MariaRegina
22nd November 2003, 09:34 PM
I was doing an Internet search for a paper that I'm writing at the university.
The Ethiopian Orthodox are in unity with the Coptic Orthodox.
They have 5 commandments - all from the New Testament:
There are commandments which are to be observed, through which the work of our salvation is completed. The keeping of these commandments is equal to the keeping of all the commandments. They are five:
1) The first commandment, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy mind, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength", containing all our duties towards God and every commandment having any reference to God. ( Luke 10: 25-28)
2) The second commandment, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself', contains all our duties towards Christ, who became Neighbor to us, and whom we ought to love as He also first loved us. In this is every commandment referring to Christ.
3) The third commandment, "A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye love one another", contains all our duties towards our brethren and the brethren of Christ and every commandment having reference to the Christian Brotherhood (John 13. 34,35).
4) The fourth commandment, "Ye shall love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you", contains all our duties towards the enemies and persecutors of the faith and the teaching of Christ, and every commandment having reference to this order of men (Luke 6:27-28).
5.) The fifth commandment, "All things therefore which you would that men should do to you, do even so to them", contains all our duties to all men whether ill disposed towards us or friendly, and every commandment having reference to them(Matt. 7:12 and Luke 6:13)
PLEASE NOTE: I post this site below only for reference, in order to comply with Erwin's request. So that CF will not be sued.
http://www.eotc.faithweb.com/orth.html#CREED
Please DO NOT search this website with the sinister motive of trying to find anything negative. I implore you to show Christian love as the above 5 commandments dictate. These commandments are the very words of Christ.
If you find anything on this Internet site and you want to make a comment, then please do so in your own forum and in your own thread, but do so with charity. Let charity be your motivation and not revenge.
I remind you that the black Ethiopians are being persecuted by Islam and desperately need our prayers. The Eritrean Orthodox, formerly part of the Ethiopian Church, are also in unity with the Coptic Patriarch. These Orthodox Christians are in danger of extinction because they are now a minority in Eritrea where the muslims outnumber them.
We need to start praying for our fellow persecuted Christians and to cease arguing about petty things.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us and save us.
Lovingly yours in Christ our God,
Elizabeth
The Ethiopian Orthodox are in unity with the Coptic Orthodox.
They have 5 commandments - all from the New Testament:
There are commandments which are to be observed, through which the work of our salvation is completed. The keeping of these commandments is equal to the keeping of all the commandments. They are five:
1) The first commandment, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy mind, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength", containing all our duties towards God and every commandment having any reference to God. ( Luke 10: 25-28)
2) The second commandment, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself', contains all our duties towards Christ, who became Neighbor to us, and whom we ought to love as He also first loved us. In this is every commandment referring to Christ.
3) The third commandment, "A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye love one another", contains all our duties towards our brethren and the brethren of Christ and every commandment having reference to the Christian Brotherhood (John 13. 34,35).
4) The fourth commandment, "Ye shall love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you", contains all our duties towards the enemies and persecutors of the faith and the teaching of Christ, and every commandment having reference to this order of men (Luke 6:27-28).
5.) The fifth commandment, "All things therefore which you would that men should do to you, do even so to them", contains all our duties to all men whether ill disposed towards us or friendly, and every commandment having reference to them(Matt. 7:12 and Luke 6:13)
PLEASE NOTE: I post this site below only for reference, in order to comply with Erwin's request. So that CF will not be sued.
http://www.eotc.faithweb.com/orth.html#CREED
Please DO NOT search this website with the sinister motive of trying to find anything negative. I implore you to show Christian love as the above 5 commandments dictate. These commandments are the very words of Christ.
If you find anything on this Internet site and you want to make a comment, then please do so in your own forum and in your own thread, but do so with charity. Let charity be your motivation and not revenge.
I remind you that the black Ethiopians are being persecuted by Islam and desperately need our prayers. The Eritrean Orthodox, formerly part of the Ethiopian Church, are also in unity with the Coptic Patriarch. These Orthodox Christians are in danger of extinction because they are now a minority in Eritrea where the muslims outnumber them.
We need to start praying for our fellow persecuted Christians and to cease arguing about petty things.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us and save us.
Lovingly yours in Christ our God,
Elizabeth