RE Prelims Flashcards
It is our humble way of communicating
to God.
Prayer
Give at least 3 important SOME IMPORTANT REASONS WHY ONE PRAYS
Acknowledges God’s power and goodness
Assures us of the Lord’s presence
Brings blessing(s) from God
Brings physical and spiritual healing
Encourages our growth in faith
Strengthens us against temptation
Reveals God and his purposes to us
What are the 2 TYPES OF PRAYER
- ACTS
- FIVE- FINGER PATTERNS
Praising God. Giving glory and
honor to His name
A- Adoration
Asking for forgiveness & Confessing our sins to God.
C - Confession
Thanking God for what He has
done in our lives, and for everything.
T – Thanksgiving
Asking God to supply or provide all our
needs and to protect our life.
S – Supplication
This is a prayer for yourself or for your own life. Ask God to bless your life, your study, your health and all your concerns.
Thumb – Points to self
Pointing Finger – Points direction. It is about?
Pray for all people who gives direction and guidance like teachers, lawyers, doctors, counsellors and ministers.
Pray for those people who are in higher positions like government leaders, spiritual leaders, medical leaders and civic leaders
Middle Finger – Tallest of all.
Ring Finger – Love finger
Pray for your loved ones, your parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends
Pray for the less fortunate, under-privileged, orphans, widows, lonely, bereaved, abandoned, poor, and unwanted.
Small Finger or pinky finger– Smallest of all
Known as the Good Book
Bible
The Hebrew bible
Old Testament
The Greek Bible
New Testament
Contains 24 books of narrative, legal material, poetry and prophecy
Old Testament
extra books are known as the?
Apocrypha
Most Protestant Bibles contains 66 books
(39 from the Old and 27 from the New Testament)
The word Bible comes from the Greek word
ta biblia– means ‘the books’
The word Bible means
little book