chapter 3: living the christian life
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- chapter 3: living the christian life
- christian celebrations
- advent
- starts on the Sunday closest to 30th November. marks start of christian year as the preparation for Christmas begins
- holy week
- palm Sunday-jesus arrival in Jerusalem on donkey greeted by huge crowds laying down palm tress
- holy Monday-Mary anointing jesus with oil at Bethany as a sign of gods approval
- holy Tuesday-jesus predicting that Judas would betray him
- holy weds-Judas arranging to betray jesus with high priests
- maundy Thurs-jesus washing disciples feet and last supper
- good Fri-jesus death on cross
- holy sat-jesus going to hell and preaching to the dead
- advent
- pilgrimage
- what is it?
- a special journey to a place of religious significance. undertaken by a pilgrim
- divergent christian views
- seen to be a special opportunity to pray and experience closeness to god
- some protestant churches dont place much emphasis on it . they may encourage it put iit's not seen as the central part of christian life
- what is it?
- the sacraments
- what are they?
- an important christian ceremony
- many Christians see them as a sign of love from god
- some believe they are more then signs and are 'effective signs'
- for something to be a sacrament it has to be officially recognized by the church
- not all sacraments are carried out in all churches but they are 'official' in all of them
- sacraments recognized by different groups
- catholic council and orthadox agree there are 7 sacraments
- marriage
- eucharist
- sacraments of initiation
- confirmation
- baptism
- church of england agreed to the 39 articles of religion;only recognise 2 sacraments according to article 25
- church of england agreed to the 39 articles of religion;only recognise 2 sacraments according to article 25
- sacraments of initiation
- taking holy order
- sacraments of service
- marriage
- sacraments of service
- confirmation
- reconciliation
- sacraments of healing
- baptism
- anointing the sick
- sacraments of healing
- in some protestant churches no sacraments are officially recognised
- catholic council and orthadox agree there are 7 sacraments
- 39 articles of religion
- mid C16 church of England split from catholic church was feeling pressure from protestant denominations
- 1562- bishops and archbishops of england disscussed matters of belief. eventually agreeing to the 39 articles
- cover heaven, hell, baptism, creeds, and much more
- celebrating the sacraments
- 2 important aspects
- physical side
- can be felt,touched,seen,smelled or tasted as,for example bread and wine in eucharist
- spiritual side
- each sacraments brings a spiritual blessing to the persons involved.
- physical side
- 2 important aspects
- what are they?
- the future of the church
- missionary work
- telling othersabot their faith
- evangalist work
- believed to be something natural in conversation as they talk about their faith
- importance
- allows Christians to obey esus
- can help poor and suffering to have hope
- brings many new Christians to the church
- missionary work
- the local church
- importance
- place for them to fgather as a community
- place to learn about christian beliefs and way of life
- special services for weddings, baptisms and funerals otherwise have a set service
- how it helps individual believers
- gives spiritual support to sick
- praying for those in need
- outreach to children, poor and needy
- raising money for charity
- telling people about jesus
- ecumenism
- movement trying to bring different Christians together
- enrances of different ideas
- mutual understanding of cheristian church
- less discrimination&conflict
- friendship among christians
- importance
- christian worship
- liturgical & non-liturgical
- liturgical- usually following an agreed form of words
- non-liturgical- service has a clear structure, there will be no or fewer set of words other then words to songs
- more common in charismatic churches
- Anglican church has both types of services
- Anglican communion is a type of liturgical worship
- Anglican denomination is a type of non-liturgical worship
- book of common prayer
- is the oldest Anglican service book.
- written in C17 by Thomas Cranmer
- many of its prayers and services are still used today
- contains special servicesfor ordaining priests and bishops,39 articles
- divergent christian attitudes
- most Christians worship in both of these forms
- some Christians prefer using one form of service over the other
- individual worship
- those who do this may want to praise god for who he is so they can feel closer to him
- believers often worship to god on their own
- may have a particular problem they want to talk to god about.
- can include prayer, meditation, bible reading, singing and quiet thinking
- liturgical & non-liturgical
- prayer
- what is it?
- A way of communicating with god.
- set prayers
- this type is done in catholic and Anglican churches
- usually read or sung from a text and follow a set pattern
- informal prayer
- done in evangelical and charismatic churches
- prayer tends to be much more spontaneous as believers say that they are lead by the holy spirit to choose words to express how they are feeling
- private prayer
- praying in private places such as home they might set their prayers or offer them in silence
- special purposes of prayer
- thanksgiving
- contrition
- telling god what they have done is wrong and asks for forgiveness
- supplication
- asking god for something for themselves or others
- intercession
- asking god to help other people
- worship
- divergent christian attitudes
- most denominations prefer the lords prayer as Christians believe they are following jesus
- some prefer praying using a set prayer, finding comfort in using words that have been said through history
- also value praying aloud in groups, saying 'amen' after the person finishes speaking
- what is it?
- the worldwide church
- role in worldwide community
- representing jesus on earth
- bringing gospel to all people
- helping poor, sick& needy
- promoting friendships
- christian aid
- official relief and development agency of 41 churches .
- operates in 3 main ways
- 1) giving immediate aid eg first aid, food,shelter,clothing
- 2)long term aid and education to help poor feed themselves
- 3)running political campaigns
- also works for reconciliation, defending poor against rich and powerful people,to end oppressive debt and campaigns for justice and hyman rights
- reconciliation
- mends broken relationships, bringing peace and harmony between individuals
- persecution
- the ill treatment of an individual or group, usually on the grounds of religion,politics or ethnicity,
- also called oppression
- role in worldwide community
- christian celebrations
- individual worship
- those who do this may want to praise god for who he is so they can feel closer to him
- believers often worship to god on their own
- may have a particular problem they want to talk to god about.
- can include prayer, meditation, bible reading, singing and quiet thinking
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