Christianity Practices
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- Created on: 06-06-21 08:18
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- Christian Practices
- Worship
- Liturgical
- ex. Catholics
- In a church, led by priest, includes hymns and set prayers
- Non-liturgical
- ex. Baptists
- In church, focuses on Bible readings
- Informal
- ex. Quakers
- Community meet in house, 'charismatic' (led by Spirit)
- Prayer
- Set Prayers
- Written down in Bible
- ex. Lords Prayer: "forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us" (NT)
- Written down in Bible
- Informal Prayers
- Personal request/message; in-the-moment
- Set Prayers
- Private
- "your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you" (NT)
- Liturgical
- Sacraments
- Holy Communion (Eucharist)
- "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life" (NT)
- Catholics/Orthodox: bread and wine become bread and blood
- "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life" (NT)
- Protestants: reminder of Last Supper; bread and wine are symbols of Jesus' sacrifice
- Baptism
- A person is: cleansed from sin, enters a new life with Christ in Christian community
- Infant Baptism
- Catholics, Orthodox: believe it removes original sin
- Believer Baptism
- Baptists: person should be old enough to make concious decision
- Holy Communion (Eucharist)
- Festivals
- Christmas
- Celebrates incarnation fo Jesus
- Easter
- Most important: celebrates Jesus rising from the dead
- "Christ is risen from the dead... bestowing life" (Orthodox Hymn)
- "if Chhirst has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith" (NT)
- Christmas
- Church
- "the church, which is [Jesus'] body" (NT)
- There are individual churches, and the Church (aka the Body of Christ)
- Helps community, including charity work
- "Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead" (NT)
- Street Pastors
- Ex. Trussell Trust
- charity with over 400 food banks in UK
- Ex. Parish Nursing Ministries UK
- "let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth" (NT)
- Reconciliation
- Restore relationship between 2 people
- Or find peace between 2 warring countries
- "we were reconciled to [God] through the death of his Son" (NT)
- Evangelism
- Process of spreading faith and creating more disciples
- Great Commission
- Jesus' instructions to spread Gospel
- Holy Spirit gave courage and gift to spread it at Pentecost
- "go and make disciples of all nations" (NT)
- Persecution
- Christians (and all religions) have faced hostility
- Could be forced to pay more tax, or job discimination
- Could have positive effect: strengthen faith and conviction
- "I want to know Christ" (NT)
- Church believes you need to act against it
- "If one part suffers, every part suffers with it" (NT)
- Christians encouraged to show low and forgiveness to persecutors
- "overcome evil with good" (NT)
- Christians (and all religions) have faced hostility
- Worship
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