Baptism: Baptism is performed by immersing the baby three times in sanctified water. 6. The meaning of Holy Trinity (Pope Shenouda III) “Let the elders (priests) that rule well be counted worthy of double honour.” (1 Tim. 16: 13) It is the head of the church in that country who has the right to anoint its kings, THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE In 1 Tim. Infinite art Thou, but for all things Thou didst set bounds.”. Buried with Him in baptism.” (Col.2:11,12) It is affirmed that He is God the Son in His incarnate state. (3) If the parents wanted to obtain a baptismal certificate, they would have to (attempt) to do so at the local Ethiopian Orthodox Church where the child was baptized or request from an EOTC bishop. (1) This is the crowing service of the Christian Church, the culmination of Christian worship, the summit of Christian experience where devout believers hold intimate communion with their living Lord. 1. II. It is God the Father who bring all this into being; but it is accomplished in reality through the Son, and is perfected in the Holy Spirit. Then He repeats the same words used by the Savior when He instituted the sacrament. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us.” (1 Pet. Bishops can also celebrate the sacrament. The flesh and blood of Christ God the Son entered the earthly realm of existence in a unique way by taking over Himself a perfectly real human life. Baptism by the Disciples before the Death of Christ Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the spirit he can not enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3:5). (1) Before receiving baptism. 4. We shall reproduce here two of them, one taken from the Anaphora of St. James of Serug, and the other from the Anaphora of St. Dioscorus. And in Heb. The laity are strictly forbidden to celebrate. “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved,” (Mark 16; 16) “ The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” (1 Pet 3:21) On this ground the Church of Ethiopia, with the other Oriental Orthodox Churches, affirms that Jesus Christ is not two natures, but one incarnate nature of God the Word. Up Next. The seven gifts of the Holy Ghost-wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, godliness, and the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2) are given to the believers through this sacrament. The judge of judges was judges by 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. 3:16), (2) The Apostles used to celebrate this sacrament by the laying on of hands, directly after baptism. Can he enter the second time in his mother’s womb, and be born? (3) Purification and sanctification. ST. Paul wrote to Timothy saying : “Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1 Tim. The saving work accomplished by God in the Incarnation should, therefore, be assimilated and perfected in both these dimensions. God Himself is carrying on this work through the Holy Spirit. In any case, the Church of Ethiopia does not think that its mission is to build up exclusively a city in this world. And the disciples also, taking the master’s words literally, and being unable to understand the possibility of eating the Lord’s flesh and drinking His blood, began to murmur saying “ this is an hard saying; who can here it?” It is marked with a fascinating history, unique civilization, culture and religious life. It was He who sent the Apostles in to the world before His ascension. For my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed.” (John 6: 35,55). 10:48). But examine very sin in order to give the suitable judgement. The church Fathers said in the respect: Active Church Membership. The Eucharist When the sinner of Corinthe was punished, he repented, and St, Paul wrote to the church to accept him. There are two visible signs in this sacrament: (1) the bread & wine (2) the service of mass, especially those prayers through which the Holy Ghost descends upon the bread and wine changing them into the body and blood of the Lord. If either of them dies, the other can marry. 2. (3) The writings of the early fathers. 2. The Son and the Holy Spirit receive the same Godhead eternally and in perfection from the Father. “Neglect not the gift that in thee; which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.” (1 Tim. As to the absolute reality of the suffering and death, there are passages almost without number. Our church teaches that those who have been validly baptized must not be baptized again. The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” III. 3. 1. The many gestures involved in the performance of the Sacrament of Baptism in the Orthodox Church are not mere forms devoid of meaning. (3) The “Manna” which Israel ate in the wilderness for forth years “Verily, Verily I say unto you. This is incarnation by which God the Father who created the world through God the Son and perfects it through God the Holy Spirit, manifests through the Son His saving work for the world and completes it in the Holy Spirit. “Deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be save in the day of the Lord Jesus (1 Cor. He who forgiveth sin was accused as a sinner by them. Then it was given to bishops, and afterwards to the priests. The festival actually began at sunset of the 14th, which we called the day of preparation, because the lambs of the feast were slain in the afternoon of that day, preparatory to their being eaten before the morning of the 15th. Dorcas was raised by Peter (Acts 9: 40) . Christ was baptized into water (Matt. (3) In Matt. In the Incarnation, God the Son united to Himself real and perfects manhood. “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” (Mark 16: 16). This faith, the churches believes, is derived from the apostolic heritage and borne witness to in the New Testament against the background of the Old Testament. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the Bread and drink of the Cup. St. Paul says: “ The cup of blessing, which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying. Number of Church Sacraments 7. 