Christian Practices AQA GCSE
Worship - Answer Acts of religious praise, honour or devotion
Liturgical Worship - Answer A church service that follows a set structure or ritual
Non-Liturgical Worship - Answer A service that does not follow a set text or ritual
Informal Worship - Answer A type of non-liturgical worship, sometimes 'spontaneous' or
'charismatic' in nature
Private Worship - Answer When a believer praises or honours God on his or her own
Prayer - Answer Communicating with God, either silently or through words of praise,
thanksgiving or confession, or requests for God's help or guidance.
Set Prayers - Answer Prayers that have been written down and said more than once by
more than one person, for example the Lord's prayer.
Informal Prayer - Answer Prayer that is made up by an individual using his or her own
words
Nonconformist - Answer An English Protestant who does not conform to the doctrines or
practices of the established Church of England
Sacraments - Answer Rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift
of grace; for Catholics, Anglicans and many Protestants, sacraments are 'outward signs'
of 'inward grace'
Baptism - Answer The ritual through which people become members of the Church;
baptism involves the use of water as a symbol of the washing away of sin
Protestant - Answer A branch of Christianity, originally Protestants were called by that
name because they protested against some of the practices of the Catholic Church;
there are many Protestant denominations, but they agree on the central belief that the
Bible is the only authority for Christians
Believers' Baptism - Answer Initiation into the Church, by immersion in water, of people
old enough to understand the ceremony/rite and willing to live a Christian life. Some
denominations prefer this to infant baptism. This form of baptism contains many
similarities to the baptism of Jesus.
Infant Baptism - Answer The ritual through which babies and young children become
members of the Church, where promises are taken on their behalf by adults; the infant
is freed from sin and introduced to the saving love of God and the support of the
Christian community
Worship - Answer Acts of religious praise, honour or devotion
Liturgical Worship - Answer A church service that follows a set structure or ritual
Non-Liturgical Worship - Answer A service that does not follow a set text or ritual
Informal Worship - Answer A type of non-liturgical worship, sometimes 'spontaneous' or
'charismatic' in nature
Private Worship - Answer When a believer praises or honours God on his or her own
Prayer - Answer Communicating with God, either silently or through words of praise,
thanksgiving or confession, or requests for God's help or guidance.
Set Prayers - Answer Prayers that have been written down and said more than once by
more than one person, for example the Lord's prayer.
Informal Prayer - Answer Prayer that is made up by an individual using his or her own
words
Nonconformist - Answer An English Protestant who does not conform to the doctrines or
practices of the established Church of England
Sacraments - Answer Rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift
of grace; for Catholics, Anglicans and many Protestants, sacraments are 'outward signs'
of 'inward grace'
Baptism - Answer The ritual through which people become members of the Church;
baptism involves the use of water as a symbol of the washing away of sin
Protestant - Answer A branch of Christianity, originally Protestants were called by that
name because they protested against some of the practices of the Catholic Church;
there are many Protestant denominations, but they agree on the central belief that the
Bible is the only authority for Christians
Believers' Baptism - Answer Initiation into the Church, by immersion in water, of people
old enough to understand the ceremony/rite and willing to live a Christian life. Some
denominations prefer this to infant baptism. This form of baptism contains many
similarities to the baptism of Jesus.
Infant Baptism - Answer The ritual through which babies and young children become
members of the Church, where promises are taken on their behalf by adults; the infant
is freed from sin and introduced to the saving love of God and the support of the
Christian community
