rs christianity

• the bible is the holy book of christianity
• jesus died on the cross
• the resurrection means that jesus rose from death to eternal life
• "father into your hands i commit my spirit" luke 23
• jesus sacrifice on the cross gives hope to christians that there sins will be forgiven if they sincerely repent
• christians believe god understands human suffering because jesus who is god experienced it
• a sacrament is an outward sign of inner grace
• baptism is the sacrament which makes up the basis of christian life
• 'pilgrimages evoke our journey to god' ccc
• 'love your neighbour' mark
• 'farther forgive them' luke
• books in old testament


  law, history, prophets and writings
• 'the gospels are the heart of all scripture' - ccc
• baptism, confirmation, holy communion, reconciliation, anointing of the sick, holy orders and matrimony
• ecumenical - representing the whole body of churches
• second vatican council - sacrosanctum concilium, lumen gentium, dei verbium and gaudiem et spes
• active participation in the liturgy is their right and duty - sacrosanctum concilium 14
• mary - seen as role model of church because, she trusts in god and embodies values and beliefs of catholic church.
• protestant catholics - only accept baptism and holy communion
• immaculate conception - mary being born without sin so jesus could be born without sin
• mary is joined with christ through immaculate conception
• 'let it be according to your word' luke - mary says to angel gabriel
• Jesus shows Christians to behave through - love for others,forgiveness and social justice
• jesus was given the title servant king to show servanthood
• forgiveness is important to christian because its the key to salvation
• 'do not think i have come to abolish the law of the prophets' matthew
• churches are round to remind catholics of gods eternal nature
• nave - seating area for congregation
• 'a church is a house of prayer it ought to be in good taste and worthy place for prayer and sacred ceremonial' ccc
• inside architecture - nave,altar,tabernacle
• sacred vessels - chalice, paten and ciborium
• three different types of artwork - frescose, icons and drawings
• catheticism says that artwork should be meaningful and spiritual
• protestants view iconoclasm as idolatry and blasphemy
• statues are used as a way of remembering - people, stories and teachings from the bible
• statues are important because it reveals the gift god has given the artists, they are used to remember the person depicted and their importance
• often in churches there are statues of jesus, mary and a saint
• symbols used in christianity are - dove, eagle and cross and crucifix