Religious Studies

Why might christians pilgrimage? [6]

1. deepen their faith

2. for healing physically/spiritually

3. show gratitude and devotion towards God

4. Help and serve others

5. Follow in the footsteps of spiritual leaders

6. experience/appreciate a place of holiness

define sepulchre [1]

Tomb, or monument in which a dead person is placed

define nativity [1]

the story of jesus' birth

define Via Dolorsa [1]

way of sorrow

define apparition [1]

an appearance or vision

define intercession [1]

asking for help in prayer (e.g. Mary)

define Advent [1]

a time of preparation for Christmas

What is advent? [3]

• a time of preparation for Christmas

• time for christians to devote themselves to prayer and fasting -- to focus on the Lord

• repent for the preparation for Jesus coming

State three Christian celebrations. [3]

1. advent

2. Lent

3. Pentecost

three reasons why Christians celebrate festivals. [3]

1. Preparation for (celebration) big religious/historical events

2. Repentance and restoration in their relationship with God

3. celebrate Gods and Jesus' work

three features of Christmas for Christians. (3)

1. Advent

2. Parousia

3. Advent wreath, Christingle

"Christmas is the most important Christian festival." [6]

Agree;

1. Chirstian's celebrate advent leading up to Christmas--this much work/effort into preparation for a holiday shows significance

2. celebrates the birth of Jesus-- without the birth of Jesus our sins couldn't have been saved and our relationship with God would not have been fixed

3. Confirms the hypostatic union of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit--confirms how powerful God is and the extent of his love to come down fully human (Jesus) yet still be God. -- lack of ability of understanding show's significance of it.

what is the 'holy spirit' [3]

• The 3rd person of the trinity,

• the spirit provides Gods grace to believers and

• acts as a sustainer and guide

• The spirits that were sent when Jesus rose to heaven

what is pentecost [3]

50 days after the resurrection and 10 days after the ascension, the day the apostles were given the gift of the holy spirit and were able to start their mission of spreading the 'good news' (gospel)

what is ascension? [4]

• a day celebrated on the Easter Sunday

• commemorate Jesus' ascension to heaven in his bodily form

• Jesus rising towards heaven

• 40 days after Easter Sunday

• beginning of church since Apostles are filled with the Holy Spirit

Describe Lent [5]

• Preparation for Easter

• repentance

• 40 days and 40 nights (time of testing: Jesus in the desert)

• some Christians will fast the same way Jesus did (or give up something) -Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday [4]

• First day of Lent

• called that because Ashes are marked on the forehead

• ashes come from the previous palm Sunday

• ashes are a symbol of repentance

Holy week [5]

• Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday, Easter sunday

• Palm Sunday was when Jesus entered Jerusalem (Trumpet entry)

• Maundy Thursday was the Last supper + Jesus' arrest and trials (washing feet: John)

• Good Friday was Jesus' crucifixion (salvation from Sin)

• Saturday some churches have Easter Vigil to prepare for the light from his Death

• Easter Sunday was the resurrection

Why is Easter important? [4]

• Sacrifice

• forgiveness of sin -defeats death -- shows he is Messiah

• fulfils prophecy

Advent practices [4]

• Advent wreath

• candles (symbolise hope, love, peace, joy)

• fast

• anticipation for the 2nd coming (Parousia)

Christmas focuses [3]

• Jesus' Birth

• incarnation

• God becomes both man and God (hypostaticunion)

Where does Baptism originate from? [2]

• John the Baptist

• Purification of 'sins' or sign of leaving old sinful life behind and being reborn spiritually

What is 'believers Baptism' [1]

Baptism that takes place as a sign that someone has chosen to be a follower of Jesus.

What is 'immersion' [1]

Where the believer is completely lowered into the water, imitating the baptism of Jesus

• Leaving the old sinful life and rising out of the water to a new life in Christ

what is 'rite' [1]

A set pattern of words and actions

what are 'vows' [1]

Solemn promises that are made with God and people as witnesses

What biblical background is there on marriage? [2]

"and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh" Genesis 2

• God created marriage to solve the problem of human beings being alone

Omnibenevolent

All loving

Omnipotent

All Powerful

Omnipresent

Everywhere

Omniscient

All Knowing

Transcendent

Outside this world

Resurrection

Jesus's rising from the dead

Two most important practices

Eucharist & Baptism

Celebrations

Christmas & Easter

How are pilgrimages involved with Christianity

They are an expression of faith

Omnipotent scripture

Genesis 1:1

Omnibenevolent Scripture

John 3:16

Who's in the trinity

Father, Son, Holy Spirit

God the Father is?

