1.4 Christianity Key Practices: Worship & Festivals (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards
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Define liturgical worship.
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Define liturgical worship.
Worship that is ordered and follows a set pattern, led by a priest or minister with set responses.
Define non-liturgical worship.
Worship with no set order or ritual, often centred on the word of God in the Bible.
Define private worship.
Worship done informally and alone, e.g. at home through prayer, meditation or Bible study.
Which Christian group usually worships in silence?
The Society of Friends (Quakers).
What kind of worship, involving dancing, clapping and speaking in tongues, do Pentecostals practise?
Charismatic worship.
Define prayer.
Communicating with God, in silence or aloud, alone or with others.
Name three types of Christian prayer.
Thanksgiving
Supplication
Adoration
Confession
Intercession
Which prayer did Jesus teach his disciples as a model for how to pray?
The Lord's Prayer.
True or False?
All Christian worship follows a fixed, set order.
False.
Worship can be liturgical (set) or non-liturgical (without a set order), as well as private.
What is informal (extempore) prayer?
Prayer where Christians talk to God in their own words.
______ worship is just as important to many Christians as public worship.
Private worship is just as important to many Christians as public worship.
Which prayer aid might Catholics use while praying?
The Rosary (or the Stations of the Cross).
In liturgical worship there is no ______, so the order is familiar to believers worldwide.
In liturgical worship there is no improvisation, so the order is familiar to believers worldwide.
Why is prayer important to Christians?
It brings comfort (God is listening) and strengthens their relationship with God, following the example of Jesus.
Define sacrament.
A rite or ritual through which a believer receives God's grace; an 'outward sign' of 'inward grace'.
How many sacraments do Catholic and Orthodox Christians recognise?
Seven.
Which two sacraments do Protestants recognise?
Baptism and the Eucharist.
Which Christian groups do not recognise any sacraments?
The Salvation Army and the Quakers.
What three things must a sacrament have?
Form (words and/or actions)
Matter (physical objects, e.g. water)
Intention (to perform the sacrament)
Which sacrament signifies entry into the Church?
Baptism.
Define the Eucharist.
The sacrament remembering the Last Supper, in which bread and wine represent the body and blood of Christ.
What is the difference between infant baptism and believers' baptism?
Infant baptism baptises a baby; believers' baptism waits until a person is old enough to choose, and involves full submersion.
Which denominations practise believers' baptism?
Baptists and Pentecostals.
Define transubstantiation.
The Catholic and Orthodox belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ.
True or False?
All Christians believe the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ.
False.
Catholics and Orthodox believe in transubstantiation, but Baptists see the bread and wine as symbols.
Some Christians believe baptism ______ a person of the original sin they were born with.
Some Christians believe baptism cleanses a person of the original sin they were born with.
Who baptised Jesus in the Bible?
John the Baptist.
Sacraments are described as 'outward signs' of 'inward ______'.
Sacraments are described as 'outward signs' of 'inward grace'.
What are the two most commonly celebrated Christian festivals?
Christmas and Easter.
Define Advent.
The period of the four Sundays before Christmas when Christians prepare for the celebration of Jesus' birth; it means 'coming'.
What does Christmas celebrate?
The birth of Jesus (the Incarnation).
Define Lent.
The period before Easter when Christians remember their sins, commemorating Jesus' 40 days fasting in the wilderness.
What happens to believers on Ash Wednesday?
Ash is placed on the forehead to show they are sorry for their sins.
What does Easter help Christians remember?
The sacrifice of Jesus through his crucifixion and resurrection.
Which day of Holy Week remembers the crucifixion of Jesus?
Good Friday.
Which day of Holy Week celebrates the resurrection of Jesus?
Easter Sunday.
______ Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, when Christians remember Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, when Christians remember Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
Define pilgrimage.
A journey by a believer to a holy site for religious reasons; an act of worship and devotion.
Why do many Roman Catholics go on pilgrimage to Lourdes?
To seek healing; Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared there.
What does the pilgrimage site of Iona symbolise?
Christian unity — that different Christian denominations can worship together.
True or False?
Pilgrimage is compulsory for all Christians.
False.
Pilgrimage is not compulsory in Christianity; some believe the inner spiritual journey matters more.
Easter begins with Shrove Tuesday and then ______ Wednesday, the start of Lent.
Easter begins with Shrove Tuesday and then Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.
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