Christian practises

• what is the quote about remembering Jesus' body?

  "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me" (Bible)
• What is the quote about praying in your room?


  "When you pray, go into your room and close the door, and your father who sees what you do in private will reward you." (Bible)
• What is the quote about baptising disciples?


  "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.." (Bible)
• what does it mean when a person is worshipping?


  indicating the worth, value or high regard they believe God has
• How can a believer worship?


  Prayer talking with god, meditating, singing humns, preaching, going on a pilgrimage.
• what is liturgical worship?


  • having a set pattern
  • certain services and readings following a calendar of the year
  • the priest/vicar will be the main leader
  • order of the service should remain in tradition
• who typically worships liturgically?

  Roman Catholics, Orthodox church and Anglican church
• clear form of liturgical worship

  Eucharist
• what is non-liturgical worship 


  • not set pattern
  • not controlled by calendar
  • no predictable readings unless major festival
  • church leader shares leading services
• who worships non-liturgically

  • baptists
  • quakers
  • pentecostals
• clear form of non liturgical worship

  holy communion
• types of non-liturgical worship by Quakers

  • informal worship just done by Quakers - 'waiting on the spirit' - could be reading, saying a prayer or sharing an experience
• non-liturgical worship by Pentecosts

  • charismatic worship - lead by holy spirit and involves spontaneous actions eg clapping, dancing, tongues etc
• what is a sacrament for Catholics Anglicans and Protestants,

  outward sign of inward grace
• what counts as a Sacrament

  rites or rituals that have set words, actions or objects for a specific grace at a certain time in life.
• what do Orthodox Christians and Roman Catholics believe about sacraments 


  7 sacraments

  • Baptism
  • Reconciliation
  • Eucharist
  • Confirmation
  • Marriage
  • Holy Orders
  • Anointing the sick
• Who do Anglicans believe about sacraments


  2 sacraments

  • baptism
  • eucharist
• what do baptists believe about sacraments 


  They do not accept sacraments are biblical but do accept that Jsus instructed baptism and the eucharist

  These are not sacraments, just what Jesus ordered
• what do Quakers and Salvation Army believe about Sacraments


  do not accept at all
• Which denominations believe in infant baptism?

  Roman catholics

  orthodox

  Anglican Christians
• Why do these denominations believe infant baptism is a good idea

  • Removes original sin ASAP
  • The child has entered the church ASAP
  • Believed to bring special gifts of the holy spirit, wisdom + courage
• Which denominations don't believe in infant baptism?

  Baptists and Pentecostals
• What do Baptists and Pentecostals believe about baptism

  that baptism doesn't have its own built-in power to give Gods saving grace, BUT it is a conversion of life which God's grace brings about in them which saves them.
• Why do Baptists and Pentecostals believe believers baptist is a good idea?

  • follows Jesus' example who was baptised as adult (30)
  • to make a commitment to Jesus must involve some understanding
  • Bible often explicitly refers to baptism of adults
• what does going in the water and rising from it symbolise in believer's baptism

  going into the tomb with Jesus and resurrecting with jesus
• what does a clam shell symbolise in infant's baptism

  its the symbol of a pilgrim, symbolising the beginning of the infant's pilgrimage back to God in Heaven.
• 4 types of worship?

  • liturgical
  • non-liturgical
  • informal
  • private

  prayer is private informal worship which can be both liturgical and non liturgical
• beliefs about the Eucharist?


  • catholics - transubstantiation
  • reenactment of the last supper - symbols
  • baptists - symbols to bring community together (non-alcoholic wine)
  • Orthodox - Jesus is mystically in bread and wine
  • CofE- bread and wine holds spiritual presence of Jesus but is not him
• What do catholics believe about eucharist ?

  Transubstantiation
• What do some christians believe the eucharist?

  it is a reenactment of the last supper - bread and wine are symbols of Jesus' death
• What do baptists believe about the bread and wine in eucharist?


  symbols used to bring community together - non-alcoholic wine and bread is passed from person to person
• What do orthodox christians believe about bread and wine?

  Jesus is mystically present in it
• What do CofE believe about bread and wine?

  holds the spiritual presence of Jesus' blood and body but does not become it