[quote author=George_Mina_Awad link=topic=10909.msg132196#msg132196 date=1299451628]
But if the church believes that His divinity and humanity were always united, how could the two conflict with each other? Is it the same concept as when the body co…
I wanted to just make a quick note that Christ is showing both His humanity and divinity in this verse. It is natural for man to detest death, and yet, Because of His Divinity being the Son of God, He silences those feelings by fully acknowledging t…
[quote author=Meena_Ameen link=topic=10910.msg132150#msg132150 date=1299397823]
But than wouldnt that imply that the souls of the prophets before Jesus never went to hades but went straight to paradise? And we know that isnt true, because it wasnt u…
I am no expert but this is what I was told.
The cup that Christ is referring to is the sins of all mankind. This is a very heavy cup that only God Himself could bare, so we need to understand that Christ's humanity was beyond the feeling of grief. …
Since the sacrifice involves God Himself, the EFFECT transcends time itself. Think of it like a check that is good and acceptable but has not been cashed in yet.
Well, originally, it was an advanced hymns class. I just felt that there is a lot more to the service than just knowing hymns, and some of the comments on this forum inspired me to discuss other things. When I say "hymns," I am referring to the spir…
Zoxasi,
If you wish to have a good understanding of our faith, then it is a must that you read this book! As Orthodox Christians, it is our duty to fully understand our faith through our holy church fathers such as St. Athanasius, who is one of the…
In the Old testament, people were instructed to offer up sacrifices for the remission of their sins. These sacrifices were of animals such as sheep, goats and so forth. This was necessary because we were indebted to God because of our sin and the pu…
I had the blessing of praying with fr. Yohanna Nasif just a couple days ago. It was awesome!
P.S the best english gregorian is hands down fr. Antonios Tanious
For the most part, tunes do not change except for the psalies and doxologies. As for the rite of weekday praise...I do not have it memorized cause I hardly do it, so i will let someone else tell you.
I want to make it clear that I am not advocating the removal of the Coptic language. In fact, I prefer certain things to be said in coptic! However, I have a responsibility as a deacon and If I decided to start chanting a hymn like Aspazesthe in Cop…
[quote author=abanoub2000 link=topic=10424.msg126721#msg126721 date=1294618040]
look the congregation has more than enough books with the translation on them, and the projector (most churches) has a translation. So "doing it for the congregation" is…
[quote author=abanoub2000 link=topic=10424.msg126716#msg126716 date=1294615446]
understand? I'm sorry but the congregation has more than enough resources available to help them understand the hymn... and if a deacon is chanting this long hymn becaus…
Forgive me Abanoub, Geomike, and Ophadeece for wanting to understand the prayers. I can see how much of a disgrace that can be....you know....wanting to pray with understanding and giving the congregation the chance to benefit from these beautiful h…
Mina is right. You can also chant the whole canticle in its kiahk tune which is very similar to the eferanaf tune or you can start it at the psalm 150 part. Its beautiful!
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[quote author=Amoussa01 link=topic=3903.msg123354#msg123354 date=1291409135]
The reason why they put St. Mary at the same level of God is because of religious syncretism.…
The reason why they put St. Mary at the same level of God is because of religious syncretism. When the Spaniards arrived, they began to convert all the indigenous people in the west and what ended up happening was a fusion between different religion…
To gerhard and Father Peter,
The reason why I asked this question was so that I could explain to someone why I believe Christianity is the real path to salvation. I mean, there should be a reason why I believe the Bible is the Word of God (not beca…