AN ORDINANCE IS A GOD ORDAINED RITE OR SYMBOL ADMINISTERED IN THE LOCAL CHURCH TO BE KEPT FAITHFULLY BY EVERY CHRISTIAN THROUGH THE CHURCH MINISTRY UNTIL WE SEE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
WHILE IN CHURCH, REMEMBER to… Wear appropriate attire to enter God's House. Silence your mobile devices. Sit with your legs uncrossed. Refrain from chewing gum, mints, or candy. Remove lipstick when receiving Holy Communion or when venerating and kissing the icons. Follow the direction of the Priest for standing & sitting.
The term "ordinances" is used when speaking of Baptism, Feet Washing, and the Lord's Supper. Our understanding of the term "ordinance" comes from two traditions. One relates to the observance of the Passover. Another comes from Paul's instructions to the church at Corinth.
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Examples of ordinances include baptism and the Lord's Supper, both of which are practiced in denominations including the Anabaptist, Baptist, Churches of Christ, and Pentecostal denominations. Some churches, including those of the Anabaptists, include headcovering and footwashing as ordinances.
Communion and baptism are the only two specific ordinances or orders Jesus gave the church to follow. Both have to do with identifying with Jesus Christ and identifying with the church – the body of Christ.