Evidence and Scripture for Christian practices

Prayer (Private and public)

The Lord’s prayer

The Hail Mary (Catholics)

Matthew (book) teaches people to pray for God not to show off and so use specific words

‘Whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father in secret, and he will reward you’ → God is omnipresent

Holy communion

‘For when two or three are gathered in my name, I am here among them’ Jesus (Matthew)

Verbal prayer

Thanksgiving: thanking God

Adoration: expressing love for God

Supplication: ask and you shall receive (Matthew)

Baptism

‘Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit’ Matthew

‘Entry into the life of the Most Holy Trinity’ CCC

Forgiveness of OG sin

“The ones who believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not will be condemned”

Evagelical churches - ‘born again’

Holy communion

‘This is my body, which is for you, do this in remembrance of me’ Luke

Pilgrimage

‘Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead’ James

Food banks

‘Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead’ James

‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink’ Matthew

Street pastors

‘Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead’ James

Mission and Evangelism

‘Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead’

The Alpha course - teaching people about christianity

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…

Persecution

‘Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven