Who Is the Ethiopian Orthodox

Who is the Ethiopian #Orthodox Tewahedo religion? (Part 3) 👆👇 1. "Orthodox": The word orthodox is a combination of two Greek words. "Ortho" means straight, upright, upright. "Dox" means to interpret, to believe, to think. In general, when orthodox is solved as one name, it means straight thought, straight religion, straight teaching, straight way, true religion. In the 4th century, that is in 325 AD, 318 scholars (fathers of the church) held a religious assembly (Synod assembly) in the city of Nicaea. Therefore; As the history of our church testifies, the scholars of this conference called it "orthodox (straight path) religion" to distinguish the true, direct unified religion from Arius' denial and apostasy. Therefore, the name "Orthodox" was started in our church in 325 A.D. in the international church conference in Nicaea. The 318 scholars of the church gathered in Nicaea and rejected Arius, confirmed the religion, agreed and prayed over it to call their religion "Orthodox". The Orthodox Church is an apostolic, unaltered, apostolic, direct religion. Prophet Jeremiah, speaking about the true and straight path (religion), said, "Ask for the first, straight path, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls" (Jer 6:16). Our Lord Jesus Christ said, "I am the way, the truth, the life" (John 14:6). In his letter to his fellow Hebrews (followers), the Apostle St. Paul taught about the early and first direct religion by saying: "Let us hold fast to our first faith to the end" (Hebrews 3:14). 2. "Tawahdo" (Geʽez: ተዋሕዶ) is a Geʽez word meaning "united as one". This word is used for the mystery of The Trinity and the mystery of incarnation. In the history of the Church, this term was widely defined after the Council of Ephesus (431) "Adam became like one of us" according to Genesis 3:22, the first divinity was reckoned to him at the time of his incarnation, the son of God the Father became the son of the Virgin Mary. The Son of a Virgin was called the Son of God the Father. Duality is lost in fusion; Therefore, the orthodox doctrine of the flesh is this: - Immutability - When the Word becomes flesh, it is not through transformation. Heb 7, John 1:14-16, James 1:17, Zechariah 3:6, "I, God, do not change." - without leaving - Divinity did not leave the body after saving the world. Jeremiah 16:16 - Deity is not temporarily incarnated, but a perfect fusion. Therefore, when he says, "the Word became flesh," it is not a merger, but a perfect union. - Without changing, God became man without changing his divinity. About the feast of #Epiphaby Beloved and respected members who follow the orthodox education and spiritual service that we convey on John's Repentance page, we send you this writing about the feast of Epiphaby because it is important to understand this foundational mystery of the Church. The month of January brings to us several feasts: the beginning of the new year, the Nativity, the circumcision, the Epiphany. We thank God who gave us the blessing and the efficiency of all these feasts, in our lives. While we celebrate the glorious feast of the Ephiphany, we are glad to stop sometime for meditation: The feast of Epiphany is the feast of Baptism. This feast is also called the feast of the divine manifestation (the Theophania). Because the Holy Trinity appeared in it: The Son is baptised, The Father says from heaven: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased”, and The Holy Spirit appears “like of a dove” (Matt. 3: 16-17). Hence the baptism of the Lord Christ shows the creed of the Holy Trinity. Thus the baptism is always in the Name of the Holy Trinity According to the word of the Lord to His disciples before His Ascension: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 28:19). He did not say in the names, because the three are one, as it was mentioned in (1 John 5:7): “For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one”. Because in it, the Church reminds the people that the Lord Christ was baptized by being immersed, as it was said that after being baptized, “When He has been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water” (Matt. 3:16). The Church also reminds the people that the faithful in the New Testament are being baptized by being immersed, (and not by being sprinkled with water, as it is done in some communities). The Ethiopian eunuch was baptized in this manner, at the beginning of the apostolic era, at the hands of Philip: “Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away” (Acts 8:39).Also because Baptism is a tincture, (Baptisma in Latin), and tinting is accomplished through immersion; and because Baptism is a burial with Christ (Col. 2:12), and burial is accomplished through placing inside the tomb (immersion), and cannot be represented by sprinkling with water Likewise in all the ancient vestiges, we see that baptism was accomplished inside a recipient that was called the baptistery. That proves that baptizing was accomplished through immersion, and not by sprinkling water. We remember, during this feast, many spiritual and doctrinal meanings, whether as regards the baptism of the Lord Christ at the hands of John the Baptist, or as regards the importance of Baptism in the Chuch We remember also that the Lord came to the baptism of John, while He was not in need of it. But that was in order “to fulfill all righteousness”, so that He would be without blame before men, even while He is not in need. That also establishes before us the principle of obedience and the principle of loyalty, without asking what profit it is to us? He entered the baptism of John also in order to be our representative, or to take our place, just as He fasted instead of us, and just as He was crucified instead of us. Many of His actions were for the others and not for Himself. He took our place to present to God the Father an image of the perfect man, who satisfies the Father by His life, as well He satisfies Him by His redemption of the human kind.In His baptism, we remember his humility We remember His love and His fidelity, and His tenderness in His conversation with John, when He says: “Permit it to be so now”. The baptism of Christ also reminds us of our baptism , and of the care of the Church for Baptism.