6:1) “ I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was in me.” (1 Cor. (2) Some Protestants say that sacraments and all church ordinances can be celebrated by anyone of the laity, and that there is no need for the clergy, supposing that all Christians are of the same standing, and Christ did not distinguish anyone in His church. God who created the world made man as the crown of creation. 5. Requirements Prior to the Baptism 1. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo faith and to share in the worship of God in accordance with the teachings and practices of the Church. The Christian’s ultimate concern in life is not understood in terms merely of the hope for a blessed life in the world to come. He is indeed God the incarnate Son even while He is found to undergo the frailty of manhood. 2. Some churches say that baptism should be given only to grown up persons. the laying on of hands. Jesus Christ, the incarnate God the Son, is one Person, continuous with Godhead and continuous with manhood. Salvation means to restoration of the world to its direct and unimpeded relation with God. As man is born bodily only once, so we cannot be spiritually born more than once. (5) Even the Protestant historians stated that “when the early Christians were seriously sick, they used to call the Priests of the church, and after confessing their sins they were anointed with oil by them.” “Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. (2) 3. Those who are chosen for the holy orders must be: When speaking about the Holy Communion in the Anglican Church, one of her men said: - The sacrifice of Christ upon the Cross is made present and contemporary by the consecration of the elements (bread and wine); this is wholly and entirely God’s gift of grace to man.” (“The Holy Communion” by David Cairns and others, P. 64). This church was named after Abune Tekelehaymanot. More over when giving the cup, He expressly ordered that all of us should drink of it. (1) A bishop is consecrated by the laying on of the hands of at least three bishops, because one bishop alone cannot consecrate a bishop. (3) We receive remission of sins, “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 is shed for many for the remission of sins. 6. The baptized individual in the Greek Orthodox church must receive a cross to wear. In this teaching, our church is in accordance with the ancient churches; such as Alexandrian, Syrian, Armenian, and Indian Orthodox Churches. For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain shall be one flesh.” (Matt. Institution of the Sacrament. 1. This can happen in the case of twins or with two various aged siblings who are both entering the faith at the same time. 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. We believe in one holy, universal, apostolic church, and we believe in one baptism for the remission of sins, and wait for the resurrection from the dead and the life to come, world without end. This is done through the various ministries of the Sacraments, preaching and teaching. Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” (Genesis 1: 27, 28) 16:19), (2) When He promised all disciples saying: “Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matt 18:18). Repentance and sorrow for the sins committed. 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. (2) We get the spiritual foodwhich helps us to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit works in the Church through individual members as well as its community as a corporate body, in order to make the saving activity of God real to them. 3. It was said of Judas Iscariot “after the sop Satan entered into him. What therefore God hath joined together, lt not man put asunder.” (Matt. 4. In accordance with such writings of the Holy Scriptures, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church baptizes male infants at the age of 40 days and female infants at the age of 80 days, (Lev. Yet if an infant is sick, so that the infant may not die before being baptized and be subjected to the unchangeable order of the Lord Jesus Christ, “unless one is born of water and the spirit he can not enter the kingdom of God”, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church baptizes infants just as they come even prior to the above fixed baptismal dates. Them said Jesus unto him. I. 19:4, 5) For instance Irenacus, in his work “Adversus Haereses” written about A. D. 180, made several references to the Eucharist. 9. This is not truly understood an individual act of worship, but the common meal of the family of God, our father. (2) The prayers which are offered to God for healing the sick. Eastern Orthodox believe that during the Eucharist adherents partake mystically of Christ's body and blood and through it receive his life and strength. In 1979 the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church started offering spiritual services in Los Angeles. (1) The laying on of hands. 5:25,26) (Acts 8: 14-17; 19:5,6). Elijah raised one child (1 Kg. (Didaskalia 34). Therefore it is not right to baptize with the sprinkling of water as others do. Definition In this world man is entitled to individual freedom, social justice, economic sufficiency and such other rights as will enable him to develop his talents for the good of himself and of others. “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. It is expressive said that it was “before the feast of the Passover.” (John 13:1) In is this saving work of God that is represented in every celebration of the Holy Eucharist, which is not merely a memorial service to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On the other hand, if the expression is taken in the sense that Godhead and manhood continue in Christ only in a state of moral union, there is a basic difference on this issue between the churches of the Chalcedonian tradition and the Church of Ethiopia, which should be noted. 