Year 8 Summer Exams Flashcards
Define ‘Denominations’
Groups within Christianity
Facts about the Church of England
- Official Church of England
- Also known as Anglican Church
- The monarch is the head of the Church
- Royal ceremonies take place in the C of E Church
Example of a denomination
Greek Orthodox
Describe the layout of the Church of England
East window Nave Pews Pulpit Lectern Lady Chapel Organ Altar Sanctuary Font Organ
Explain the important features in Churches
East Window - facing the East, stain - glass
Altar - under East Window, where offerings are made
Sanctuary - where the altar is, important part of church
Pulpit - where the priests read and preach it is a raised platform
Lectern- a reading stand for the Bible
Lady chapel - a place specifically for worshiping Virgin Mary
Nave - where the pews are placed and people sit
Font - where baptism takes place
Cross - represents Jesus
Tabernacle - A fixed small box that sometimes contains the Eucharist
Stations of the cross - a series of images depicting Jesus’ crucifixion
What is the difference between an empty cross and a cross with Jesus on it?
Empty - Jesus has risen from the dead
Jesus - Represents his suffering
Names for Jesus
Messiah
The Saviour
Emmanuel
King of the Jews
Facts about the Catholic Church
- Largest Christian denomination - 1.2 billion members
- Pope - currently Pope Francis
What are Cardinals , bishops, parish priests and deacons
Cardinals - advise the Pope
Bishops - look after Churches in their area
Parish Priests - look after individual churches
Deacons - help priests with their duties
Layout of Catholic Church
Altar Crucifix Tabernacle Pulpit Font Lady chapel Stations of the cross
Christian symbols
Icthus - the fish - represents people being believers because people who wore the cross were persecuted
Chi Rho - P and X - first 2 letters of word Christ in Greek
Alpha and Omega - Triangle and circle (A and O) - The first and last letters in the Greek alphabet “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end”
What is infant baptism?
It is something God does to welcome the child to the world. It is thought to cleanse the child’s sins usually by a sprinkling of water onto the baby’s forehead or immersing it in water.
Why do we baptise babies?
To cleanse them of original sin (being born sinful)
Parents are Christian
Many believe babies have faith too for example David in Psalms said “I have had faith in God since I have been at my mothers breast”
What is adult baptism?
The process of being cleansed from sin as an adult by ‘total immersion’
Why do some people believe in Believers baptism?
- Adult has a choice
- Forgives wrong doings
- New start
- Follows examples of Jesus (adult baptism)
Explain how baby baptism works
The family stand around the font and the parents and Godparents are asked 3 questions
“Do you turn to Christ?”
“Do you repent your sins?”
“Do you renounce your evil?”
They are then asked if the believe in The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.
The priest pours water over the child’s head which represents the Holy Spirit blessing the child. Whilst doing this he says “In the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit”
A lighted candle is given to symbolise the child coming from the darkness into the light
Explain how Adult baptism works
Giving a Testimony - the person being baptised tells the congregation how they came to believe in Jesus Christ
Then he/ she joins the minister in the pool
The minister announces that they are being baptised because of their faith in Jesus Christ.
They are then rocked gently backwards (leaving their old life behind) until their whole body is beneath the water. This is called total immersion.
Interior of a Baptist Chapel
Pulpit Lectern Baptistry Piano Table Cross Pews
5 types of prayers
Adoration - how much you love God
Confession - Telling God what you have done
Thanksgiving - Thanking God
Supplication for others - Asking for things (for others)
Supplication for self - Asking for things (for yourself)
Jesus eats the Passover meal
Judas agrees to betray Jesus
Disciples ask Jesus where to prepare meal
Jesus gives them instructions
Jesus mentions a man carrying water (usually it’s women)
They spot him and begin to prepare
Jesus says he will be betrayed
Disciples assure themselves it won’t be them
He offers bread - his body
He offers wine - his blood
The 8 points of The Mass
1) Greeting
2) Sermon - speech with a religious moral
3) Creed/ Prayers - List of things they recite
4) Offertory - Money, bread and wine taken up to altar
5) Eucharistic Prayer - Blessing of bread and wine
6) The Lords Prayer and the Sign of Peace
7) Communion
8) The Blessing
What are the two beliefs of what people think that happen to the bread and wine?
Most Christians believe that the bread and wine are now symbols representing Jesus’ body and blood.
But Catholics believe they change by a process called ‘TRANSUBSTANTIATION’
into the body and blood of Jesus
Either way they both agree that it is a ‘Eucharist’, a thanksgiving meal and a way of sharing with one another
Holy Communion
Where bread and wine is shared out
This is because of the Last Supper Jesus shared with his disciples
Night before arrest had a special meal
This was the Passover meal in remembrance of the Jews that were slaves in Egypt
Jesus gave the bread and wine a new meaning - his blood and body
What does the bread and wine represent for Christians?
The death of Jesus - how he died for our sins
His resurrection -
Bread stands for life (basic food)
And wine stands for joy it makes people feel warm inside
