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Where is Jesus currently buried?
He is not.
After death, Jesus descended into Hades, brought the "good" souls into Heaven, resurrected from dead, and remained with his followers for 40 days before his ascension. He is in His resurrected body in Heaven.
How old was St. Mary when she became betrothed to St. Joseph?
No.
The Holy Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.How many sacraments are there in the Coptic Orthodox Church?
Seven
True or False: When we fast, we cannot eat or drink in the morning.
True.
Whenever we fast, we are required to abstain from all food and drink until a certain time (Wednesdays and Fridays and most fasts until 3:00; Lent until 5:00; Holy Week until 6:00). In addition to eating vegan food (unless the fast allows for fish - excluding Wednesdays and Fridays).In about what year was Jesus Christ crucified?
About 30 or 33 AD.
At what age did St. Mary die?
58 years old.
True or False: The books of the Holy Bible are only stories written down by the 12 apostles.
No.
The Holy Bible contains writings from the Old and New Testaments that were written by at least 40 different authors. Only 2 of the gospels (Matthew and John) were written by Apostles.
What sacraments are optional?
1. Anointing / Unction of the Sick
2. Crowning (Matrimony)
3. Priesthood
What direction do we face during the Divine Liturgy and why?
East.
Many symbolic reasons, but major one is that this is the direction that Christ will come in the second coming.
"For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." Matthew 24:27
Did Jesus Christ do things that the Father did not know about?
No.
There is one single divine essence of God.
Was St. Mary born with original sin (fallen human nature)?
Yes.
St. Mary needed salvation like every human being.Did God reveal to us the exact books and order of the Holy Bible?
No.
The Holy Bible has been collected and compiled over nearly 1,300 years. Over several councils at the end of the 4th Century (382-397 AD), there was an agreed list of books considered to be divinely inspired and to be included in the Holy Bible.
What sacraments are all believers required to partake of?
Four:
1. Baptism
2. Holy Chrismation
3. Repentence and Confession
4. Holy Eucharist (Communion)
Why do girls wear veils over their heads in Church (and when praying)?
To cover her hair (her humanly glory) and show humility in the presence of God.
To also do the same when before the angels of God.
(1 Corinthians 11)
How is Jesus both divine and human? What word do we use to describe His nature?
Jesus has one nature that is both 100% God and 100% man.
Where is St. Mary buried?
After her death, her body was taken up to heaven.
Where do we get the Holy Bible from?
It is a collection of writings from 1,200 BC until about 100 AD, comprising books of history, laws, songs, and poetry. The New Testament is a collection of gospels and letters written by the apostles and earliest Christians who followed the apostles.
What is a sacrament?
A mystery by which we receive the invisible grace of the Holy Spirit through visible rites (visible signs and elements).
True or False: We can take Communion at any other Orthodox Church.
False.
We are only allowed to partake of the sacraments of other Oriental Orthodox Churches. These Churches include the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Eritrean Orthodox Church, Indian Orthodox (Malankara Syrian), Syriac Orthodox Church, and Armenian Apostolic.
List the “persons” of the Holy Trinity in order of who has the most to least amount of divine power.
Each "person" of the Holy Trinity is fully God! No one is greater or lesser than the other!!
Could St. Mary have said “no” to becoming pregnant with Jesus?
Yes.
Every human being has free will.Did the writers of the Holy Bible write down the exact Words of God?
No, we do not believe that the authors of the Holy Scriptures transcribed exact words from the Holy Spirit.
We believe that each of the writers were divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit to write the Word of God.
What three things are required to complete a sacrament?
1. Priest
2. Holy Spirit
3. Material Object
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