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I listened to his last sermon last night. What is amazing is that he exemplified enduring to the end. He could have just laid down and rested until his death and nobody would have faulted him for that. But he continued, and you could see how difficu…
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user157, that is a fantastic point. I likewise will remember thy death and work out my salvation in fear and trembling.
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I am in tears. May the Lord repose this great mans soul and send us another great shepherd!
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George, My last book "Reasonable Christianity" is kind of everything that I researched in trying to find God. I essentially looked at the evidence and then used a bit of logic to conclude that God exists. It is the most logical and reasonable conclu…
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George, I think we all go through this. I have recently found that I do not have much faith. It was a very difficult thing to realize and accept, that me, the defender of the Coptic Church has no faith. I am happy that this was revealed to me, I thi…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=13036.msg153146#msg153146 date=1331934707] There is a video of the first part of a series entitled 'Teach us to pray' on Youtube. I gave this talk yesterday. [/quote] Thank you Abouna. I am really enjoying …
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[quote author=marinacopt link=topic=13005.msg153148#msg153148 date=1331941953] Personally I think that there are two sides to this there are things that you could believe like st Mary appeared In Egypt but then there in you Nike shoes that abouna bi…
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Comparing the miracles that Christ did to rumors spread on the internet and our morbid fascination with every little thing that seems to be miraculous is absurd. The antichrist himself will deceive many with signs and lying wonders. If we are miracl…
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Obsessing over miracles is not Orthodox. Our faith is not miracle based, therefore an obsession with miracles is a perversion not a reality.
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Do Copts only pay attention to youtube videos of miracles and annoying protestants?
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Its not the culture that obsesses over this nonsense. It is a perverted faith, these kind of miracle obsessions can lead to deceit. Fr. Peter heads up the COA, not me.
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The Coptic Charismatic Orthodox Church
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People! Enough with this miracle crap. Why have we become so obsessed with miracles. All I hear in this church is miracle this and miracle that! Is the Eucharist not enough of a miracle for you? Shut up about miracles for once. HH is a great man b…
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Thanks all, you all know, especially TITL, that I will never give up. What else is there. I am not a strong person with moments of weakness, I am a weak person with moments of strength. I got a bit frustrated with some very trivial things. In reali…
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TITL, I have no idea why but whenever you talk to me I feel compelled to listen, and I feel motivated to continue. How can someone like me approach the pope? And how does one get into contact with a bishop, you have to remember I am still on…
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[quote author=Joshuaa link=topic=13012.msg152947#msg152947 date=1331543684] Maybe you're not approaching your concerns about what they're doing in a way that give them respect and that is why they are defensive. People get defensive when others tr…
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[quote author=Joshuaa link=topic=13012.msg152943#msg152943 date=1331538492] Hi Ioannes, I wonder if you have ever spoken to your Bishop? I don't think you should worry too much about protestants at all. Try to stop worrying abou…
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I will post some commentary on Isaiah by St Cyril of Alexandria. I am amazed. I knew from what people have said that Christ is in the OT everywhere, but I did not realize to what extent, it is beautiful!
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I tolerate people, to an extent. I do not, however, tolerate erroneous beliefs and or teachings. Often times in our modern day, people mistake me for attacking people personally. You know what, I do not really care. I try to explain myself, but in r…
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If you want people to know that Christianity is not bad, then let your light so shine before them that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
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HH Pope Shenouda is not condemning theosis in this book. What he is condemning is the teaching that we partake of the same essence of the Godhead, or nature. His Holiness does not say theosis, as we understand it, is bad or wrong. He is directing th…
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[quote author=qawe link=topic=12913.msg152693#msg152693 date=1330670966] [quote author=Ioannes link=topic=12913.msg152684#msg152684 date=1330645827] HH seems to be directing his arguments towards someone, whom he has not named directly in the book b…
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HH seems to be directing his arguments towards someone, whom he has not named directly in the book but refers to his writings throughout. He makes some solid arguments, namely that we do not become God, but the term god is more akin to likeness. App…
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We all struggle with something. I believe it was St. Basil who struggled for 30 years with one sin. The key is to fight the sin with the medicine the church prescribes. Over time the frequency of the sin relents, and eventually stops. Endure my good…
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If a bishop deems their baptism valid, then it is valid. Most likely as a RC you should not have to go through all that again.
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I ordered this book, intriguing.
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Genetic Entropy is a far better scientific explanation than evolution. Fr. Athanasius has sermons on his website about creation. Yes, the book by Blessed Seraphim of Platina is wonderful.
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The six days, wether literal or not, establishes for us time and structure. This is why I believe it is in six literal days. Why not an instant? Why not millions of years? Because He founded all things with structure and time, not chaos. In this He …
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[quote author=caji link=topic=12876.msg151505#msg151505 date=1328508490] i think Ioannes meant a physical icon, does anyone know an online bookstore that sells icons of saints? [/quote] Yes, I would certainly prefer some sort of relic but a physica…
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Hi.