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Theology. The Christian Church is not merely a school involved in researches and teaching dogmas, but an institution which worships God and serves mankind. It works for the transformation and the renewal of this world, and hopefully awaits the world to come. Truly, the Christian Church would not be the church as we know it without Christian dogmas.
The Coptic church uses the word theophany to refer to the baptism of Christ and epiphany as a general term to refer to the feasts of the Incarnate Lord. The baptism of Christ is called Theophany because of the revelation of the Holy Trinity to us during His baptism. The Incarnate Lord was in the waters of the Jordan River, the Holy Spirit ...
A Worshipping Church. The Coptic Church is known as being a worship-loving church. Her worship is rather incessant, her liturgies are rich with theology and rites, so profound and delightful. A child can participate with a cheerful heart. Her feasts are continuous every-day besides Sundays, the weekly feasts, the monthly and the yearly feasts.
The spiritual meaning of the law is found only in the mystery of the Cross and of the Church. The Gospels are chiefly concerned with present spiritual realities and point to the eternal gospel, to the time of the parousia when those who have lived according to the spirit on earth, 'will live in the kingdom of heaven according to the laws of the ...
Dec 13, 2013 · The Iconostasis in the Coptic Orthodox Church by Dr. Stéphane René. Iconostasis is a word of Greek origin, meaning literally icon-stand. Over the centuries the iconostasis has become an integral part of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Church architecture. One of the main functions of the iconostasis is to divide the sanctuary from the nave.
The Coptic Church "...On one hand, its theology is based on nothing outside the scriptures. On the other hand, the doctrines agree in all parts with those of the Early Church i.e. the tradition which has the proper interpretation and application of the teachings of our Lord and the Apostles as understood and practiced by the Christians and the leaders of the Church during the period of the One ...
Dec 20, 2023 · The Coptic Orthodox Church remembers the life of Saint Helen the queen on three separate occasions: 1) On the 9th of Bashans, (the 17th of May), we commemorate her departure in the year 327. 2) On the 17th of Tout, (the 27th or the 28th of September), the day of the Feast of the Cross, we remember her role in finding of the Holy ...