19: 6) According to the Canons, though a woman is not in any manner more sinful in her cycle than a man is in the case of involuntary bodily emissions, she, like the man, must avoid Holy Communion at this time. But it was given 10 priests because they are in direct contact with the congregation, THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY We also believe that once the bread and wine are changed they remain to become the flesh and the blood till they are completely consumed. The various titles under which he alludes to it are “Eucharist”, “the oblation of the Church”, “the new oblation of the new covenant”, “the pure sacrifice” (in reference to Mal. 2. This we can prove from the following: The Church as a body should stand for the realization of these rights. 3. 6. Amen. That is why the baptism ceremony was not only a must, but an obligation. 26:17 “Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him, where wilt Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover? (3) When sending them before His ascension He promised them to be with them “ even unto the end of the world” (Matt. The priest who celebrates using the first of these two Anaphora’s says in prayer: O Lord, Thou wast struck with the hands of a servant, beaten with sticks, pierced with a spear, and they caused Thee to drink a little gall with vinegar. (John chapters 7,14,15,16,etc), III.Time of Administration (1) The use of water is because: Full immersion is a hallmark of an Orthodox baptism. Our Lord gave this right to the Apostles when He told them “This do in my remembrance.” (Luke 22: 19) And the Apostles gave it to their successors, the bishops. Institution of the Sacrament. (4) The writings of the Protestants themselves. THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION The anointing which we have received of Him abides in you and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.” (1 John 2:20, 27), “Now He which establisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us. The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?” (1 Cor.10: 16) Therefore, it must be received by believers before they can receive any other sacrament. But everywhere the emphasis is on the unity of Jesus Christ. 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. Yet “all were created through His grace, and all live through His kindness”. (3) To keep the husband and wife loyal and faithful to each other. Reconciliation with God. The 14th day was called the Passover, and the unleavened seven days were to begin at the evening of this 14th day. Of course the music is the national expression of the ideal of the Ethiopian people and the country itself. Since matrimony is one of the church sacraments, marriage should be through the church. In “The Manual of Worship” of the “United Presbyterian Church of North America” it is said (P. 81) “For it is God which worketh in you.” (Phil. “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread of drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, (will be examined by the Blessed Holy Trinity of being unworthy) and will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. The Church has the responsibility to inspire its member to work for the well being of life in the world here and now and to proclaim the hope of eternal life in the world to come. For baptism to be valid it must both use the proper wording, "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost," and be done with orthodox … “…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. 3:20,21) (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. The Owtward Sign 4:14). “(Luke 3:3) and had no power of rebirth. And Barabas was released accordingly on Friday. Blameless, in order to be good examples to the congregation. 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. The church gives another reason, considering that the seven sacraments resemble, or rather represent, the seven pillars upon which “wisdom” built her house. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in Me; and I in him,” (Jn. This sing marked them out as recipients of the covenant blessings of God. And when He said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost; Who so ever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose so ever sins ye retain, they are retained (John 20: 21-23) In spite of this, Ethiopia's calendar is closely associated with the rules and the different calculations influenced by the Coptic Church and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The bodily living (life) of Enoch and Elijah is one indication of our resurrected eternal life. Amen! Orthodox Church in America 2012 . Therefore, Jesus Christ is indivisibly one. 3. The unity of God is confessed as the unity of Godhead – Melekote as the word is used in Ethiopia. Jeremiah was sanctified before coming forth out of the womb (Jer. Obligations of the Baptized God is the Creator of all that exists. All this is one activity of God consisting of different aspects. It was thus used by the Apostles and the early church in the Apostolic age. The Holy Communion. (2) The matrimonial service which the priest performs, and through which he asks for the divine grace for the bridegroom and the bride. ... 2011/2012 Ethiopian Orthodox Church Calendar(2004 E.C.) In this way, after being conceived in the womb of the Virgin, God the Son was born as a man. Types in the Old Testament (3) Others think that the sacraments lose their efficacy if the minister’s life is not a good one. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” (1 Cor. Ethiopia’s calendar differs from both the Coptic and Julian calendars; the difference between the Coptic and the Ethiopian calendar is 276 years. 11:27-32). before the Passover, or rather before the first day of the unleavened bread. 4. For the first and last time in Old Testament it was said that there were offerings of bread and wine. In his life and existence man includes both the individual and the corporate dimensions. 1:29). He makes the Sign of the Cross over … By virtue of baptism, they participate in this promise now. 13:10 refers also to the Christian altar. God the Son came to us “without being separated from His Godhead.” After being born, “He grew like an infant, and grew little by little until He matured like a man. This is a circular church. Institution of the Sacrament The Institution of the Sacrament 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. 