religious studies paper 1

• what is liturgical worship

  a church service that follows a set structure.
• non-liturgical worship


  a service that does not follow a set text or ritual.
• informal worship

  a type of non-liturgical worship that is spontaneous
• private worship


  when believers praise or honour god in their own home
• importance of prayer


  encourages reflection in middle of a busy life, gives strength in trouble, close relationship with god, sense of peace
• what happens when baptised 


  imitates Jesus' baptism, becomes a child of god, receives god's saving grace, cleansed of sin, enters Christian community
• infant baptism


  welcoming child into christian church, removes original sin, parents thank god for child, holy water sprinkled over babys head
• believers baptism


  welcomes someone who is old enough to decide about their faith. person fully immersed in pool of holy water symbolising cleanse from sins, promises to stay away from evil.
• pilgrimage 


  journey made by a believer to a holy site for religious reasons.
• Lourdes (pilgrimage)


  where mary appeared in a young girls visions. pilgrims go to bathe in waters or help others who are ill or disabled to bathe in the water. also pray for healing and forgiveness.
• Iona


  they go because it is quiet, peaceful, and place of natural beauty. pray, read bible, reflect, meditate.
• what’s the eucharist 


  sacrament that uses bread & wine to celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus & his resurrection (the last supper)
• what happens in the eucharist

  priests blesses bread & wine
• eucharist bible quote

  “for whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the lords death until he comes”
• what’s a sacrament 


  a religious ceremony in the eyes of god
• the 7 catholic & orthodox sacraments

  baptism, conformation, holy communion, marriage, holy orders, reconciliation, & the anointing of the sick
• what does christmas commemorate

  incarnation of jesus
• what does easter celebrate

  resurrection of jesus
• what are street pastors

  people who are trained to patrol streets and protect vulnerable people
• what’s evangelism 


  the preaching of the gospel
• what’s persecution of christian’s


  having to pay extra tax, job discrimination, attacks on christian’s including murder
• 3 charities that help those in poverty

  christian aid, tearfund, CAFOD