(1) This right was given to the ministers by Christ Himself. The ordained minister is given a divine gift appropriate to the service to which he is called. 2. 19: 6,9) The raising of Lazarus at Bethany by the Lord (Jn. In the Old Testament babies had to be circumcised in order to be accepted into God’s covenant. 4:16). It is clear that the Prophet speaks here about a new sacrifice, which had to be offered in the Gospel time. “From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the gentiles and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering (or “sacrifice as in other translations) for my name shall be great among the heathen saith the Lord of hosts.” (Mall. (5) And we must take both the body and the blood. 3. As regards the Incarnation, it is clearly shown that He was conceived in the Virgin’s womb, and that He was born as a real man. 4:14). 26: 26-29; Mk, 14: 22; Lk. 27:52) 12:31 we find that “the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men” This means that those who reject and oppose the work of the Holy Ghost, and refuse to accept God’s salvation will not be pardoned. (2) The difference between this sacrament and that of penance is that the latter is administered (a) for all Christians (b) and for healing spiritual diseases; while the first is administered (a) only for the sick (b) and for healing bodily and spiritual diseases. The immortal died, died to destroy death, died to quicken the dead as He promised them with the word of covenant. The Holy Cross is a sign of peace and foundation of Christianity. and to receive the true flesh and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ who was crucified upon the cross on Holy Friday for the salvation of the world. Here, therefore, without any controversy, I embrace the truth of God, on which I can safely rely; He pronounces His flesh to be the food, and His blood the drink, of my soul. But our fundamental understanding of our raising is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the Apostolic Canons (68) it is stated that “if any bishop, priest or deacon is re ordained for the same degree, he will become worthy of excommunication together with him who ordained him.” “Holy Orders” is the sacrament through which the clergy are ordained to celebrate the various church services. 3, and Tit. “The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives, but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.” (1 Cor. Buy those things that we have need against the feast or that he should give something to the poor.” (John 13: 27-29) The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the ancient apostolic churches established in the first Christian era. He who forgiveth sin was accused as a sinner by them. 16:19); not only to remit the sins, but also to retain them (John 20:23) It originates from the rites conducted by the children of Israel when they attained their freedom from the bondage of slavery and so killed a ritual sheep and sprinkled its blood on the door posts to protect themselves from sudden death and destruction. Calvin, one of their most prominent leaders, said; “If any one inquire of me respecting the manner, I shall not be ashamed to acknowledge that it is a mystery too sublime for me to be able to express or even to comprehend; and to be still more explicit, I rather experience it than understand it. The Orthodox Church considers itself the One Holy, and Apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ. (1) Preservation and growth of mankind. Baptism of John the Baptist (Acts 6: 6; 14:23) Introduction to Church Sacraments The unity of God is nor convinced in the sense of an arithmetical digit nor of a solitary condition, but in that of an all-inclusive perfection. (1) There are seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation, penance, Holy Communion, unction of the sick, matrimony, and holy orders. But the sacrament was instituted on the 13th day of the month because of the following reasons: 4:5). When Simon offered money for the sake of obtaining one of God’s gifts. Who has the Right to Anoint At the very moment of His conception, through the Holy Spirit, actual manhood was formed from the human mother in union with Himself. On February 28, 2013, a church assembly elected Archbishop Matthias of Jerusalem as the church’s sixth patriarch. The church Fathers said in the respect: “(Matt: 26: 27,18) But if they cannot, let their parents answer, for someone form their family.” This is utterly wrong because the Bible speaks of it as a means of healing, and not as helping the sick at the point of death. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment upon himself. I. (3) Purification and sanctification. 5: 28-29). “He rose from the dead, absolutely without corruption and set is free from the yoke of sin.” The risen Christ ascended into heaven and is with God the Father. (1) There is no doubt that matrimony was instituted by God Himself at the creation of the world. 5-15 Isa. (Prov. Definition. God did not prevent babies from accepting some of the great graces, e.g. “For it is God which worketh in you.” (Phil. “Truly truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven. 5:6,10; 7:17) In the face of evil and sin in this world of our God has worked out man’s salvation through His incarnate Son, who rose from the dead and lives eternally offering us the assurance of a resurrection that will be ours also. Thus the unity of God is affirmed by confessing that the Godhead is one, and that the Godhead is eternally in the Father. II. (1) Christ was thus baptized. 28:20) This promise is of course taken to be valid for their successors also. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the Bread and drink of the Cup. 1:11, 12) Therefore, St. James must have received that teaching directly from the Lord Himself. The Jews used to consider the day beginning from the evening of the previous day; thus Friday begins from Thursday evening. 3. 4: 14; 2 Tim. 2. 3. (2). (1) We believe that this sacrament is a un bloody sacrifice offered for our salvation. The Outward Sign. Who has the Right to Celebrate the Sacrament. They should also know that the good shepherd must be ready to offer any sacrifice that may be needed for the sake of the sheep. (John 4:2) But this baptism was also to prepare the Jews to accept Christ. Bishops can also celebrate the sacrament. “…Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. “We are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be reconciled to God.” (2 Cor. 6: 32; 35; 51-59), such passages confirm the doctrine of the Holy Communion. And He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at thy house with my disciples. Therefore it is not right to baptize with the sprinkling of water as others do. III. 1: 21,22). (2) And according to the power given to them by the Lord those Apostles appointed bishops, priests and deacons in the churches which they established as will be seen afterwards. Having made them all, He continues to sustain them. