Christian Practices

Question 1

What is liturgical worship and what does it include?

Answer 1

• Worship that follows set pattern each time
• led by priest- formal prayers
• service includes music and hymns, and readings of bible
• eg celebration of Eucharist

Question 2

What is non liturgical worship and what does it include?

Answer 2

• Spontaneous which doesn’t follow set pattern or structure
• For some denominations such as quakers, they will worship when they feel prompted by holy spirit

Question 3

What is informal worship and what does it include?

Answer 3

• Type of non liturgical worship
• ‘spontaneous’ and ‘charismatic’ in nature
• often involves dancing/ clapping
• people sometimes pray as they feel led by God- ‘‘extemporary prayers’

Question 4

What are informal prayers?

Answer 4

Prayer that us made up by individual using own words

Question 5

Advantages of Liturgical worship

Answer 5

+organised
+everyone knows what they are doing
+brings people closer to God

Question 6

Advantages and disadvantages of non-liturgical worship

Answer 6

+More personal
+flexible
+anyone can participate
+brings people closer to God
-may not be taken seriously
-could be disorganised as people unsure what they are doing

Question 7

What is public worship

Answer 7

• Groups of people joined in prayer in a public place

Question 8

what is private worship

Answer 8

• A small group or individual praying in a private room/area

Question 9

Reasons for Christian Worship

Answer 9

• To thank God
• To show gratitude
• A cry for help
• For forgiveness
• To please God

Question 10

‘Devote yourselves to prayer…

Answer 10

being watchful and thankful’

Question 11

‘Be joyful in hope…

Answer 11

patient in affliction, faithful in prayer’

Question 12

‘Bless us, O lord…

Answer 12

and these your gifts, which we are about to receive from your bounty’ Catholic Grace before meals

Question 13

‘Forgive us our sins…

Answer 13

as we forgive those who sin against us’ Lord’s Prayer

Question 14

‘Give us today…

Answer 14

our daily bread’ Lord’s Prayer

Question 15

What is a sacrament

Answer 15

A holy ritual which outwardly express an inner, spiritual experience

Question 16

What is baptism?

Answer 16

• When a person is formally acknowledged as a child of God and their sins are forgiven
• water symbolises washing away of sins

Question 17

What is infant baptism

Answer 17

• When an infant child is baptised to remove original sin and welcome the child into the church ASAP

Question 18

What is believers baptism

Answer 18

• When someone is baptised when they are old enough to make their own decision regarding their faith
• involves full immersion in a pool

Question 19

What is Holy Communion/Eucharist

Answer 19

• The sacrament that uses bread and wine to celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and his resurrection

Question 20

What do Catholics believe about Eucharist/holy communion

Answer 20

• Transubstantiation
  -meaning that the bread and wine becomes the body and blood of Jesus
  -believe that Jesus is fully present in the bread and wine

Question 21

What do protestants believe about Eucharist/holy communion

Answer 21

• Consubstantiation
  -Bread and wine are symbols of Jesus’ sacrifice and help them reflect on the meaning of his death

Question 22

Importance of Holy Communion

Answer 22

• Christians believe they are able to receive God’s grace by joining in the sacrifice of Jesus
  -not just a past event, becomes a present reality

Question 23

‘Whenever you eat this bread…

Answer 23

and drink this cup, you proclaim the lord’s death until he comes’

Question 24

What is pilgrimage

Answer 24

• A journey made for religion, alone or with other christians, to a sacred place

Question 25

reasons for pilgrimage

Answer 25

• Grow closer to God and strengthen their faith
• express sorrow for sin and be forgiven
• seek cure for an illness
• experience a holy place

Question 26

Why do people travel to Lourdes, France?

Answer 26

• in 1858, a young girl called Bernadette had visions of Mary in a cave near a river, who told her to dig for a spring of water as it was discovered to have healing properties
• Thousands travel here every year to pray in the cave, and bathe in the water
  -these people are often ill or disabled, in search for a cure/miracle

Question 27

‘Go from your country…

Answer 27

your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you’ (pilgrimage)

Question 28

Examples of Christian food banks

Answer 28

-Trussel trust

Question 29

How many people do the Trussel Trust feed each year

Answer 29

• nearly 1,000,000

Question 30

‘For I was hungry…

Answer 30

and you gave me something to eat’

Question 31

‘Faith by itself….

Answer 31

if not accompanied by action, is dead’

Question 32

What is the Mission of the church

Answer 32

• To spread news to non believers that Christ is the son of God and is our savour
  -in doing this they are saving the person by bringing them salvation

Question 33

‘Therefore go and…

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make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy spirit’

Question 34

How do christians respond to the problem of world poverty?

Answer 34

• Follow in teachings of Jesus and help those in need
• Eg Good Samaritan

Question 35

‘If anyone has material possessions…

Answer 35

and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?’

Question 36

Examples of Christian charities

Answer 36

• CAFOD
• Christian Aid
• Tearfund

Question 37

What do Christian Aid do

Answer 37

• aim to stop poverty, encourage sustainable development and provide emergency relief in places such as Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America and the Caribbean

Question 38

‘Blessed are those who are persecuted..

Answer 38

because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’

Question 39

‘Christ is risen from the dead….

Answer 39

trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life’
-Hymn such at Easter divine liturgy

Question 40

‘Father, you make this holy night…

Answer 40

radiant with the splendour of Jesus Christ our light’ Prayer of Catholic midnight mass at Christmas