The Lord is My Salvation
Who is the Lord? (think of the Orthodox Creed)
We believe in One God. God is a Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God; three in One.
▪ The Father is unbegotten
▪ The Son is begotten from the Father
▪ The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father
What do we believe about Christ's incarnation?
It was crucial for our redemption and salvation.
Christ saved us from the sentence of death and the corruption of our nature, which were the result of Adam’s sin.
He was 100% divine and 100% human in nature
What is the meaning of the word “Apocalypse” or “Apocalypses”?
Revelation
Pope Athanasius is known as _________.
“the Defender of the Faith”
What is the audible, visible, and tangible language between us and God?
Prayer
“I am the _______ of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in ______, but have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
light, darkness
When we say that "we believe in One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church", what does Catholic mean?
What book do we read the entirety of on the Night of the Apocalypse?
Revelation
What council was convened to discuss the heresy of Arius?
The Council of Nicea
"Let your ______ so shine before men, that they may see your good _____ and glorify your Father in heaven." (______ 5:16)
light, works, Matthew
What are the four kinds of death that the Lord Jesus Christ saves us from?
- Physical death: through the resurrection of the dead.
- Spiritual death: when we have a living relationship with Him.
- Moral death: when we become His children.
- Eternal death: By entering the kingdom of heaven
“And without shedding of ______ there is no ________” (Hebrews 9:22)
blood, remission
Before the salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ, where were the souls of the saints waiting?
Hades
What day do we read the story of St. Athanasius in the synaxarion?
the 7th day of the Coptic Month of Pashons (May 15)
What are the four sacraments that we should practice?
Baptism, Confirmation, Repentance and Confession, and Eucharist
In what sacrament are we enlightened as becoming children of God?
Baptism
Can God be incarnated? Give an example
It is true that God can be incarnated in any image, because surely God is capable of anything.
The Old Testament is filled with "pre-incarnation” apparitions of the Lord, in many forms, all as preparation for the Divine Incarnation:
- He appeared to Adam and Eve in paradise, walking in the garden.
- He appeared to Abraham with two angels as a man telling Him about the fall of Sodom
and Gomorrah and the birth of Isaac.
- He appeared to Jacob as a man with whom he wrestled till the break of the day.
He blessed him and named him Israel which means "The one who wrestled with God.
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- He appeared to Moses as fire in a burning bush.
- He appeared to Joshua, son of Nun, as a commander of the army.
- He appeared to Manoah and his wife (Samson's parents) as a man.
- He appeared to Gideon as an angel of the Lord.
- He appeared to Daniel as the Ancient of Days.
What psalms are read at the beginning of the Night of the Apocalypse?
The congregation prays the Psalms starting from Psalm 1 until Psalm 3, stopping at the words ‘I lay down and slept’.
What were the three false teachings that Arius had claimed?
1) That our Lord Jesus Christ (the Son) is of less divinity than the Father, which makes Him not One in essence with the Father
St. Athanasius defended the true Orthodox faith and proved Arius wrong by using verses from the Holy Bible: “I and My Father are one." (John 10:30) “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (John 14:9) “All things that the Father has are Mine” (John 16:15)
2)That the Lord Jesus Christ is only fulfilling what the Father tells Him.
“I am in the Father, and the Father in Me” (John 14:10)
3)Arius also claimed that the Lord Jesus Christ received His authority from the Father.
St. Athanasius explained that the Lord Jesus Christ, being one essence with the Father. He has all the authority that the Father has. “For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.” (John 5:21)
"In the _______ God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without _____, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the _____ of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “'Let there be ______'; and there was light." (_______ 1:1-3)
beginning, form, Spirit, light, Genesis
“Let there be ______”; and there was _____. And God saw the _____, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.” (_______ 1:3-4)
light, light, light, Genesis
“All _______ is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for_________, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16)
Scripture, doctrine, Timothy
Before reading the Book of Revelation, how many wicks are placed in oil, how many censors, and how many candles are placed in front of the altar?
seven, seven, seven
What did Pope Athanasius do when he returned to his seat in the year 366 A.D.?
He contacted the bishops of the world and emphasized the need to keep and defend the Nicene faith and the need to refute the Arian heresy.
The Arians retreated, and the Christian world returned once again to the sound faith of the Council of Nicaea.
What do you think are the things that could harm the light of Christ from us?
- Bad friends
- Ego
- Moving away from the source of Light
- Lack of gratitude
- Negative thoughts