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Sacraments and Worship Archives - St Paul Coptic Apologetics https://copticapologetics.com/category/sacraments/ The Truth will set you Free Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:41:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://copticapologetics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-cropped-9D88CE1F-8434-4AE7-AE31-23791BCA131B-32x32.jpeg Sacraments and Worship Archives - St Paul Coptic Apologetics https://copticapologetics.com/category/sacraments/ 32 32 Are the Sacraments Necessary for ‎Salvation?‎ https://copticapologetics.com/2025/10/09/sacraments-necessary-for-salvation/ https://copticapologetics.com/2025/10/09/sacraments-necessary-for-salvation/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:41:15 +0000 https://copticapologetics.com/?p=2562 First let us define what the sacraments mean and how many sacraments we have. In Orthodox Christianity, Sacraments, also known as Holy Mysteries, or unseen grace, are granted to the church or to the believer through the work of the Holy Spirit invoked by the priest and are considered essential for salvation as they are […]

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]]> https://copticapologetics.com/2024/09/10/was-jesus-speaking-metaphorically-in-john-6/feed/ 0 Is the Baptism of Children Biblical‎? https://copticapologetics.com/2024/08/01/is-the-baptism-of-children-biblical/ https://copticapologetics.com/2024/08/01/is-the-baptism-of-children-biblical/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:22:28 +0000 https://copticapologetics.com/?p=1334 “And now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptised and wash your sins away, calling on His name.” (Acts 22:16) Such a motivating verse, right? As much as this verse promises the washing away of sins and encourages all of us to get baptised, there is a claim that nowhere does the Bible […]

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]]> https://copticapologetics.com/2024/08/01/is-the-baptism-of-children-biblical/feed/ 0 Worship music from an Orthodox perspective https://copticapologetics.com/2024/08/01/worship-music-from-an-orthodox-perspective/ https://copticapologetics.com/2024/08/01/worship-music-from-an-orthodox-perspective/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:54:16 +0000 https://copticapologetics.com/?p=1330 Music is the sound of the soul and a medium for meeting with God. Although the Old Testament records that the Jewish nation used to worship God through music and singing, such as David and Asaph in their psalms, it is also recorded in the New Testament that “Paul and Silas were praying and singing […]

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