One Faith, Sound Teaching
Who established the faith?
a. Our Lord Jesus Christ
b. The Apostles
c. The Church
d. The Ecumenical Councils
a. Our Lord Jesus Christ
The church changed the Faith from time to time according to the needs of the believers.
FALSE
An Orthodox believer is filled with Christ by:
-Knowing Him intellectually
-Understanding that He is one of the Holy Trinity
-Abides in Him through the Eucharist
-Has a relationship with Him through
Prayers
What is the foundation of all Church teachings and no teaching my contradict it?
The Holy Bible
Put in order the way the church handles heresies:
1. Rebuke
2. Warning
3. Avoidance
4. Separation
1. Warning
2. Avoidance
3. Rebuke
4. Separation
Who preached the faith?
a. Our Lord Jesus Christ
b. The Apostles
c. The Church
b. The Apostles
It is through tradition that we received the Holy Bible.
TRUE
An Orthodox believer who faithfully knows God's message to stand against all the wrong teachings that we come across everyday is filled with the
HOLY BIBLE
The rites of the Church and teachings of the fathers have been handed down from generation to generation, as they received it from the Lord Jesus Himself. What is this called?
Church Tradition
By convening councils to refute heresies.
There are 5 resources of Coptic Orthodox Teaching:
1. Holy Bible
2. Church Tradition
3. Canons of the Ecumenical Councils
4. Biography and teachings of the church fathers
5.
5. THE LITURGY
If the teaching is righteous, then it does not need to align with the Scriptures (Holy Bible)
An orthodox believer is in the community and is not isolated. This is known as being:
Integrated
This source of Orthodox teaching is a trusted resource like the canons of the Ecumenical Councils.
We pray what we believe and do not teach anything different.
The Liturgy
What did the church do to the heretics who insisted on their wrong teachings?
Separated heretics when they insisted on their wrong teachings.
"Put away from yourselves the evil person." 1 Corinthians 5:13
How did the Church preserve the faith by living it and handing it down pure from generation to generation?
Through the Holy Bible, writing of the church fathers, canons of the Ecumenical Councils and Holy Tradition.
Canons (laws) of the Ecumenical councils are what the majority agreed upon.
FALSE - It was unanimously agreed upon.
How is an Orthodox believer filled with the Church Fathers?
By knowing their lives and righteousness and follows their example and teachings.
Why is the biography and teaching of the early church fathers a resource of Orthodox teaching?
The Church Fathers explained and taught the sound faith as agreed upon by the Church.
Their lives and writings continue to guide us today.
Who are some of the heroes of faith who helped keep the truth faith, like St. Athanasius?
St. Cyril
St. Dioscorus
St. Samuel the Confessor
Complete the verse:
" in the things which you have and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them." 2 Timothy 3:14
CONTINUE
LEARNED
Angels and saints are present in the Church as tradition and role models to the believers.
TRUE
The congregation of believers who believe in One Doctrine are gathered in the sanctified house of God, led by the clergy in the presence of angels & saints. This is being filled with:
The Holy Orthodox Church
How are the Canons of the Ecumenical Councils resources of Coptic Orthodox Teaching?
They are decisions unanimously agreed upon in the council.
The church's responsibility is not only to preserve the faith, sound and unchanged, but also to protect the congregation from:
Ravenous wolves