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i was once told by a wise spiritual elder that true humility is seeing yourself the way God sees you: as His beloved child, but still as a speck of dust on the earth. it's not about self abasement, it's about knowing your true place in the eyes of G…
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ok everyone, da vinci's code is a fictional book. that doesn't make it any better, but don't go spreading that people are believing it etc, because it's fiction, people know it's fiction, the author wrote it as fiction, it's under the fiction sectio…
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as long as you believe where they're going, i don't think it really matters what colour you wear.. but i do think that there's something very beautiful in wearing white after a Christian dies..
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St. Paul mentions this because he and the early church believed Christ would return very soon, as in within a few years. therefore, St. Paul urges Christians to focus on their salvation rather than burden themselves with earthly cares such as a fami…
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hey, first of all, congratulations on being way ahead of a lot of us.. wanting a deeper, meaningful and true relationship with Christ is not just the first step, but a big jump into actually having that with Him. the church, meaning both the body of…
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God loves you. end of story! believe me, even when it seems like things are really awful, we never know what God is actually protecting us from, and what He's going to do with our bad experiences. God loves us so much, that He's willing to take all …
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ummm, aren't the results going to be announced on january the 14th??
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http://www.ocf.net/documents/prayer_sheet.pdf this is a beautiful prayer for students, hope it helps, i know it helped me put into words what was in my heart at this time God bless you
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keep in mind, that it is the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, but it is His RESURRECTED, GLORIFIED BODY! the body in which Christ resurrected. this is the body and blood we recieve in communion.
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i would only start to worry if you notice it's interfering with your daily activities. for example, if your grades are starting to drop because of it, if your friends are noticing a change in you, if you're not paying attention to your responsibilit…
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hey there i've read the book, it's intensely deep and absoloutely amazing. make sure you read it when you're ready however, maybe under the guidance of your father of confession, and read it again as you get older. eat up every bit of it. it changed…
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i have to agree with copticsoldier. not all dancing is wrong. some dancing is used to glorify God and praise Him; for example some churches in south africa use dance as a part of their liturgy to express with their whole bodies, their joy of being i…
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hi there i have to disagree. "raise their voices" refers to women preaching in the church. more specifically, this refers to women taking on roles as priests or deacons. this has nothing to do with church organisational committees or the like, beca…
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hi peet an orthodox priest who's very knowledgable on st. paul's writings told our Bible study once that this verse, and others like it, were meant for 2 main things: 1) st paul wrote the epistles to specific churches with specific problems. therefo…
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AMEN PRINCESS MARY!!!!!
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i agree with peter.. if you love someone, you genuinely love them. do you think Christ loves all of us but only likes some of us? no. His love is pure.. untainted. that's what ours should be, and we can only do that through Him. yes, love the sinner…
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God bless your decision! first and foremost, you need to pray to make sure this is what God desires for you. peter is right in that becoming Orthodox is not just something you do on a whim, however if you seriously desire the depth and beauty Orthod…
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just a quick note: don't forget, never take verses from the epistles (or any book of the Bible for that matter) out of context; the epistles themselves were written to certain people to tackle certain situations, therefore some things may seem scand…
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hi i just saw the new sermon by Anba Angaelos posted on the site; it's dated march 6th and when you click on it, march 7th (which is tomorrow). was it lectured today, saturday march 6th 2004, then posted so soon? if so, that's awesome, keep it up! t…
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ya, i totally see what you mean but, i think what you can do is perhaps start some activities within the church for those girls.. get them more interested in spending leisure time at church doing fun stuff with their youth group and the older girls …
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i'd say the best thing to do in your situation is PRAY about it, first thing, because if it's going to make them get away from God, that's the last thing you want. second, i would talk to your priest.. if he sets the example for the parents (and you…
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hi caro i hope what i have to say helps you with what you're researching. first of all i'd just like to say that i don't think the languages are in conflict with one another (like you said in your title coptic vs english vs arabic.. sorta gives that…
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hey! i think i speak for all coptic youth in north america that being questioned and sometimes attacked is a common experience for us. the best thing to do is to arm yourself with knowledge from church, youth meetings, the Bible, books of the Father…
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hi frannie! although i can't help you with info on the role of a deaconness within the church, i'm a Coptic canadian female youth, and i know we most definately need more musical service! some churches have youth choirs, but i know that in canada fo…