Unit 10 (Re)

Unit 10 (Re)

1. Why Baptism is important

   • Washes away original sin
   • necessary to receive salvation
   • without it a person cannot receive any of the other sacraments
   • members of God’s family and join the Christian community

2. Key parts of reconcilliation

   • Repentance
   • Confession
   • Penance
   • Forgiveness
   • Reconciliation

3. Benefits of receiving the sacrament of the sick

   • Receive physical healing
   • Receive spiritual healing
   • Receive grace and strength and courage to face suffering
   • Receive deep peace about the future, deepen trust in God’s love

4. Why is mass important

   • Last supper is re-enacted
   • Unites people in the community
   • It builds up their relationship with Jesus and God
   • It gives members of the Church new strength

5. Different beliefs about the eucharist

   • Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christians believe that receiving communion is a sign of unity.
   • Baptists receive communion in a less formal way. They celebrate the Lord’s supper once a month. Ordinary bread and grape fruit are used.
   • Protestants believe that the Eucharist is a remembrance of the last supper. This is called commemoration.
   • Quakers do not celebrate the Eucharist at all. They don’t believe receiving the Eucharist is necessary for salvation.

6. Why is christmas important to christians

   • Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God and his birth (incarnation) is one of the most important events in history
   • Many of the Old prophets foretold the birth of Jesus hundreds of years before the event.
   • Jesus was conceived without Mary having any sexual relationship (Virgin birth)
   • Without the birth of Jesus, the Christian faith would not have begun, therefore we would not have been saved from our sins
   • The wise men were not Jews. Christians believe that Jesus came to save all people.

7. How and why do Christians observe lent?

   • Good works
     • Christians try to help others during lent so they are more aware of people’s suffering.
   • Repentance
     • Throughout lent Christians spend time thinking about what they’ve done wrong and will repent for them
   • Prayer
     • Christians spend more time in prayer to put God at the forefront of their mind.
   • Ashes
     • Christians receive ashes on Ash Wednesday as a sign of repentance at the beginning of lent.

8. Why holy week is important

   • It reminds them that they need to serve one another and put themselves last.
   • It reminds them of the suffering of Jesus.
   • It also reminds them of the salvation Jesus brought.
   • It inspires Catholics to stand up for justice.