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If we remember, in those days Aaron was the only High priest. The Levites would only inherit the priesthood after that event. When Moses ordered those idolworshippers slaughtered and the Jews to come back to God, the tribe of Levi was the first to…
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Jesus uses symbolism to describe the hardship that is to come. Winter, if you remember, in those days was a tough season. In winter, the journey would have been rougher, there were no heaters, etc. at night. If there was war, or sudden emergency,…
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There are two approaches that can be used to start "ecumenical" dialogue. One is to start with differences and work backward, the other is to compare similarities and work forward. The backward approach hasn't been very effective either within Chr…
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That explanation of the fire of God's energy is also defined as purgatory in Catholicism. The legalism is peculiar to the Latin Church, because of its history during the Middle Ages, but it still fits in the dogma of purgatory. Thanks.
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I know that verse about men not covering their head (or having long hair) but my question is do our bishops have exemption? They cover their heads (and have long hair). I think I know why but Just wondering what everone thinks.
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sorry, I should be more specific...when i say Mary was sinless I meant: that in the West, they use the term "preserved from the stain of original sin," while in the East the terms are "filled with the Grace of the Holy Spirit." Both express how Mar…
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As far as current doctrinal differences between Catholic and Orthodox Churches: Purgatory and Final Theosis have been explained, both Churches agree. On the Procession of the Holy Spirit. The Catholic Church has stated that it is meant in an etern…
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The New Testament 124 "The Word of God, which is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, is set forth and displays its power in a most wonderful way in the writings of the New Testament"96 which hand on the ultimate truth of God'…
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What kind of Roman Catholic is he? Probably not active. (From: The Catechism of the Catholic Church) I. CHRIST - THE UNIQUE WORD OF SACRED SCRIPTURE 101 In order to reveal himself to men, in the condescension of his goodness God speaks to them i…
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Why is it impossible to record something thirty years later? World War II happened over 50 years ago, but I can still talk to those imvolved and record those events...how much more so the Bible- written by men INSPIRED by God.
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Drinking alcohol in moderation maybe good for health, also to raise ones spirits. You say to drink Sprite or soda, but those are also harmful, they erode calcium and are high in sugars. The food we digest in the United States is highly processed a…
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I tend to think if God were standing physically nxt to me I would hug and kiss Him, afterall He is my Father. But first, I would fall at His feet, unworthy as I am. Then I would kiss Him Jesus loved holding children and when Martha was told to st…
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it seems CS and I both wrote the same thing nearly at once...
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Defender, I agree with your assessment of St. Paul and Timothy, but what are you trying to say? Do you now believe alcohol in moderation is alright, or are you still against it? We cannot deny that the alcohol would have affected someone who was f…
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everyone should read this website before continuing this discussion any further: http://www.wpl.lib.oh.us/AntiSaloon/print/wine.html Here's a quote from it on the Coptic, as well as Syrian and Latin Churches: In the Roman Church the decision has b…
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Martin Luther King?? You mean Martin Luther, the former Augustinian priest turned heretic, not the African-American civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
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excuse me, I meant Timotheos, not Titos, I apologize. I was reading some of the arguments about not to drink because it could cause extreme drinking. I think that is a illogical argument. We do not ban or forfeit something because it MAY become a…
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Hello, you have a wonderful forum. I am not a Coptic Christian, but I am of the Syrian tradition from India. I am a first generation American also. Our culture also does not promote alcohol, but we know that most use, althought the adults like t…