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[quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=3292.msg99272#msg99272 date=1231894808]
Believe it or not, Christmas trees have pagan roots. St. Boniface who converted the Germans int…
Believe it or not, Christmas trees have pagan roots. St. Boniface who converted the Germans into Christianity saw the pagans worshipping an oak tree. In his anger, the saint cut down the oak tree and found that a fir tree had sprung out from the roo…
Very controversial. Many people will say it is wrong and many say it is alright. I have even heard different opinions from priests some saying it is okay and others saying it is wrong. My personal guess is that it depends on how it is being used. Fo…
[quote author=minagir link=topic=7434.msg98274#msg98274 date=1229144178]
[quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=7434.msg98267#msg98267 date=1229142700]
You guys, think logically. Can sayedna really ban Abouna Zakaria from practicing the sacraments fo…
You guys, think logically. Can sayedna really ban Abouna Zakaria from practicing the sacraments for what he is doing? He is evangelizing. I am sick of people on this site who criticize him and Abouna Makary the exorcist and say that they are both ex…
[quote author=Galations5:22 link=topic=7413.msg98140#msg98140 date=1228946142]
i believe in the book of revelation it says that "nothing shall enter without being purified" wouldnt this mean there is a purgatory to be purified. but in Luke Jesus say…
[quote author=mahraeel link=topic=7413.msg98041#msg98041 date=1228709244]
oh thanks
but we dont believe in it? how come?
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It is a very dangerous heretical idea because through this, you are saying the blood of Christ is not enou…
Although any sin a person does willingly and is conscious of it cannot be forgiven without confession and repentance, a sin a person does unconsciously might be forgiven. This is one of the main purposes of a funeral. The priest and the people atten…
The problem is, some of them will not go to heaven. Not every Orthodox believer will inherit the kingdom of heaven.
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven".…
[quote author=godislove260 link=topic=7388.msg97834#msg97834 date=1228145087]
Yes, but it doesn't say that those who don't will all go to hell, in any case, I just commented on the conclusive answer of NO, THEY WON'T BE FORGIVEN it is not up to us t…
Our church is a very historical one. The significance of the Old Testament in our church is much greater than that of other churches. In the Old Testament, priests used to wear head-dresses as a symbol of respect during prayer. It also served as a r…
[quote author=John_S2000 link=topic=7339.msg97279#msg97279 date=1226925376]
In the commemoration of the saints, every liturgy, the priest says "as this O Lord is the COMMAND OF YOUR ONLY BEGOTTEN SON".
PK could you pls quote the whole text not just …
[quote author=godislove260 link=topic=7339.msg97209#msg97209 date=1226655484]
but let us not think as the protestants do and disregard tradition which was handed down to us by the apostles themselves who had received them for Christ.
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In my…
[quote author=binC link=topic=7315.msg96979#msg96979 date=1226392641]
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Hello friends,
Here we fast from 16 to 18hrs before partaking the holy Communion in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. This is for the honour of the holy Communion as f…
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[quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=7252.msg96169#msg96169 date=1224728069]
Is this prayer supposed to be said during the Prayer of Compline? I know it is for sure read durin…
Can a person basically say that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all different "forms" of one God?
ex. The father is the form of the one God not seen, who receives the prayers of everyone
ex. The son is the form of God who is seen and is part…
[quote author=LondonCopt link=topic=7213.msg95716#msg95716 date=1224174087]
Dear all,
I'm going through a VERY difficult time in my life right now...so much so that I just don't want to be in this world anymore, and it pains me to say that. I KNOW …
If insects have sense and can feel pain too, just like humans and animals, so then why is it abuse to kill an animal and it's not abuse to kill an insect?
PK