Coptic Orthodox Confusion

Bishoy Abdelshaid, an aggressive protestor of Verity Baptist Church, told the Sacramento Bee that he is a Member of St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church. He is protesting because of a sermon Pastor Jimenez preached against the homos after the Orlando shooting.

Although his specific “Sacramento diocese” located in Roseville, California, does not provide a detailed statement of faith on their website, they are part of the Coptic Orthodox church that follows a pope in Egypt, so a consistency in doctrine would be expected. A priest of another Coptic Orthodox location in the Bay Area stated that “homosexuals will not repent of their sins.” Further down the page this statement is contradicted when they are told to repent. This confusing information can be found on a website called religioustolerance.org. Interestingly, even the Coptic Orthodox Church hints at the reprobate doctrine.

Perhaps the question of whether or not all Sodomites are reprobates is just as controversial in Orthodox churches as it is among Baptists. Either way, they know it is a sin, they know it is unnatural, they acknowledge that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah were homos, and they acknowledge that the death penalty was put on Sodomy in the book of Leviticus. So what is Bishoy so upset about unless he himself is a Sodomite? Maybe someone should tell him that his own religion condemns him. That freak is going to hell in every religion!

Solving the Dilemma

Even blinded unbelievers usually know instinctively that practicing homos are not saved, which presents a dilemma. They either have to believe that Sodomites must repent of that sin before getting saved, that they will automatically change after salvation, or that they are reprobates and it is too late for them. I obviously believe the latter since salvation is a free gift and not of works. Here is a sermon where I lay out the reprobate doctrine in more detail.

I realize that there are “gay” churches, but obviously those are run by reprobates themselves. Even before I came to the conclusion that being a Sodomite is a symptom of being a reprobate (see Romans 1), I knew that practicing homos were not saved. Any idiot knows that.

Regardless of what they actually believe about Sodomites, Coptic Orthodox churches are completely apostate because they teach a hardcore works salvation. If Bishoy Abdelshaid is an example of their typical member, I shudder to think what goes on in St. Mary’s children’s ministries. Not only was Bishoy seen on Twitter posing in a tutu, but in 2013, he re-tweeted a filthy post promoting pedophilia on a three-month old baby! Please pray that this wicked pervert is stopped before he hurts innocent children.

Orthodoxy Exposed

Orthodoxy, whether it be Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox or any other type of orthodoxy, is an apostate false religion. The differences between Orthodox churches are mainly regional, i.e. Greek Orthodox vs. Russian Orthodox. Orthodoxy has all the same heresies of the Roman Catholic Church, because it is the same Mystery Babylon religion which predates Catholicism. Changing the name of a heathen goddess to “Mary” did not make Catholicism and Orthodoxy “Christian.” Pagan practices such as having monks do not come from the Bible. The same superstitious paganism seen in Catholicism is present in the Orthodox religion.

The most important thing to note is that Orthodox churches are wrong on salvation. They teach that salvation involves faith + works + the sacraments and that salvation is a process. Being born again is a one-time event, not a gradual process.

“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.” John 3:7

Here is a list of Orthodox practices, which show its striking similarities to Catholicism:

Infant baptism
Celibate bishops (even though Orthodox parish priests are allowed to marry)
Chanting vain repetitions
Monks, nuns, and monasteries
Praying to Mary
Praying to saints
Praying for the dead
Candles, incense, icons, idols, and relics (a “relic” can be anything from a piece of wood to the dead body of a saint, which they take on tour)
Services are often conducted in a language not everyone understands

The Coptic Orthodox Church

The Coptic Orthodox Church is based in Egypt and claims to have been started by Saint Mark. This is similar to the Roman Catholic claim that Peter was the first pope. The Coptic pope wrote a book called the Heresy of Salvation in a Moment. That same pope also said that “salvation is not attained through good works, but is not attained without them.” This convoluted statement is typical of a works-based religion, but what does the Bible say?

“But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” Romans 4:5

Orthodox churches are completely apostate. Christians shouldn’t be listening to the Youtuber, “Brother Nathaniel,” who is a member of an Orthodox church. This person is a false teacher who chants a vain repetition for hours at a time. If you are a Christian, this man is not your brother in Christ. You wouldn’t listen to a Catholic priest, so don’t listen to an Orthodox one either, because it’s the same religion.

Here is a sermon on Orthodoxy in Light of the Bible