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“Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars” Proverbs

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Prepare to Serve Class 2012-2013

6. Matrimony (Marriage)

1. Baptism 2. Confirmation (Myron)3. Repentance & Confession4. Communion

5. Unction6. Matrimony7. Holy Orders(Priesthood)

The Seven Holy SacramentsSlide2

Fill in the blanksWisdom is ____________ His House is ____________

And the seven pillars are ____________________So Christ has built the Church on the seven SacramentsWisdom has built her

house, She has hewn out her seven pillars” Proverbs 9:1

Christ The church the seven SacramentsSlide3

Review Questions – Connect

Baptism

Eternal dwelling of the Holy Spirit

MyronHealing of Soul and bodyConfession

Spiritual RebirthCommunion

Abide in ChristUnctionForgiveness of sinsSlide4

Unction Steps – Select AnswersUnction, Confession, CommunionConfession, Unction, Communion

Confession, Communion, Unction, Answer2Slide5

Unction – True/FalseThe church is against traditional medicine.

Answer - Falsepatient could certainly be examined by a physician and take medicine. However, we should seek God first and have the sacrament done as early on as possible.Slide6

6- Matrimony (Marriage)

the bridegroom and the bride are joined together in a perfect and spiritual union, like the unity of Christ and the Church.Great

Importance to the home, society, and the ChurchOne husband and One Wife (Monogamy) "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female, 'and said, 'For this

reason a man shallleave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?” -- (Mat. 19:4, 5).Slide7

Christian Marriage Civil

Before a judgeCivil lawContract

BreakablePaperSelf firstOther motives

Before Church

BiblicalCovenantPermanentHeavenlyOther firstHeavenly loveSlide8

Institution of Matrimony

Instituted very early, at the Creation, Old Testament:

"God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He them; male and female created He them, and God said to them: Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth." (Genesis 1:27, 28).Confirmed by Christ, New Testament:

“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.” (Matt. 19:4-6).Christ also attended and blessed the wedding at Cana of GalileeSlide9

Grace received in the

Sacrament of Matrimony

Spiritual: To Sanctify the matrimonial union and make it a spiritual one (Christian vs. civil). "Matrimony is honourable in all (Heb. 13:4). Unity: To help the husband and wife to keep themselves united together and unseparated, just as the unity of Christ with the church is everlasting,

“what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (Mat. 19:6).Loyalty: To keep the husband and wife loyal and faithful to each other.Slide10

Matrimonial Service - Ritual

The declaration of the bridegroom and the bride in front of the Church that they wish by their own free will to be married to each other, and that each will be loyal to the other until the end of life.

The matrimonial service which the priest performs. Marriage MUST be performed inside the churchThe oil with which the bridegroom and the bride are anointed at the

timeof the matrimonial service.Slide11

Successful Marriage

Understanding the purpose marriage

Selecting the right PersonBenefiting from Engagement PeriodKnow, and do, the obligations of the husband and wife.Happy

couples give pleasantimage about marriage to children and vise versa!Slide12

Purpose of Marriage - Right Reasons

Mutual help

between the husband and wife (be there for one another). “And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (Gen. 2:18).

Preservation and growth of mankind (Children); “God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it” (Gen. 1:27, 28)..keep man and woman from the temptation of carnal lusts. “Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband” (1 Corinth 7:2). This conjugal relationship is sanctified insidethe marriage.Slide13

Successful Marriage

Understanding the aim of marriage

Selecting the right PersonBenefiting from Engagement PeriodKnow, and do, the obligations of the husband and wife.Slide14

Only Christians!

“Do not be unequally

yoked together with unbelievers.” 2Corinthians 6:14The wisest man on earth made a mistake by marrying unbelievers

1Kings 11:4 “For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God …”Remember, only baptized persons can partake of the other sacraments.Slide15

Selecting the right one!

Christian Marriage is a lifetime decision. Therefore Compatibility in

faith(Coptic orthodox),

spirituality, principals, thinking and lifestyle must be present prior to agreeing to marry.Cannot be under the same yoke if no unity The risk, “Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’ ” -- 1Corinthians15:33Hard? Then pray about it! “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her….

She does him good and not evil All the days of her life …. Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her.”-- Proverbs 31:10 -12, 28Slide16

Successful Marriage

Understanding the aim of marriage

Selecting the right PersonBenefiting from Engagement PeriodKnow, and do, the obligations of the husband and wife.Slide17

Engagement

Period

Engagement is not a sacrament but a period of friendship to discover the qualities and weaknesses of the other, in addition of course to preparing for the wedding.Church started pre-marital classes realizing the importance of preparing the couple for their life together (dealing with finances, family, children, major decisions, ..etc.)Emotions should not get in the way of making a rational decision. No one is perfect,

however, some incompatibilities could not be compromisedSlide18

Successful Marriage

Understanding the aim of marriage

Selecting the right PersonBenefiting from Engagement Period

Know, and do, the obligations of the husband and wife.Slide19

Marriage Obligations

Unity together/Independence from relatives “

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?” (Mat. 19:4, 5).Mutual Affection: “Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the

husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.” (1 Corinth 7:3-4). One common reason that ruins relationship is when one of the two emotionally punishes the other when disagreeing about any matter.Slide20

Husband/Wife’s

Obligations

Obedient wife - “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:22) As the church submits to Christ, so wife ought to submit to the husband in the Lord. Mutual respect is key to a successful relationship.

Loving Husband- “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, (Ephesians 5:25). The husband should care and love his wife so much, same as Christ Who gave up His life for the Church.In love, each of the two puts the other person first. When these commandments are understood and followed, God’s presence becomes evidentand the married couple will enjoy harmony, peace and happinessSlide21

Divorce

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The general rule -No Divorce” what God has joined together, let not man separate.” (Matt. 19:6).The union is broken however if a third person gets in the middle (one of the two cheats) “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” (Mat. 19:6,9

)The victim could decide to request divorce in case of sexual immorality. The church investigates such claim carefully, interviews witnesses, …etc., a lengthy process by a specialized committee.Once confirmed, the church gives permission to the victim to remarry if he/she so wishesThe guilty person may repent and be forgiven his/her sin. However he/she cannot be entrusted by the church to remarry again.Slide22

Invalid/Void Marriage

Void marriage is NOT a divorce since marriage is not considered done.

Church considers marriage to be void if one concealed (before marriage)/found to be (after marriage)

Already marriedDivorced due to sexual immoralitySexual incapacityMentally handicapped! Slide23

Second marriages

"The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives: but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord." (1

Cor. 7: 39).The church permits widows to re-marry a second time if they so choosePriests and their wives are excluded from this rule, ie. c

annot re-marry after the departure of one’s spouse.Slide24

Adam and Eve! Genesis Ch. 2

Adam felt a need “But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable

to him.” 2:20 God Created Eve from Adam – same flesh!, “Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man

.” 2:22. - So God united them together.Adam understood the definition of marriage, “And Adam said: "This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.“ Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” 2:23-24Slide25

In a nutshell!

Husband and wife = Head and Body for the one flesh, same as Christ and the church

One in everything – no one can make a claim that anything to be his or hers.Slide26

Question – Why do Christian people get married?

AnswerHelp one another.Get KidsPreserve their purity