3.2 - role of sacraments

Cards (13)

  • sacraments
    • baptism
    • confirmation
    • reconciliation (confession)
    • annointing of the sick (the last rites)
    • marriage
    • holy orders (priest/nun)
    • eucharist
  • catholics
    • through sacraments they receive god's grace and blessings
    • mark journey of faith that christians go through in life
    • make them stronger in faith
    • bring them closer to god
    • outward, visible sign of inward, spiritual grace
  • protestants
    • only believe in baptism and eucharist
    • church of england say these are authorised by god
  • small denominations (quakers, salvation army)
    • dont believe in any sacraments
    • not baptised and non-liturgical worship doesnt include the eucharist
  • baptism
    • necessary for a person to receive salvation
    • makes a person a member of the church
    • washes away original sin, makes the person pure
    • allows them to receive other sacraments
  • catholics and baptism
    • infant baptism (baby)
    • parents and godparents make promises on behalf of baby
    • priest pours water over head in name of the trinity and annoints with oil of chrism
    • godparents hold a candle
  • why baptism is important for catholics
    • necessary to revceive salvation
    • person becomes member of church
    • publicly shows child is a christian and intends to live as one
    • washes away original sin
    • basis of christian life
    • copies jesus' example of being baptised
    • gives parents strength and help in bringing child up as a christian
  • baptists and baptism
    • believers' baptism (old enough to make own baptism vows, become member of the church)
    • total immersion
    • baptismal pool, baptised in name of the trinity
  • why baptism is important for baptists
    • signifies end of old life outside of church and being born again into a new life with the church
    • god's presence and blessings come upon them during baptism
    • make personal commitment of faith as jesus as lord
    • receive god's spirit
  • catholics and the eucharist
    • attend every sunday
    • congregation members confess sins, receive absolution
    • sermons to learn more about faith, do intercessionary prayers
    • re-enact last supper where bread and wine change into jesus' body and blood by transubstantiation
    • wine drunk from a chalice, thin wafer of unleafened (unrisen) bread
  • why eucharist is important to catholics
    • sacrament
    • celebrating the resurrection of jesus
    • come into presence of christ
    • obeys command of jesus
  • methodists and the eucharist
    • not compulsary, celebrated once a month
    • remembrance of last supper - bread and wine dont change into body and blood
    • brings unity, peace and closeness to jesus
    • bread is normal, wine is unalcoholic
  • importance of eucharist to methodists
    • remember last supper, god's mercy
    • bread and wine are symbols of christ's presence
    • gives spiritual nourishment
    • brings unity - share one body of christ, share peace
    • reminder of crucifixion, resurrection
    • sacrament