Annamma and Pastor Question and answers from chapters 9 to 16

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1 Annamma and Pastor Question and answers from chapters 9 to In Isaiah 58:6 what is said about fasting? 1. Loose every bond of wrong doing, 2. Untie the knots of violent dealings, 3. cancel the debts of the oppressed 4. Tear apart every unjust contract. 2. How should we observe lent and fasting? 1. Break your bread for the hungry, 2. Bring the homeless poor into your house, 3. If you see a naked man, clothe him, 4. Do not disregard your offspring in your own household 3. How many days Elijah observed fasting? 40 days and taken up to heaven. 4. How many days did the people of Nineveh, Esther, and Mordechai fast? 3 days 5. Who are the ones who rejected the food from the royal table? Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah 6. Who fasted for 3 weeks, with lamentations and rejected good food, meat or wine? Daniel. 7. What does our church say, how to observe lent?

2 During Lent, the rule is to avoid eating till evening or till 3 PM. For those who are unable to do that, they should fast till noon. If that is not possible either, then one should avoid tasty and nutritious food like eggs, milk, fish, or meat, and should engage in prayers and meditation to achieve spiritual purification. One should also engage more in charitable works. Everyone should repent and take Holy Confession, and receive Holy Communion. 8. Who served God with fasting and prayers night and day in the Temple? (Luke 2:37) Hanna 9. Fill in the gap: is essential for the spiritual cleanliness and for winning over earthly pleasures. It is also necessary for witnessing the Christian love. Lent 10. It was very common among the Jews to fast. It was done as an act of atonement for sins. Give some examples who received God s grace by practicing lent and fasting. 1. The Israelites observed Lent after the internal war with the Benjamin tribe. (Judges 20: 26). 2. Samuel had the Israelites observe the lent as they had prayed to a foreign god. (1 Samuel 7:6). 3. Lent is observed for atonement of sins (Nehemiah 9:1). 4. The people of Nineveh, even though they were gentiles, received grace of God by their Lent. 11. Name 2 people who fasted to get revelation from God. 1. Moses fasted 40 days and received the tablets from God. 2. Daniel fasted for God s revelation and received message through the angel. 12. What is the meaning of the word Sacrament? Sacraments are the visible acts instituted by God for receiving the invisible grace from God.

3 13. What shall we do for the forgiveness of sins and cleanliness of soul? If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us all unrighteousness. (1 John. 1:9) 14. Give examples to show what miracles happened to the rod of Moses by the power of God? 1. When Moses put the rod down, it became a serpent. 2. When he held the serpent by tail, it became a rod again. 3. When he beat the Red Sea with that rod, it separated. 15. Who was that saint whose skeleton raised a corpse to life when it touched it? Elisha s (2 kings 13:21) 16. Which was the day that the Apostles selected to perform Holy Qurbana? Sunday, the first day of the week (Acts: 20:7) 17. Is there any Biblical proof that says all the apostles are of equal stature? Jesus spoke thus in Matthew 28: 19 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; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Jesus considered all Apostles equal. In Matthew 28:19, Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the ae of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. I am with you always, even to the end of the age John 20:21, As the Father has sent Me, I also send you. In 1 Peter 5 :1.Peter agrees that he is a fellow elder 18. St. Matthew 16:18 says you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church. What is the meaning of this? It means, church is built on the Rock of Faith.

4 19. Why Peter got the permission to feed his sheep? When he denied knowing Jesus, he made himself rejected from the group of Apostles. But he repented on his weakness and cried bitterly. Jesus, who can understand his feelings, felt pity on him and wished to raise him once again to his lost position. He made him say three times his acceptance for the three denials. Also gave him the permission to feed his flock once again. 20. Where does it say in Bible in the building of New Jerusalem that all the Apostles are equal? Revelation 21: What did Peter say about himself while describing who he is? Ans. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ (1Peter 1:1) ; Simon Peter, a bond servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:1) ; I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, (1Peter 5:1) 22. What does our church teach us about the procession of the Holy Spirit.? Ans. The Orthodox Church says that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father, and is worshipped with the Father and the Son. 23. What are the four important foundational characteristics of our Church? Ans. The four characteristics of the Church are that it is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. 24. Before Roman Catholic Church was formed, it was a part of which church? Ans. It was part of Greek Orthodox Church. It separated on1053 and become Church of Roman Catholics. 25. What is the Biblical proof to show that the procession of the Holy Spirit is not from the Son of God? Ans. 1.. In John 15: 26, the Lord said, But when the helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of me. 2. He (the Holy Spirit) will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. (John 16: 14).

5 3. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever (John 14: 16). So when it is so clear that the Helper is being sent because the Son requested it. 4. At the time of the baptism of the Lord, the Holy Spirit descend upon Him from heaven where Father sits. 26. Who is a God-father? Ans. During baptism, the Godfather pledges before God to teach and train the child to grow up in the true faith. 27. What is the reason that the child of an Orthodox believer is not allowed to be God- fathered by any one from the protestant church? The mediator pledges that he believes the true faith of our Church as preserved for two thousand years and handed down by apostles, prophets, and saints, and will teach the child that faith. But other churches including the protestant churches separated from the Mother church- Orthodox. They do not stand in that faith and they cannot teach the child Orthodox faith. 28. What are the differences in Orthodox faith and protestant faith? Ans. 1. Through the Holy Qurbana, the Lord dwells in us and we in Him, and we become one in Christ. But protestant does not believe that consecrated bread and wine are the body of Jesus Christ. It remains as bread and wine. 2. They also do not believe in the intercessory prayers to the Saints and also prayers for our departed souls 3. Protestants have different way of thinking about the priesthood and also about Holy Confession 4. For Mother Mary, they do not believe her as perpetual Virgin What is Desakuri or Marriage certificate? Ans. : The letter we provide has the name of the place, parish, family, parents, age, etc. of the girl to be married, and states that there is no legal objection to the wedding.. When someone marries to a different parish within our own Holy Church, the vicar would include a friendly

6 statement in the certificate (deshakkuri) requesting the blessings and full cooperation in officiating the wedding from the other parish. 30. Which year was the synod convened at Ephesus? Ans. A.D Where does it say about the showbread that is only meant for the priest? 1 Samuel 21:4; St. Matthew 12: 3, According to John 6:53 and 54 what shall we get if we part-take in receiving His holy body and blood? Resurrection and eternal life 33. The cup of blessing which we bless; is it not the ? communion of the blood of Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16) 34. The bread which we break, is it not the ? communion of the body of Christ. 35. How should we part-take in Holy Qurbana, according to 1.Corinthians 11: 26-29? When we take part in Holy Qurbana, we proclaim the Lord s death till He comes. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgement to himself, not discerning the Lord s body. 36. Where does it say in the Bible that during His public ministry that Jesus attended a feast? John 7: According to Acts 20: 6, what is the meaning of Patheera? Unleavened Bread. 38. Write 2 Bible verses that support the observation of feast of the Holy Saints.

7 Proverb 10: 7; Psalms 112: 6; Hebrews 13: Name some of the festivals observed by the Hebrews. Pass over (Exodus 12); Penta Cost (Exodus 19:20) Feast of the Tabernacle (Leviticus 23); Purim Festival (Esther 9) Feast of the Trumpets (Leviticus 23); Feast of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29)