I have had this problem in the past, and I am still figuring out and learning new techniques about how to make a good friend, and what I have realized is, it's not about what you try to say or do. I used to act a different way when i was with differ…
[quote author=copticuser20 link=topic=12073.msg144250#msg144250 date=1315274064]
But why don't they just upgrade the whole forum to completely avoid the spam posting? it is getting really annoying!
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Lol, programming and web design doesn't w…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=12073.msg144239#msg144239 date=1315259257]
I nominate Geo or Minagir or both.
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Well, I think that the administrators are the people that know the people who made the site, or go to the same church as…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=12073.msg144232#msg144232 date=1315246570]
[move] PLEASE CLEAN THE SPAM[/move]
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Couldn't Have said it better.
[quote author=ophadece link=topic=12065.msg143133#msg143133 date=1313258225]
To the first question I cannot give an answer. Someone more knowledgeable.
To the second, my answer is no. The Church puts nothing for no reason. There is a very good reaso…
[quote author=henrik.hank link=topic=12047.msg143000#msg143000 date=1313065518]
Nofri!
If I become Catholic, what relationship should I then have with the Coptic Orthodox Church?
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You are not obligated to have a relationship with the church…
[quote author=Christrules link=topic=11785.msg142982#msg142982 date=1313039904]
Vows, or a nadr is not wrong. No where in the bible does it state so. In fact i know many ppl who have done it and my priest supported me once when i did it.
A nadr or …
[quote author=irishpilgrim link=topic=11903.msg142931#msg142931 date=1312986237]
Darn, I'm still making Junk Mail. I'll try again.
Excuse me,
This discussion is far too chaotic for me to follow with understanding. It seems to me that the conversat…
[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=7964.msg142838#msg142838 date=1312907339]
I didn't think it funny at all.
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That's the same thing I was thinking. Pascha, especially is a time in which all your focus should be on the pains and sufferi…
[quote author=bigwayne275 link=topic=12011.msg142849#msg142849 date=1312914058]
There you go sir...your question was a little vague. We believe baptism is not the only thing one must do. You must receive the gift of the holy spirit by evidence of sp…
[quote author=anba bola link=topic=12011.msg142830#msg142830 date=1312898634]
Hey bigwayne275,
The main reason the Orthodox Church doesn't encourage uninterpreted tongues is the passage below.
Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he …
[quote author=Unworthy1 link=topic=12012.msg142789#msg142789 date=1312843733]
Don't go out of your way to tell people you are fasting. Don't go out extremely of your way to hide from people that you are fasting in such a way that it becomes a lie. I…
[quote author=Knowledge That Glows link=topic=11621.msg139473#msg139473 date=1308084082]
God did create everything, as i know, but isn't evil something that's created? So did God create evil? if so why? is it to give us the will to choose his way an…
Our stance is stated quite well in 1 Corinthians 14 : 26 (somewhere around there).
Basically, we believe that if you are REALLY speaking in tongues then it will be a gift from the Holy Spirit that will help build up the church not just show peopl…
[quote author=jeongken22 link=topic=11866.msg142756#msg142756 date=1312806462]
Think about people who are not as lucky as you are: the orphanage or so
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It's over man, he's okay now.
[quote author=I Believe link=topic=11966.msg142736#msg142736 date=1312758702]
So when David danced he had lust? So in churches where dancing is a part of their liturgical service they have lust? Of course not as Father Peter said not all dancing doe…
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[quote author=Unworthy1 link=topic=11993.msg142571#msg142571 date=1312516648]
You don't have to be closer to your FoC than anyone else. But you do need to tell him about thing…
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[quote author=christiangirl link=topic=11752.msg142605#msg142605 date=1312582587]
marmar
u r right this is insulting to our church and it is also unbelievable how many ppl lik…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=11966.msg142464#msg142464 date=1312301239]
Not all dancing does.
Almost all modern dancing does.
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Well, in this thread we are talking about Hip Hop and that for sure has its origin in that area of lust.
Zoxasi, how about another option that i have been thinking of this whole time...
GO TO CHURCH TO WORSHIP YOUR CREATOR INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BE ACCEPTED BY OTHER PEOPLE.
Jeez, i hate complainers.
Well bigeee, if you listen to the lyrics of these hip hop songs, you will see that they are filthy and full of vanity and emptiness. You should listen to taraneem and hymns in order to immerse yourself in a Christian atmosphere which will help you m…
[quote author=CopticFighter link=topic=11886.msg142009#msg142009 date=1311775113]
What about combat sports?
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Well, I don't recommend you do that. The thing is, with sports like boxing, you have to be careful because why are you hitting the …
[quote author=Zoxsasi link=topic=11903.msg141805#msg141805 date=1311454385]
Hi,
I have friends that are leaving the COC. They are extremely Orthodox in their personalities and love the faith, but they feel they have NO place in the Coptic Orthodox …
That's so good to here Bigeee. This should teach you a lesson bigeeee, the lesson is that God won't leave you no matter how depressed you are, if you read the Bible and pray you will have inner peace no matter what is going on.
If you want to be a pharmacist, you must really like Chemistry because you must be motivated because the classes are hard for Pharmacist (the 3rd year is the hardest). I don't know much about physical therapy or chiropractor, but it seems that physi…