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church : True Bible Teachings! (1) The bread should be made of pure wheat, and should be leavened, because the sacrament was instituted at a time when all the Jews were using leavened bread. “ For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the son and believes in Him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day” (Jn. (1) When Christ said to Peter after declaring that He was the Son of the living God: “Whatsoever thou shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matt. 4. 1. THE SACRAMENT OF THE UNCTION OF THE SICK (1) Christ set apart special persons as Apostles, and spent a whole night before choosing them. (6) When the flesh is divided and given to the believers, we believe that every part of it, even the smallest part is the perfect body of the Lord: and so also is the case with the blood. (2) After ordination. While Thou was God able to prevent them, thou didst not prevent them, Thou didst become patient even to death; all this thou didst accept for the love of man. Use some medicines for his salvation. (1) The laying on of hands. Tag: Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox church. Prayers are also offered for those who have fallen in any manner of sin. 5: 25, 6: 40, 11:25) “ Knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into His presence” (2 Cor. God who made the world is ever concerned and active to save it from the clutches of evil and restore it to the destiny for which it has been created. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us. What therefore God hath joined together, lt not man put asunder.” (Matt. He died through His will, and was buried willingly; He died to destroy death, He died to give life to the dead; He was buried to raise those who were buried, to keep the living, to justify the impure, to justify the sinners, to gather together those who were scattered, and to turn the sinners to glory and honour. The Mystery of the Resurrection (5) The Church of Rome calls this sacrament “Extreme (or last) Unction” on the basis that it is administered to the sick only when they are at the point of death. “The One was not before the Other”, says the Anaphora, “and the Second was not before the Third.” But “we proclaim that the Father lived with His Son, and that the Son lived with His Father before creation, and before the heavens and the earth were made.”, In the one co-eternal and co-equal Trinity, the Father is the eternal source if the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is a sacrament through which we are far off from the domination of sin and get nearer of attain to communion with God. (John 6: 53,57) The hope in the life of the world to come is an integral part of its faith. 11: 28, 29), II. (1) We partake of the flesh blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Some churches say that it should be delayed till the babies grow to the age of maturity. (4) No money should be paid at all for the ordination of any one of the three degrees. Salvation means to restoration of the world to its direct and unimpeded relation with God. Supporting Scriptural Words Concerning the Resurrection As God made it, the world was very good. “Drink ye all of it.” (Matt 26:27). It is of course to be understood that they, having been sent by the Lord for that first mission, were instructed by Him to do the same. 12:2-7). And when Paul had laid his hands upon them the Holy Ghost came on them.” (Acts 19: 5,6), The laying on of hands was afterwards replace by the unction of the holy oil (mairoun). 4. At the age of thirty He was baptized in the Jordan.” He was tempted by the devil; “He hungered and thirsted,” He went about “preaching the gospel of the kingdom of Heaven.” By this, who is perfect like God the Father and is His image walked among us in our image. II. “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool.” (Is 1: 18) Peter, who denied the Lord three times, and in a very shameful way, was pardoned. Buried with Him in baptism.” (Col.2:11,12) A member of the Oriental Orthodox family of Churches, the Church of Ethiopia shares with them in essence a common faith. V. The Invisible Grace. terrify him with the day of judgement. 3. St Paul says that it was Christ Himself who appointed some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers (Eph. For he that eateth and drinkth unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body” (1 Cor. The same Christ, God the Son incarnate, expressed the divine actions as well as the human. It was said that the disciples used to baptize during the days of our Lord on earth. Institution of the Sacrament. John the Baptist. III. (Gen. 2: 22) 1. “The Father beget His son without days or hours; and when He beget Him, His Father was not separated from Him.” Beyond time, God is the eternal One. The desire of parents is not sufficient. Through the wrong exercise of man’s freewill there came on him and the world at large misery and suffering as well as sin and evil. 1. Management of the general affairs of the church. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”(Matt 28: 18, 19). It is expressive said that it was “before the feast of the Passover.” (John 13:1) There are two audible sings in this sacrament: (1) This sacrament was instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. (Romans 16: 1) And when writing to Timothy he said, “Let not a widow be taken into the number (into the list) under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.” (1 Tim. (3) Since babies are worthy of receiving the grace of baptism, there is no reason for preventing them from receiving the sacrament of confirmation. Thanks for viewing you should Subscribe! II. (7) We are given eternal life, “Whose eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. Patriarch Paulos died on August 16, 2012. