Holy Communion
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20 questions
- What is the Orthodox Church belief concerning Eucharist? Do we eat Christ’s body and blood in the PHYSICAL SENSE (i.e. skin cells, platelets, etc), in the spiritual…
- The Holy Bible admonishes us from receiving Holy Communion unworthily. How should we then prepare ourselves for Holy Communion; and how often must one confess?
- If a man commits adultery and his wife divorces him, will he be able to receive Holy Communion if he shows true repentance?
- Which verses in the Holy Bible prove that Holy Communion is the true Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ?
- Is it correct or incorrect to make the sign of the cross after receiving the Holy Communion?
- In the Holy Book of 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 and throughout the Holy Bible, leavened bread is used in a negative sense. Why do we not use unleavened bread instead for Holy…
- Since Holy Communion is a very great and blessed spiritual gift from our Lord Jesus Christ that is required for our forgiveness of sins, salvation, and for spiritual…
- What is your opinion regarding the following excerpt from a book written by a Copt.
- I have a number of questions that I would like your Grace to answer in the order I present them. After partaking of Holy Communion;does the Body and Blood of our Lord get…
- Can a woman take the communion by herself alone if her husband is not ready to take it? Can she take it individually and still live with her husband?
- I notice that when the congregation partakes of the holy blood that the same spoon is given to every member. The thought of catching herpes or some other disease from the…
- I am currently going to a Coptic Orthodox Church on Sundays and I do love the Orthodox Church. I was never before and am not a part of a specific denomination now, but…
- Why does the wine (that later turns into the blood of Christ) in which we partake during Holy Communion have a percentage of alcohol in it? Why does it have to be wine,…
- I live in Norway and have known a woman for six who lives with her children. She is an active participant in the church. She serves and her children do the same. Once up…
- How are the sacraments driven to keep our personal bodies as temples, and as a result, the body of Christ (the church community) kept holy as well?
- It says that if one partakes of Holy Communion unworthily, they eat and drink damnation upon themselves. If someone does take communion unworthily, can they repent and…
- Why does God prefer to give us the mystery like Communion rather than showing us how He does it?
- If you are clean the night before church, but in the morning, you are unclean for a man such as expulsion of semen. Are you forbidden to take Holy Communion?
- Besides the fact that communion is a sacrament, what biblical references do we have that only a priest or bishop is allowed to lay hands, bless, break and administer the…
- Can you repent and be forgiven if you take Holy Communion unworthily?
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