The all powerful and all knowing part of God

Jesus Christ is?

Son of God and God in Human Form

Trinity Scripture

John 10:30, John 14:6-11

What is the Apostles Creed?

The most important beliefs about the Nature of God; The statement of Christian belief from the early church

Genesis 1

The biblical account of creation

Genesis 2

Adam is given Eve and cannot eat from the Garden of Eden

Genesis 3

Adam and Eve eat from tree and death enters the world

The word

Central to the belief that Jesus is God as part of the trinity

Jesus Christ Events

Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension

Crucifixion

Jesus' execution by the Romans on the cross

Atonement

Jesus' death healed the rift between humans & God

How was the relationship between humans and God fixed

When Jesus came to earth

The last supper scripture

Matthew 26:26-29

What does Jesus tell his disciples in the last supper

The bread is his body and the wine is his blood

What happened on the Sunday following Jesus' Death

His body wasn't in the tomb and he had risen from the dead

Ascension

The entry of Jesus into Heaven forty days after his Resurrection.

Three main Bible viewpoints

Directly Inspired by the word of God, Requires interpretation, Liberal

Sin

An immoral act against God's law

How to Achieve Salvation?

Catholics - Take part in sacraments, Protestants - Having Faith in Jesus

What does God send to Bring Grace

The holy spirit

What does the Holy Spirit allow

Prayer for help, sin and living good lives

What is the name of the last Gospel written?

Gospel of John

Which Gospel frequently refers to the afterlife

John

What scripture talks about Jesus being the truth and the way

John 11:25-26, John 14:2-7

On the day of Judgment, what are we judged on?

The quality of our lives

What does the parable of Lazarus and the rich man suggest

There's a clear divide between those rewarded in heaven and punished in hell

What happens when we are ressurected?

Our spiritual part of the soul joins God in heaven

What does the bible also suggest about resurrection?

Theres also a physical ressurection

Where is God and where is he not

He is in heaven and not in hell

Which denomination believes in purgatory?

Catholics

What is the idea of purgatory

Many people won't enter to judgment immediately as they're restricted by sin

Agape

Christian love

Anglican

A worldwide denomination that incudes the church of england

Ascention

Jesus being taken up to heaven on the fortieth day after Easter

Atonement

The action of making amends for wrong doing. The idea of being one with God

Baptism

A ceremony to welcome a person into the Christian religion

Believer's Baptism

A ceremony to welcome a young person or adult into the christian religion using full immersion

CAFOD

A charity: Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

Christian aid

A charity working in the developing world, providing emergency and long-term aid

Church Army

An evangelistic organisation founded within the Church of England

Church of England

The Protestant church set up by Henry VIII to be the church of state in England, and rejecting papal (pope) authority

Confirmation

An initiation ceremony carried out by a bishop bestowing the gift of the Holy Spirit

Corrymeela

A Christian community based in Northern Ireland promoting peace and tolerance

Crucifixion

A capital punishment used by the Romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them.

Denomination

The name for the different branches of the Christian Church

Ecumenical

Relating to the worldwide Christian church

Eucharist

The Christian service/ceremony to recall the last supper, in which bread and wine re consecrated and consumed

Evangelism

Preaching of the faith in order to convert people to that religion

Food banks

Charity groups collecting donated food to distribute to the poor in Britain

Fundamentalists

Christians who take the Bible literally, i.e. word for word true.

Genocide

The deliberate and indiscriminate killing of a group of people, belonging a particular ethnic group or nationality

Grace

Unconditional love that God shows to people who do not deserve it

Gospel

The names of the books about the lives of Jesus in the bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Holy Communion

Another name for the Eucharist

Holy Land

The land of Israel

Infant Baptism

Ceremony to welcome a child into the Christian religion

Iona

An island in Scotland with a fourth-century monastery, used by Christians today as a religious retreat as it is a place of tranquillity and peace

Liturgical worship

A church service with a set structure of worship

Lord's Prayer

The prayer Jesus taught his disciples to show them how to pray

Lourdes

A town in France where the Virgin Mary appeared; now a place of pilgrimage

Mass

Another name for the Eucharist