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. The prisoner was generally released before the feast, in order to keep it with his household. (1 Tim. For this reason they gave the right to the priests. fornication. Old Golden Grove Road Arouca Trinidad W.I. (5) Were all Christians of the same degree, they could perform the same services in the church. a. John Chryksostom says: “The Evangelist in saying ‘Then came the day of unleavened bread when the Passover must be killed’ does not mean that it had already come but that it was at hand, and refers to the beginning of that day, because every day begins at the previous evening.”, b. When they heard Jesus saying “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world,” (John 6: 51) they began to strive among themselves saying “How can this man give as His flesh to eat?” (v.52) Had they been mistaken in taking His words literally, the Lord would have told them the true sense, which He meant. Every one that came to the Lord while on earth asking for mercy used to hear this cheerful message “thy sins be forgiven thee” because of his faith in Him, or at least, the faith of those who brought him to the Lord. He (St. John) also confirms that it is not a symbol, but the real and blood of the Son of God. “And he took the cup, and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the New Testament, which the shade for many for the remission of sins. (3) Moreover, the Disciples did not pretend to have instituted the church sacraments (mysteries), but they merely called themselves “ Stewards of the mysteries of God,” (1 Cor. XII. Christ was baptized into water (Matt. Conceived in her womb by Mary the Virgin through the work of the Holy Spirit, He was born in the world as a real man. etc.) The invisible graces which are granted through this sacrament are. If the wound is deep use the medicines which build up the flesh. “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. VII. There are two outward signs in this sacrament: Priests are mentioned in many places of the Bible. If we may put the emphasis in our words, the term “Father” with reference to God signifies the divine reality which originates everything; the Son indicates the divine reality implying all that is originated; and the Holy Spirit signifies the divine reality which dwells in creatures relating them both individually and corporately to God. (2) And St. James, in his Epistle, says (5: 14, 15) “Is any sick man among you? God Himself is carrying on this work through the Holy Spirit. SHARES. But, contrary to this, He began to repeat the same teaching more powerfully and more clearly: Then Jesus said unto them Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, he have not life in you. “Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into His death “ (Rome 6:3). They should serve not as hired men who work merely to get their wages. Maintaining this union in the most inward and real sense, He entered into our battle with sin and evil as a man, and fell a victim to our death. The Council of Nicaca reported: “We should not look at the bread and cup on the holy table as if they were mere bread and cup on the holy table as if they were mere bread and wine, but we must lift up the mind beyond the sense, and perceive by faith that the lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world rests here, slain by the priests, and that they are partaking of the very body of the Lord and His very blood.” “Then laid they (Peter and John) their hands on them and they received the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 8:17) “And when they (the Ephesians) heard this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Justin and Irenacus attribute to the Logos he operative power by which the elements become the Body and Blood Christ, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Athanasius assert that the spiritual content of the Eucharist is indentifid with the Logos. According to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church itself, there are no non-Christian elements in the religion other than those from the Old Testament, or Higge 'Orit (ሕገ ኦሪት), to which are added those from the New Testament, or Higge Wongiel (ሕገ ወንጌል). They were preparing themselves for the feast even after the death of Christ on the cross, “The Jews therefore because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day. (2) The words of absolution spoken by the priest over the penitent. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Gal. More over when giving the cup, He expressly ordered that all of us should drink of it. “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” (Mk. Verily I say unto you, except ye ea the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood ye have no life in you. A daughter of a ruler was raised by the Lord (Mt. Ends of Marriage Some churches say that baptism should be given only to grown up persons. the laying on of hands. IX. 4: 3,4) 2. Although it was from heaven yet it was “ the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. (1). (4) Salvation. And Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name of the Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts. (3) When, after resurrection, He showed them their great commission to the world. in the Old Testament, Peter, John, etc in the New Testament-all these committed sin, even when they were on the pinnacle of holiness. All these are manifestation at different levels of the same activity of God in relation to the world. (Luke 1:15) But examine very sin in order to give the suitable judgement. But the Church holds to the view that He is God the Son in His incarnate state. In the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God, we welcome you to the Debre Selam Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's website. 9:1) Though the Lord did not baptize, and baptism was left to the disciples, yet it was said that it was He who baptized. Some Protestants say that the sacraments are mere symbols and “signs of the new covenant,” and that they are mere outward rituals, through the observance of which “the church of Christ confesses her Lord and is visibly distinguished from the world.”. The husband should have only one wife, and the wife should have only one husband. Both should belong to the Orthodox Church. It is affirmed at the same time with equal force that “the father is not grater than the Son, and the Son is not less than His Father,” and the Holy Spirit in not grater or less than either the Father or Son. (3) After the fall of man and the entering of sin to the world there arose another end. I. (Acts 1:15-26). Even the practice of those churches shows that although they accept only two sacraments, yet they celebrate the others refusing to consider them as sacraments The bodily living (life) of Enoch and Elijah is one indication of our resurrected eternal life. John Chrysostom says: “Our great High priest offered the sacrifice which purifies us. 1. He should recognize that, as a physician, he must be very careful in applying the various kinds of medicine. “Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.” (1. “ For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call; and with the sound of the trumpet of God. 2. 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