“But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will
send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to
your remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:
26). We receive the blessings and grace of the Holy Spirit
thought the seven sacraments. The seven sacraments of our
church are: baptism, repentance/confession, marriage,
anointing, priesthood, myron (confirmation), communion.
| The Seven Sacraments By Bavly Hanna |
When we are baptized we are born again in the name of the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit. God instituted the sacrament by going and being baptized by
John the Baptist. “He who is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe
will be condemned” (Mark 16:16)
The sacrament of myron, holy anointment, is received immediately following
baptism, to become a temple of the holy spirit. This is to help to grow spiritually,
and is applied as 36 crosses.
Repentance and confession allows a sinner to return to God by confessing to a
priest. This requires verbal confession to the priest, a strong faith in God, and
remorse for the sins. The priest prays to the Lord and is granted forgiveness.
Marriage, or matrimony, is to unite to persons in marriage, a man and a woman.
In marriage the man and the woman become one under God. “For this reason a
man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall
become one flesh. So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore
what God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matthew 19:5,6). In our
church divorce is not permitted.
Anointing is spiritual and physical healing of the sick. The priest anoints the
person with the holy oil from which they obtain the grace of remedy from God.
Seven cotton wicks sit in a plate of oil, which is prayed upon and then used to
anoint the sick. The number seven signifies the seven spirits of God, which are
mentioned in Revelations.
The Lord created the priesthood when he picked his 12 disciples. A priest is a
clergyman who spiritually serves the people. God told his 12 disciples “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, teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19,20)
Communion is when the believer takes in the body and blood of God. It is taken
directly after baptism and after confession, to forgive sins and to allow God to
enter out body. He who eats My Flesh, and drinks My Blood abides in Me, and I
in him” (John 6:56).
the Holy Spirit. God instituted the sacrament by going and being baptized by
John the Baptist. “He who is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe
will be condemned” (Mark 16:16)
The sacrament of myron, holy anointment, is received immediately following
baptism, to become a temple of the holy spirit. This is to help to grow spiritually,
and is applied as 36 crosses.
Repentance and confession allows a sinner to return to God by confessing to a
priest. This requires verbal confession to the priest, a strong faith in God, and
remorse for the sins. The priest prays to the Lord and is granted forgiveness.
Marriage, or matrimony, is to unite to persons in marriage, a man and a woman.
In marriage the man and the woman become one under God. “For this reason a
man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall
become one flesh. So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore
what God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matthew 19:5,6). In our
church divorce is not permitted.
Anointing is spiritual and physical healing of the sick. The priest anoints the
person with the holy oil from which they obtain the grace of remedy from God.
Seven cotton wicks sit in a plate of oil, which is prayed upon and then used to
anoint the sick. The number seven signifies the seven spirits of God, which are
mentioned in Revelations.
The Lord created the priesthood when he picked his 12 disciples. A priest is a
clergyman who spiritually serves the people. God told his 12 disciples “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, teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19,20)
Communion is when the believer takes in the body and blood of God. It is taken
directly after baptism and after confession, to forgive sins and to allow God to
enter out body. He who eats My Flesh, and drinks My Blood abides in Me, and I
in him” (John 6:56).
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