

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Explain the meaning of vocation. (10.4.1)

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  • Calling; inner feeling of what you have to do/how to live; Christians believe they have a calling from God to live a Christian life&follow Jesus so when they die they enter heaven
  • Can be entering priesthood or living in a religious community; argued most important as dedicating life to God
  • Since Vatican II, it means how a person shows faith in their life too; can be marriage, single or family life or in daily life&work; show this through love, fairness&honesty
  • Christians may refer to vocation as call for discipleship: all Christians called for a special purpose as apostles were
  • Means Christians must do what God wants as Jesus did; show vocation through their lives; call to witness means showing God’s love to others, their faith&power of HS
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Explain why vocation is important for Christians. (10.4.1)

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  • Means they’re called for a life of discipleship; all have a special purpose like Apostles
  • Must do what God wants us to like Jesus did; doing God’s will
  • Means they must be a witness to Christ in their lives; show faith through their lives; bringing more people to God through the example
  • Links present-day Christians with the early Church; vocation to discipleship same today as with Jesus; struggles of apostles can assist Christians with struggles of their vocation
  • Vocation is a chance to serve&listen to what He wants like Samuel did in the OT; this leads to a holy life&salvation
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Explain how Christians show vocation in daily life and work. (10.4.2)

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  • By choice of career they show their vocation; could be in a caring profession e.g. doctor or working for equal opportunities
  • By choice of career as their profession spreads the word of Jesus e.g. teacher, catechist, charity/missionary worker
  • Marriage as the couple choose to have God’s blessing; acting witness to God by doing His will; bring up children in a Christian family so parents are acting as disciples through teaching the faith
  • Family is a unit, showing witness to faith; each person loves&cares for the others as the Church asks
  • The way Christians treat each other acts witness to Jesus’ teachings e.g. bringing up Christian view in discussion
  • Show discipleship through honesty, treating workers right (financially&behaviourally) and standing up for justice
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Explain why Christians show vocation in daily life and work. (10.4.2)

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  • Believe vocation is about their whole life; need to show service to God in all they do
  • Believe when Jesus said to disciples: ‘baptise all nations’, He meant show faith in their actions&words
  • Christian vocation is call to love God&one’s neighbour in the whole life like Jesus told His disciples in greatest commandment
  • Christian vocation can’t ne restricted to Church on Sundays; call must involve all they do; shouldn’t just love God on the Sabbath Day
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Explain how so,e Christians show vocation by taking holy orders. (10.4.3)

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  • Copying apostles’ work who gave everything to follow Jesus; show discipleship; promise to serve as Jesus did
  • Show witness to their faith: 1) showing God’s love&compassion to suffering 2) try to build Kingdom of God on Earth by evangelising&running parish communities
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Explain why some Christians show vocation by taking holy orders. (10.4.3)

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  • It’s their vocation; called from God to devote their life to His service in ordained ministry
  • Calling they can not ignore; calling so persistent they have to accept
  • CCC says they can ‘share in the mission that Christ entrusted the apostles’
  • Want to serve the Church; celebrate sacraments giving spiritual food&strength to people
  • Serve the needs of those in their parish
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Explain how some Christians are involved in working for social and community cohesion. (10.4.4)

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  • Work individually to help community work for a common vision&shared sense of belonging by: friends of different faiths, groups, support cohesion policies, oppose racism
  • CES (Catholic Education Service) encouraged Catholic schools to work for cohesion by: ensuring they’re taught about non-Christian faiths, ensuring RE content has cohesion aim, these schools are open to other ethnic groups, not tolerating racism
  • Churches Together in Britain&Ireland represents all Christian Churches works for it by: share&learn from others’ experiences, make responses to issues, bringing ethnic groups together, work with Racial Justice Network
  • Form their own groups, supporting it by: doing local activities to improve community’s QoL, assist parish’s work to meet local priorities, develop projects where people can serve common good with others
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Explain why some Christians are involved in working for social and community cohesion. (10.4.4)

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  • Parable of Good Samaritan shows you should love you neighbours, despite race
  • St Peter was given a vision by God - believed God treated all race equally and accepts worship from all that do right
  • St Paul taught all nations created from 1 man (Adam) so all ethnic groups are equal
  • There’s Christians of all races&Church fights racism
  • Churches have issued statements so people work for social&community cohesion; Christians should follow its advice
  • CCC teaches it’s Catholics’ duty to promote society’s unity&give all equal rights&respect
  • Work for this harmony for harmony&world peace
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Explain how Christians use the 10 Commandments as a guide for living. (10.4.5)

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  • Worship 1 God set down by Church; prayers&worhsip follows 1st 3
  • Take commandment not to use God’s name in vainto avoid swearing, and not swear using His name
  • Commandment to honour Sabbath Day is reason to attend Mass every Sunday (Lord’s Day when Jesus rose)
  • Commandment to honour parents: help family life&in upbringing of children
  • Use last 6 to make moral decisions as they use them for guidance
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Explain why Christians use the 10 Commandments as a guide for living. (10.4.5)

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  • Precise list of rules from God for good Christian behaviour
  • If they follow 1st 3, respecting 1 God from Apostles’ Creed
  • Giving God special worship&repsect once a week; CCC says must attend Mass on Sundays
  • Strengthens their relationship with God&their neighbours; rejecting violence
  • They’ll respect their parents, not commit adultery, desire others’ partners; promotes family life&marriage
  • Will not lie or cheat on people; promoting truthfulness
  • Should not covet/desire others’ possessions; promotes acts against greed&materialism
  • Basis of many UK laws, though some have changed form society’s pressures e.g. abortion
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Explain how Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on the re-interpretation of the Law of Moses as a guide for living. (10.4.6)

