Christianity: Living the Christian Life | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Christianity: Living the Christian Life
- 90 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Christianity, one religion of seven
- Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3
Christianity: Living the Christian Life is examined in whichever of the three papers Christianity is studied for, because this section is the same in all three areas of study.
A student who studies Christianity may not study Catholic Christianity in their other area. It covers liturgical and non-liturgical Christian worship, baptism, the Eucharist and the Christian sacraments, types of Christian prayer and the Lord's Prayer, Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Iona, Taize and Walsingham, Advent, Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, Christian mission, evangelism and Church growth, the local church in the community and the worldwide Church, reconciliation and Christian Aid.
Sample questions from Christianity: Living the Christian Life
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Liturgical and non-liturgical Christian worship
Why do many Christians value liturgical worship?
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Liturgy connects worshippers with Christians across the world and through history. Familiar words help people worship together without distraction. -
Baptism, the Eucharist and the Christian sacraments
What do Articles XXV–XXXVI of the 39 Articles teach about the sacraments?
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Article XXV names baptism and the Lord's Supper as the two sacraments ordained by Christ. The Articles deny that the other five have the same status. -
Types of Christian prayer and the Lord's Prayer
When might a Christian use set prayer?
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Set prayer suits public worship, where a congregation speaks the same words together. Set words also help when a person cannot find their own. -
Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Iona, Taize and Walsingham
How do Catholic and Protestant attitudes to pilgrimage differ?
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Catholics have long encouraged pilgrimage as a valuable spiritual practice. Many Protestants see it as optional because God can be found anywhere. -
Advent, Christmas, Holy Week and Easter
How do Christians celebrate Christmas?
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Christians attend services such as Midnight Mass and sing carols. Nativity plays retell the story, and gifts recall the gifts of the wise men. -
Christian mission, evangelism and Church growth
What does John 20:21–22 teach about mission?
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The risen Jesus tells the disciples that he is sending them as the Father sent him. Jesus breathes on them and gives them the Holy Spirit. -
The local church in the community
What does 1 Peter 5:1–4 teach church leaders?
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Leaders should be shepherds of God's flock, caring for them willingly. Leaders must serve as examples, not lord it over others. -
The worldwide Church, reconciliation and Christian Aid
What problems do persecuted Christians face?
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Persecuted Christians may be denied jobs, attacked or forbidden to meet for worship. Some are imprisoned or killed for their faith.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Liturgical and non-liturgical Christian worship | Informal and individual worship, the Book of Common Prayer, why structure appeals to some and not others, a Pentecostal service, and comparisons with Friday prayer, salah and Jewish worship. | 12 |
| Baptism, the Eucharist and the Christian sacraments | Sacraments and ordinances and how many each tradition counts, Articles XXV to XXXVI of the 39 Articles, Christians who reject sacraments, infant and believer's baptism, Baptist practice, and views of the Eucharist. | 12 |
| Types of Christian prayer and the Lord's Prayer | Set and informal prayer and when each suits, Jesus on private prayer in Matthew 6:5 to 8, how the Lord's Prayer opens and what it asks, Matthew 6:14, and disagreement over set versus informal prayer. | 11 |
| Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Iona, Taize and Walsingham | Luke 2:41 to 43 and the boy Jesus in the Temple, why Christians travel, Catholic and Protestant attitudes, Jerusalem, Iona, what pilgrims do at Taize, activities at Walsingham, and pilgrimage's benefits and criticisms. | 11 |
| Advent, Christmas, Holy Week and Easter | The church year, Advent customs, Christmas, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, how Easter Sunday is kept, and Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians 15 for why the resurrection matters. | 12 |
| Christian mission, evangelism and Church growth | The Great Commission in Mark 16:15, John 20:21 to 22, the growth of the early Church and later missions, where the Church grows fastest today, evangelism locally, nationally and globally, and why it matters. | 11 |
| The local church in the community | The parish, its help for believers and the local area, 1 Peter 5:1 to 4 on church leaders, ecumenism, outreach, the local church as the centre of Christian identity, and living practices of faith. | 10 |
| The worldwide Church, reconciliation and Christian Aid | Reconciliation worldwide, the persecuted Church and how Christians support it, 1 Corinthians 13 on love, the Sheep and the Goats, differing responses to charity, and the work and motives of Christian Aid. | 11 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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