paper 1-test 3 : living the christian life

• what is the sabbath and when is it for christians?

  • the holy day of rest
  • sunday
• state two things that worship often includes.

  • prayers
  • readings from the bible
• what is liturgical worship?

  services follow a set pattern written out by the church
• what do catholics call the eucharist and what does this involve receiving?

  • mass
  • the bread and wine
• what is the anglican common worship book based on?

  the book of common prayer
• name two similarities that anglican and roman catholics eucharist services share.

  • confession of sin and request for god's mercy is said by everyone
  • they receive the bread and wine
• give a difference from the above in an orthodox service.

  services are often longer than most anglican and catholic services
• why is public worship helpful for christians?

  • helps them to feel involved in a wider christian community
  • helps them to feel closer to jesus as they believe he is there in the church with them
• what does non-liturgical mean?

  unstructured worship
• which denomination often worships spontaneously, why is this and what may it involve?

  • evangelical churches
  • worshippers believe they are inspired by the spirit
  • sometimes they speak in tongues
• why do some christians prefer non-liturgical worship?

  • helps people to participate in worship
  • helps to connect worship to the world of today
• name two things private worship may involve.

  • saying grace before a meal
  • reading the bible
• why is private worship helpful?

  • it can help them keep god in mind throughout their everyday lives
  • some also find greater freedom in private worship
• why is worship important for christians today?

  • is an expression of their faith in god
  • is one way they can show their respect, devotion and thanks to god
• what is a sacrament?

  • a ceremony through which christians believe they receive god's grace
  • an outward sign of an inward blessing
• name the seven sacraments and which two do protestants accept?

  • baptism
  • confirmation
  • reconciliation
  • anointing the sick
  • marriage
  • holy orders
  • eucharist
  • baptism and eucharist
• what do baptists think about sacraments and why don't quakers/ the salvation army have any?

  • they're symbols
  • they're unnecessary
• why is baptism seen as a sacrament?

  jesus was baptised and he told his disciples to baptise people
• name a denomination that baptises babies. why do they need confirmation?

  • anglican
  • a person confirms their faith when they reach an age when they can declare it themselves
• state a denomination that doesn't agree with baptising babies and say why they have this view.

  • baptists
  • people shouldn't be baptised until they are old enough to accept christianity for them self
• what does the eucharist remember?

  the last supper
• what is the roman catholic belief of transubstantiation?

  • the bread and wine used at mass become the flesh and blood of christ
  • every mass is a re-enactment of christ's sacrifice
• what does the anglican church's 39 articles XXVIII say about transubstantiation? what does this mean?

  • it cannot be proved by the holy writ
  • the bible does not say it happens
• name two differences between the way baptists celebrate communion (eucharist) compared to catholics.

  • baptists:
  • the bread and non-alcoholic wine are set out on a simple table
  • the bread is later offered from person to person and the wine drunk from small individual cups
  • catholics:
  • hold eucharist more often- they believe it's essential for sustaining their relationship with god
  • they tend to use a more ornate table (an altar) and have more rituals surrounding the eucharists (e.g. using incense)
  • catholics will be given bread by the priest and drink wine from a shared cup
• what does reconciliation involve for roman catholics?

  confession of sin so they can receive forgiveness
• what do catholics think the holy spirit does when a sick person is anointed with oil?

  • renews the person's faith and strength
  • to cope with their illness and accept their suffering
• what does holy orders mean?

  men are ordained as deacons, priests or bishops
• give two reasons why the sacraments are important.

  • they enable them to receive god's grace, favour, kindness and love
  • makes christians stronger in their faith
• during prayer what might people do?

  • thank god- thanksgiving
  • worship god- adoration
• what do many christians believe prayer helps them to find out?

  what god wants them to do in life
• what kind of prayers do the church of england and roman catholics have?

  set (formulaic) prayers that are church tradition
• why is the lord's prayer in matthew's gospel important?

  • it's based on the words of jesus used when he told his disciples how to pray
  • it covers key themes, e.g. the idea that god is our father
• what type of prayers do evangelical and charismatic churches have?

  informal prayers
• why do many christians prefer informal prayers to set prayers?

  they feel that they are in a personal relationship with god
• pilgrimages are compulsory in christianity. true or false?

  false
• what does luke 2:41-43 tell the story of?

  the pilgrimage jesus and his parents made to jerusalem each year when he was a child
• christians have been going on pilgrimage to israel since when?

  emperor constantine's mother went there after her conversion
• why do christians make pilgriamges?

  • to seek healing and forgiveness
  • to connect to god
• name a place where roman catholics make pilgrimages and the reason why.

  • lourdes
  • to shrines where may has appeared
• name a place protestants are more likely to visit and why.

  • iona
  • where they can find peace to study the bible and pray