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Seriously, does anyone familiar with St. Cyril I of Alexandria?
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Kal, That is the accepted view, or I should say the majority view. Now I may have said this in a previous post but in the MT "sons of God" or Bene Ha-Elohim is only ever used in reference to angelic beings, not humans. Bene Elohim would be used in r…
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Fasting for many is about their relationship with food, not God, and therefore it is a devils fast. We need to remember that fasting is about the relationship between us and God. We do not only abstain from pleasureful foods, but pleasureful things,…
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Anyone here familiar with St Cyril I?
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Yea, and who is to say that pedophiles are not "born that way?" It is odd that a person would be born gay, the male anatomy is incapable of sexual activity, rather, it is not made for that. A certain muscle is not made to stretch and when it does, i…
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I am not Catholic because of Leo the "great." He is responsible for the schism and the beginning of an apostasy within the church as a whole. Also, he was either nestorian or theologically incompetent, or both.
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aschauer, I had a very difficult time converting, but not because of anything other than my own self. I am a deeply flawed individual that still thinks he knows it all. So when I was living in Ethiopia I could not help but attack the church, which I…
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As a convert who does not speak any arabic, I do agree with this. However I do think that in time and perhaps certain circumstances a non Egyptian but arabic speaking pope may be elected at some point in time. As for the laws and rules, as when they…
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People who identify themselves as being homosexual are far different than those who struggle against homosexual temptations. Identifying yourself as homosexual is essentially saying you have given in to this sin and it is now acceptable to you, in t…
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Thank you all for your kind words and the lovely discussion. While I will not deny the countless hours I have spent researching and writing, I cannot accept money for this work. I write because I love to and I feel the message needs to be heard and …
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Mike, thank you for the PM, I have responded to it. I offer my books to all who wish to read, payment is optional, in fact I discourage it. I want all people to read my books, I only offer them in print because I want to offer the option. When you d…
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I personally do not care about the money, I will send anyone a pdf copy, unfortunately I do not have the funds to send paperback copies to everyone. Mike, I am sorry you never got the book, please accept my sincere apology as I have nothing to do wi…
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I am familiar with this guy. Either him or someone else created a facebook account using my name, made some pretty disparaging remarks, then after they used it as an example they promptly deleted the account. I am not saying it was him for sure, but…
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Thank you for your kind words Remnkemi.
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Its fairly simple, we venerate St. Mary as the mother of God. They are often confused by the language and because they are unaware of what worship actually means they view veneration as worship. I think comparing their veneration of the bible, which…
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Its ok, sorry I have offended you all. But I am looking at going to an EOTC so I can avoid this frustration leading to these outbursts. Nobody listens, and when they do they find a reason to write me off. Again, this is probably my fault but I let i…
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Swmsang, If this is true, it is certainly a sad excuse. I am not a fool, I know this is generally not the case. The fact is a convert is a nuisance to the Coptic people. We suggest something, and we are ignored. So on top of learning…
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[quote author=JG link=topic=13452.msg158936#msg158936 date=1345018416] I agree in general with Ioannes, and it is a sad thing when some churches do not do their utmost to be welcoming and friendly to converts to the Church. But on the other hand,…
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Leo supported Theodoret, even forcing him into the council. Theodoret is a confirmed nestorian. The Tome of Leo is clearly nestorian and this would be the reason for Leo ousting St. Dioscorous. Leo was on his way to exile if it were not for the deat…
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Its not the church, its the people within. For instance, anytime I pointed something out, I have essentially been told to shut up and that I am wrong. The point is not in me being right, the point is bringing something to someones attention so that …
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Leo is nestorian. Nestorius actually praised the Tome of Leo, viewing as a "vindication of the truth".
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The church is great, but the people are very ethnocentric and not generally open to those outside. We can sit here and try to find ways to write off what I said, but the fact is, we all know its true. This is why I am only EVER invited to the celebr…
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I have to say I am quite surprised that I have drawn no criticism with that comment above. I was hoping to engage some people.
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Mashalan, as a convert to the faith I would love to help you out. Unfortunately Copts are generally clueless when it comes to conversion. It is a lovely church with lovely tradition and history, if you have any questions please PM me.
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Egyptians are opposed to anything produced by converts unfortunately Abouna. Either they are just plain leary of anyone from outside of their ethnicity or they carry that Pharaonic arrogance and pride, I tend to think the latter to be honest. Many…
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The Book of Enoch is found in the dead sea scrolls, it is rejected by the jews because of its numerous references to the Messiah, who is obviously Jesus. Many people write it off simply because they interpret it, and Gen. 6 as meaning sexual inter…
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Yea that is not my voice in the video at all. May I also recommend the book "What they say about us." As usual, if anyone cannot afford to purchase these books for whatever reason, send me an email at [email protected] and list the books that you wa…
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Read Theophilus of Alexandria.
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http://www.orthodoxebooks.org/allbooks Look there.
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[quote author=qawe link=topic=13207.msg156033#msg156033 date=1338017034] [quote author=Ioannes link=topic=13207.msg156026#msg156026 date=1338014894] I really do not care if homo's are able to get civil marriages or not, what I want is for them to le…