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Rem, I never blasted anyone. We do not believe in infallability, I have every right to disagree on matters such as this. Until you grow up and stop with the confrontational arguments, I am done. You turned this into a mud slinging contest and I wil…
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Rem, Many of us here have studied this issue thouroughly, just because you spout off some sources or copy and paste from a unverified source on a website does not mean you have any credibility on this subject. You came into this with the goal of "wi…
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Remnkemi, Just for your information, this argument was made popular by Michael Heiser a very well respected biblical scholar who is fluent in Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and a few others. I suggest you take a look at his work, since he is a professional…
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thanks TITL, what I am saying is that this sort of temptation becomes like a drug. There is actual scientific proof that shows just how addictive it is and the chemicals released in the brain that make it so addictive. What I suggest is not concentr…
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Dimyan, alot of guys struggle with this. I think you have to realize that you are fighting against this sin so much you are neglecting your spiritual life. Or it has taken over your spiritual life. Work on prayer, hymns, reading the bible etc and yo…
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I dont have "non-Christian" parents in the sense you probably mean, but both of my parents are protestant. There is alot of tension mainly because my parents want my son to stay with them overnight, so they can take him to church. I tried "not carin…
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The text makes a clear distinction between the humans and giants both the septuagint and the MT in Gen 6.
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John, that is a logical assumption but you are forgetting some things. Assuming Enoch wrote this and it survived, it would have to survive quite a long time, which I am sure it did survive for a time. But you must remember the book of Genesis was wr…
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Thanks sordoeht! I think what this boils down to is, what do you think is logical and reasonable? Gen. 6 supports the belief that angels descended from heaven, separate from satan, and had offspring with women. St. Jude, and in 2 Peter. I dont reall…
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jshouk, its ok, it is a bit difficult to understand. When you read the whole homily on why God is not to blame for suffering, you will understand a bit better. Amazon.com sells it fairly cheap, I recommend buying it.
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[quote author=AikotiEnsok link=topic=10331.msg126644#msg126644 date=1294500857] I heard that hating everything in the world is the reason most people choose and become successful in monasticism.... maybe its a calling! :D [/quote] I dont know if i…
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I recommend reading "On the Human Condition" by St Basil the Great to everyone. It is not terribly difficult to understand.
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Jy, the whole of what St. Basil is speaking of here encompasses all forms of suffering, and even death. These people were martyred for a reason, and when I looked around in our church I have never seen people so aware of their spiritual reality. So …
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I was working on the Gospel of St. John, but I will join in the competition here. Its great because no matter what, we all win!
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GODlovesme, I love your zeal! I hope that everyone around you sees this. I love all liturgy, but my favorite time of the year is holy week, good friday, bright saturday, and of course the resurrection. For me it is like a spiritual marathon, very gr…
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Anba Bola, therin lies the problem. It was found amongst the dead sea scrolls, so we do have something to compare one another with. As I said before the tradition told to me by priests in Ethiopia is that it came, as well as other holy scripture, to…
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Actually alot of these are assumptions. Like the verse in Matthew, it says angels are not given in marriage because it is a law, many of Gods laws were broken, there is no contradiction. Enoch being present for Noah's birth, again this is a matter o…
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Its a very good book. Well researched. Thanks again Fr. Peter.
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Hezekiel, I have never heard of this tradition. I am not saying it is untrue but I have never heard of this from any priest or bishop in the EOTC. The clear teaching of the church is that the book of Enoch is indeed true and that Gen 6, which speaks…
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Yes, I have had both charismatics and pentecostals tell me it is a language used so satan cannot understand what is being said. There exists no scripture to prove this, no church teaching, as Fr. Peter said, there is no proof. I recommend just dropp…
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My friend told me this story about an Ethiopian Orthodox Priest. I believe this took place in Georgia, possibly in the Atlanta area. A pentecostal church had opened up close to the EOTC, the priest noticed fewer and fewer people were coming. He had …
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He truly is a blessing! He actually rounds us up to go pray, I was going to get him doing metoinias but I didnt want to push it, he is camera shy lol. Next time I will get him playing the cymbals.
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[quote author=axum link=topic=10285.msg126097#msg126097 date=1294013273] There is noting more i have to add regarding this topic . [/quote] Just be prepared axum, if you make a claim you have to back it up. I know the history of Ethiopia very well…
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Axum, that is fine and as a student of history I am very much interested in these issues. Therefore I would like your sources that show clearly how exactly people suffered as a direct result of the monarchy. Of course we know Lij Iyasu, who converte…
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Axum, people suffer no matter what, I would deny that. But did people suffer as a direct result of the monarchy, no. That is communist propaganda which overthrew Haile Selassie. Was Selassie a great leader, not in my opinion. If you are going to sta…
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[quote author=kalsam link=topic=10285.msg125672#msg125672 date=1293628855] there is no one in ethiopia that would go for that, haile silassie is not the problem. there are 80 diffrent ethnic groups who suferred greatly under the monarchy and not to …
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I will let sordoeht take it from here.