Orthodox
What language is Orthodox driven from?
Greek
God only speaks to good people? True or False
False. God speaks to everyone
Everyone has different purposes in life? True or False
True
Having sacred tradition and order isn’t that important for our salvation. True or False
False
Why do we take our shoes off when we come to church and wear netela?
It’s a sign of purity - Revelations 7:13
Define orthodox
Ortho - True, Straight
Dox - Faith, Path
What is the primary way God speaks to His people?
The Bible
A life with out a purposes leads in which two paths ?
1. Life of misery, depression, anxiety
2. The world choosing a purpose for you
Who established sacred traditions within our church ?
God
What are the five types of crosses in the EOTC?
1. Cross on top of the church, Bethlehem
2. Cross the priests hold
3. Crosses on Holy icons and materials
4. Crosses deacons hold
5. Crosses we wear
In what year did we get the name Orthodox?
A) 47 A.C.
B) 34 B.C.
C) 325 A.C.
D) 258 B.C.
C) 325 A.C.
What are the steps we must take to hear Gods words?
1- Opening up your heart
2- Scheduling a time to Listen
3- Eliminating distractions
Where does our purpose reside ?
With God.
Where in the Bible does it say to have traditions and order?
1 corinthians 11:2
2 Thessalonians 2:14
What is the significance of incense (etan)?
It was a gift brought to Our Lord Christ at birth - Matthew 2:8
It is Holy and given to Moses first - Exodus 30:34
Ascends our prayer - Revelation 8:1
Who named our faith Orthodox ?
318 bishops and scholars of the church.
What are the three reasons why our heart rejects the word of God?
Fear
Pride
Bitterness
What are the steps to finding our purpose?
1- Making God the center of our life
2- Devoting our time to God
3- Serving with the talents given to us
What traditions did our Lord and God keep to be an example?
- When He was 8 days old He was circumcised
- when the days of Mary’s purification was complete He was brought to Jerusalem to be presented to the Lord
- at age 12 He came to the temple to celebrate a Holiday
Where did we get all our chants and hymns from in the EOTC? Who brought it to us?
From the heavens given to St. Yared
Why did our fathers name our faith Orthodox ?
Because of the false teachings spread by Arius.
What passage (parable) did we use from the Bible for this lesson?
Parable of the sawyer (Farmer)
- Luke 8:4-15
What does living with a purpose mean?
To know God
To Love God
To Serve God
Why do we greet the church? Give biblical foundation
Dwelling place of God - Exodus 25:8
Established by His own blood - Acts 20:28
We were instructed to - 2 Chronicles 7:3
How many system of chants (melodic scores) did St. Yared create ? What are they? How many notations ?
3.
Ge’ez, Izel, Araray
10 notations