1: 16) etc. He is, affirms the Anaphora, “three names and one God, three prosopa and one appearance, three persons and one essence”. A member of the Oriental Orthodox family of Churches, the Church of Ethiopia shares with them in essence a common faith. 1. 3:26,27, VIII. For this reason the apostle Paul calls baptism regeneration. Had it been an ordinary means of healing diseases it would have been said that anyone could anoint with oil. In a word, then in the church of Ethiopia is a community which has inherited and which holds to the historic Christian faith as it has been handed down through the centuries. III. 16:6). (1) We believe that this sacrament is a un bloody sacrifice offered for our salvation. The Jews used to consider the day beginning from the evening of the previous day; thus Friday begins from Thursday evening. As God made it, the world was very good. “And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts. (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. 8. VII. T hey also declare that they received the seven sacraments from the very early fathers. It was never said in the Bible that He took unleavened bread. Tempting Him, and saying unto Him “Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?” His answer was “Have ye not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said. The Father is different from the Son and the Holy Spirit only in that He alone is Father. The saving work of God accomplished through the Incarnation is to be appropriated by man, both individually and corporately. This is the passage about the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:26-40. 2. in the Old Testament, Peter, John, etc in the New Testament-all these committed sin, even when they were on the pinnacle of holiness. That thou doest, do quickly. An Ethiopian icon. Bob Marleys Christian belief and baptism in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church by Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq Spread the love The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is one of the oldest organized churches (If not the oldest) in the world and dates back to … He that eateth me, even he shall live by me. “Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify it and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.” (Eph. The music speaks concerning Creation, Prophecy, and the coming of Christ, His Incarnation, Nativity, His great works and saving acts; Baptism, Crucifixion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension and His Second Coming. 7:19) Prayer is at the very heart of the ecumenical movement. What is attempted here is, only to give a brief introduction to the faith of the Church of Ethiopia. He who does not believe in His birth from Holy Mary, let him be anathema. He had charge over the entire royal treasury, which indicates he was a high-ranking public official in the royal courts of Ethiopia. Take eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. (4) The Bible declares that some babies were filled with the Holy Gost even from their mothers’ womb, And when giving advice to the ministers of the Church of Ephesus he said to them, “Take heed therefore, unto yourselves and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers” (Acts 20: 38) that marriage might help to keep man and woman from the temptation of carnal lusts, “Now concerning the things whereof you wrote unto me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Christ’s church on earth is composed of all those who profess faith in Him and obedience to His laws, together with their children. - In order to get through him absolution from all his sins. 26: 17-19) (1) Christ was thus baptized. Introduction to Church Sacraments In the Apostolic age whole families were baptized and there must have been some babies among those families, like the families of Cornelius (Acts 10: 48), Lydia (Acts 16,14,15) the deeper of the prison (Acts 16:33), Stephanas (1 Cor. It should be borne in mind that circumcision which was a seal of faith (Rome 4:11) was applied to children who were incapable of faith. Jesus prayed that we – his followers – may all be one. 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. 13: 4) “For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: that everyone …. 26: 26-29; Mk, 14: 22; Lk. If it becomes wider, burn it, and order him to fast for some days. Performance of Sacraments “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. Whenever they are spoken of as bread and wine this is as concerning them before prayer.” But the following will prove that the sacraments are seven in number and not two: 2. When we pray with … Clean his wounds sand make him firm through the words of consolation. Let him call for the elders (priests) of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” It is affirmed that “the father, being Father, doth not give orders to the Son; and the Son, being Son, is not exalted; and the Holy Spirit is equal. Written in Ge’ez, an ancient dead language of Ethiopia, it’s nearly 800 years older than the King James Version and contains 81-88 books compared to 66. Martin Luther, the great leader of the protestants, said: “Christ said, this is my flesh, and we can do nothing better than to respect His words”. The two natures of Godhead and manhood which came into union in Him continue in the one Christ, each in its absolute integrity and perfection with its respective properties, without change or division. around 2 p.m.), after which they would eat no meat or dairy products — including cheese, butter, or eggs — … “Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves us (you), not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience…” (1 Pet. It includes the Book of Enoch, Esdras, Buruch and all three books of Maccabees, and a host of others that were excommunicated from the KJV. Had it not been necessary that there should be certain persons set apart for God’s service, they would not have taken the trouble of appointing another one instead of Judas. This was also the custom in the Old Testament when Kings of Israel had to be anointed at the hands of the prophets. 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