Also we can compare the OT to the dead sea scrolls and find that it is nearly verbatim, aside from cultural differences in language. Also, we can assemble the whole of scripture from the writings of the church fathers. So when someone says, "you don…
Copticandproud, that makes even less sense. People are walking by, you cannot explain it to those walking by, then expect the next hundred passersby to know what is going on.
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Agape,
That is what I call a big show done in vain. What's the use of singing something that needs to explained to baptized Christians in the church, while those in public …
No. Deacons serve in the church itself. Unless these are all full deacons or arch-deacons they should not be wearing their tounias outside the church. We don't wear tounias while doing tasbeha do we?
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Do you mean that there are no protestant songs sung on the West coast at any meetings? And t…
Fr. Peter, is there any way that those of us that are against any kind of protestantism in the church can band together somehow and tell the clergy that we will not have that in the church?
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What do you mean that Protestantism has entered into some church functions? Wow, well I am glad i am on the west coast, we don't even come near anything from Protestantism.
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Unfortunately that's not what I've been hearing from around the world.
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Then that is sad, truly sad.
I find that the Coptic youth are less willing to accept protestantism than the adults. It seems in the few places that protestant theology and worship have entered into certain church functions, the youth refuse it, at least most of them.
Coming from the protestant denominations I have heard it all when it comes to protestant tv. Oral Roberts, a famous evangelist, once stated that if he did not get the couple million to build his school that God would kill him.
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2012!!! WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
lol
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Lol, happy new year Ioannes!
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:P
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Today I planned on watching some free to air tv but then I came across GOD TV. I was not watching spiritual things for a while but I thought I should look if there could be …
No problem Zoxasi!
It is a terrible tragedy what has happened to Christian celebrations. Easter has become paganized, Christmas has become about materialism, its just awful. As Orthodox Christians we should know our traditions well and stand firml…
The gifts were a symbol of the three gifts given to Christ. The traditions that we have today, the tree and presents under them, comes from St Boniface. When he was in modern day Germany, he saw that the pagans sacraficed infants to Thor and placed …
The gift of tongues is the least of the gifts, according to St Paul. It was used to spread the Gospel. Around 13 different languages were spoken in palestine at the time of the apostles, it would have taken much longer but through the gift of speaki…
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I am not a fan of Fr. Anthony. I heard a sermon of his before I was baptized and I was actually …
We are all guilty of sin and therefore are in some way responsible for Christ coming and dying for us. But there are only a few who are doubly guilty. Guilty of sin and guilty of physically putting Christ to death. They put Him to death, not out of …