Christianity - Practices

infant baptism
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- acts of religious praise or honour

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baptism

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communicating with God in silence or aloud

Prayer - communicating with God, either silently or through words of praise

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set prayers; written down and said more than once

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types of baptism

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baptism
the ritual through which people become members of the church; baptism involves the use of water as a symbol of washing away
of sin.

acts of religious praise, honour or devotion
a church service that follows a set structure or ritual
a service that does not follow a set text or ritual
a type of non-liturgical, sometimes ‘spontaneous’ or ‘charismatic’ in nature

NON LITURGICAL - when a believers praises or honours God on his or her own
communicating with God, either silently or through words of praise, thanksgiving or confession, or requests for God’s help or guidance

PRIVATE WORSHIP:

prayers that have been written down and said more than once more than one person, for example the Lord’s Prayer.
prayer that is made up by an individual - using his or her own words.

protestant
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
initiation into the Church, by immersion in water, of people old enough to understand the ceremony rite and willing to live a Christian life.

A way Christians show their deep love reverence ans respect for God.

prayer

communicating with God, either silently or through words of praise, thanksgiving or confession, or requests for God’s help or guidance

SET PRAYERS
prayers that have been written down and said more than once more than one person, for example the Lord’s Prayer.

INFORMAL PRAYER:
prayer that is made up by an individual - using his or her own words.

NONCONFORMIST-
an English Protestant who does not conform to the doctrines or practices of the established Church of England