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Mina, that was very insightful.
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HH Pope Shenouda did such a thing likely because it would look bad as a patriarch to directly point at someone, especially since it was a grey area, some on one side, some on another. The issue with Gebre is quite different in fact. Remember I am no…
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If you look in his notes, which he may have deleted by now, his name was in there. I cannot change in any way how Gebre perceives what I say towards him. I am not going to say that he should feel this way or that, perhaps I was a bit overbearing but…
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For the record I have contacted Gebre privately seeking to mend this divide. I purposely waited until things cooled down till I contacted him. I desire for his salvation as I do all others, I desire for him to understand why I criticized his point o…
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Mina, first off, his real name was on his facebook page in one of his many posts, in fact in several of them he used his real name, so in terms of being sued in court, that is somewhat laughable, where else do you think I got his name? Second, it i…
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Zoxasi, never have we agreed so much! My personal feeling is that many people within the church have no idea what we are doing or why we are doing it. Many lack the understanding or the importance of it. When I share with people what is being done, …
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Our church often times acts like the Roman Catholic, but we do not believe in these doctrines. Our view of original sin is that we do not inherit sin but the consequences of the original sin. Much like if I got into an accident because I was drunk, …
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Theophilus, I am sorry I was unclear, Gebre or Reynold Wood called HH shrewd, not Haile Selassie. You and others may see virtue in him in some aspects of his life and that is fine, I guess, but having several people murdered to remain emperor is una…
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For the record, this constant lateness nearly drove me from the church. Show up for psalmody and nobody would be there. Or midnight psalmody done at 6pm! I actually had a friend that I was working on show up and nobody else did and I did not have th…
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Zoxasi, do not be intimidated when someone lashes out like that. I have problems with a lot of things, some small and some big. I figure that if people are going to be aggressive towards me when I have concerns, then I will return the favor. Its not…
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Romans 2:6, Rev 20:13, 2:23, Mt 16:27. Is that enough? Romans is pretty interesting because it is St. Paul who is saying it and he allegedly believes in faith alone, allegedly. People forget that when St. Paul is referring to "works" he usually is r…
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For the record, in case nobody knew, I love St Cyril!
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read Ethiopia the Classic Case by Nibur-Id Ermais http://ethkogserv.org/books_.htm# it is a book that details many of the things I just said. When I recommended this to Gebre Menfes Kidus, Reynold Wood, he became extremely irate. He even said "I wil…
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Purity2, thank you for sharing your story, and if you have any contact information on this Tsadik please PM it to me, the EOTC priest I correspond with is interested in investigating him. Yes, Gebre Menfes Kidus or Reynold Wood, said many questiona…
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The Coptic church seems to be influenced by everyone BUT the Coptic Church.
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There are some EO that are very welcoming and some that are not. Oddly enough Fr. Hopko is not terribly welcoming and neither is a lot of his family. Not to disrespect him or them but they were not accommodating when I said I was Coptic to which one…
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damooster, thats a tough situation indeed. What I would recommend is to use this time to learn as much as you can. When you convert you will want a church close by that you can receive communion frequently. I would recommend visiting an Orthodox chu…
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I find more Copts are familiar with CS Lewis and Augustine than with St Cyril the Great. No disrespect to Augustine but really? We need to use our voice more within the church, WE need to educate people on what they are missing out on. I firmly beli…
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Mina, I agree and perhaps I should have been a bit more clear. The church in exile is different than what Gebre is a part of. While he attends a Greek Orthodox church AND an EOTC in exile, he follows a Gebre Tsadik, who is a man who mixes rastafaria…
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Remnkemi, sorry I was not clear, I was not speaking of Pope Kyrillos VI I was speaking of St Cyril the Great. While protestantism came long after St Cyril, if people were more versed in his works I would venture to say they would not protestantize a…
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Blessedtobeawitness, the only reason I ask is because it seems as if there are many within the church that are entirely unaware of this great saint. If they are aware it is more likely that they have never read his works or are familiar with exactly…
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https://archive.org/details/fivetomesagains00cyrigoog If you want it in print you can get it on amazon
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Yea the nature discussion is a tough one, I recommend reading St Cyrils tomes to Nestorius, they are quite amazing but I am fairly biased towards St Cyril.
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I keep an open mind, I do not think its beyond the realm of possibility that angels did cohabit with women, especially since we know of DNA and how it can be used to create all sorts of things, even goats that have spider DNA enabling them to have t…
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Zoxasi, I get what you are saying but while you are correct in some respects, you also fail to realize that in all likelihood you are fulfilling an Egyptian stereotype as well. The inability to speak up. Forgive me if this is not the case and perhap…
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There are actually a three volume set of books that detail the patriarchs of the Coptic church starting with St Mark, in fact the liturgy of St Cyril was from St Marks liturgy. So yea, its pretty old, but to be honest most Orthodox churches can do t…
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The schism was purely political and mostly caused by the theologically incompetent Leo the "great."
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aschauer, feel free to message me anytime with any question. No question is off limits.
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Remnkemi, exactly. What Gabe is doing is an attempt to justify his own perversion. Discredit everyone who disagrees or upset them enough to make them angry, then use that anger to justify how ignorant we are. I do feel bad for Gabe because he is l…
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In all honesty we should be focusing on Christ.