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  • When thinking violent thoughts on others, seek Jesus’ teachings; same response leads to murder; must seek forgiveness&reconciliation
  • Lustful thoughts, even in marriage, is as bad adultery; must be avoided
  • Shows re-marrying after divorce is adultery; basis of belief of divorce (contrary to Law of Moses)
  • Some take Jesus’ teachings to mean should not use His name for oaths e.g. in court, but most take them to mean not swearing
  • Jesus’ teachings on revenge show they should be pacifists; not react violently&pray for attacker
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Explain why Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on the re-interpretation of the Law of Moses as a guide to living. (10.4.6)

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  • -Teaching of Jesus from God so should be followed; more detail in 10Comms, so it’s easier to know what He wants
  • It shows old Jewish ways have been fulfilled by new laws of Jesus; use this teaching as guidance rather than OT
  • Explains thoughts&feelings of people are as important as their actions; not clear in Law of Moses
  • Jesus gave this to us as he realised his disciples needed this teaching, and if they did then, when must now
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Explain how Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on displaying religion as a guide for living. (10.4.7)

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  • Guide on how to worship, in private; only God should know when it’s being done; shouldn’t pray so others think they’re holy, but improve relationship with God
  • Guide for behaving in fasting/giving to charity; only God should know as receive gift from God
  • Guide for their prayer life; teaches the way to pray through short prayer (e.g. Our Father)&in private
  • Avoid making display of religion&being a hypocrite by showing how much they go to Church, so as to that others in a Christian way
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Explain why Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on displaying religion as a guide for living. (10.4.7)

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  • Teaching of Jesus so from God; Jesus (God’s son) is best person to show Christian’s love to His father
  • Explains they should show love to God in worship, not public praise&recognition
  • Guide on how to pray; ‘Our Father’ prayer unites all Christian denominations
  • Tells Christians what they must not do&they should show love to God in a private way
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Explain how Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on Christians and money as a guide for living. (10.4.8)

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  • Teach about relationship between attitude to money&relationship to God; important to gain spiritually than financially; eternal life from spirit&financial is only on Earth
  • Teach what to do with money; not to hoard but use to help others
  • Show what attitude to money should be; not to make it theirGod
  • Think about using money in future; many have no insurance or save as it teaches God will care for them in the future
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Explain why Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on Christians and money as a guide for living. (10.4.8)

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  • Teaching from Jesus so God; Jesus is best person to show relationship between God&money
  • Show possessions/money is not eternal; God is so should focus on Him instead to achieve eternal life
  • Reminds how easy it is to be distracted by wealth&forget about God
  • Show hoarding wealth is not eternal; using money to love God/neighbours is the way to eternal life
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Explain how Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on judgement and the Golden Rule as a guide for living. (10.4.9)

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  • Help them in personal relationships; if they judge others, should expect to be judged in the same way; should think of how they could be criticised before criticising others
  • To think about final judgement in front of God; should not judge others if you don’t want to be judged; a few Christians refuse court due to this
  • To get priorities right; concentrate on improving themself&not pick up on others’ small things
  • Use GR as a guide for behaving; all the rules can be hard to follow so GR makes it easier to use all rules daily
  • Use GR to decide on major issues e.g. who to vote for; think if policies would help others the way they’d want to be treated in that situation
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Explain why Christians use the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount on judgement and the Golden Rule as a guide for living. (10.4.9)

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  • Teaching from Jesus so God; He’s best person to show when to judge
  • Gives rule on deciding what to do in all situations (GR); must be a rule worth using as a guide for living
  • Believe they’ll be judged by God on how they’ve lived, so teachings on judgement must be worth using as a guide for living
  • Everyone needs a guide for living; GR provides a simple one; if followed=eternal life
  • CCC says GR helps Christians work out how to behave in difficult situations; CCC from Magisterium so must be followed
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Explain how one Catholic organisation helps relieve poverty&sufering in the UK. (10.4.10)

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SVP - St Vincent de Paul

  • Regular visits/personal care to help families struggling to organise homes/families, help lonely/bereaved/depressed/housebound
  • Organise diocesan children’s camps for kids from poor/broken homes&holiday schemes for family carers to have a break; increase self-esteem&confidence so reduces poverty&suffering
  • Organising furniture stores for unwanted furniture to be used for the homeless to relieve poverty
  • Organising housing associations to provide affordable housing for homeless/overcrowded families; removes poverty&suffering of homeless
  • Provide drop-in centres for the lonely to meet&socialise with others to relieve suffering
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Explain why Catholic organisations help to relieve poverty&suffering in the UK. (10.4.11)

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  • NT: riches must be used for help of others, especially poor
  • Believe all humans are equal in eyes of God&all good things of Earth given by God to help each other
  • Parable of Sheep&the Goat: good sent to heaven for feeding hungry, giving drinks to thirsty, clothing naked&visiting those in prison; bad people went to hell for not doing any of these things
  • SOTM: Jesus taught Christians should share possessions&time to help those in need
  • Jesus’ life: did all He could to help suffering&Christians should follow example
  • Doing this is a way to obey great commandment to love your neighbour
  • Church teaches in the CCC&many papal letters&encyclicals that Christians have a duty to relieve poverty&suffering; should follow teachings/advice of Church

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