It depends what you insist on, I think..
The Faith of a Syrophoenician Woman (Mark 7)
24Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.[g] He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25…
Hos Erof, I agree with most of what you said. I see it like this: God created every human being and gives them all they need to live a good life (spiritually). But then they're influenced by others, education, home, ... And sometimes they make wrong…
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I don't completely agree with this statement to be honest. [/quote]
Godislove260,there is no dou…
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Anba Bishoy explained this to me in detail. Our Lord Jesus Christ was both human and divine. He had human desires and human wills; He had divine desires and divine wills. H…
The verse doesn't prohibit you from asking the intercessions of the saints...
But I think what's meant here is that our prayers for eachother can have a result. In Egypt, many times when you're talking to people they say: "saleeli" (pray for me) and…
Hmmm this sounds like a bit too far for me with all due respect to the priest... I mean it's not wrong to enjoy, not everything that is pleasing to the flesh is wrong... Like feeling the warm egyptian sun on your skin, or a midsomer night's breeze o…
hey can you plz post the link for this dr. baki and his lectures concerning those subjects (also the one on celibacy within marriage..)
Thanks in advance
God Bless
I know we hear this a lot, which is maybe why this has lost its effect, but there's one thing you need to realize very well and then all troubles will fade away: GOD LOVES YOU !!!
You're his son/daughter whom He created, He knows you inside out, He…
I don't completely agree with this statement to be honest. Many people claim Jesus' body was stolen by the apostles and moved elsewhere. Some even claim He wasn't dead in the first place.
Of course, such claims are ridiculous, but still, people make…
I grew up in Egypt and now I spend at least a month or so a year there.
I can tell you this: as a woman walking around without a hijab, they might comment on you, telling you to cover up...
At school, you can have a teacher who happens to hate chris…
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Being "opressed" in Egypt adds to the blessing of the people, it is building the treasures in heavens becuase they are being "persecuted for righteousness" they will ge…
Firstly, no I think the Brotherhood is just a tad worse than the government...
Secondly, I don't think violence will do us any good for two reasons:
1. We are only 15%
2. We would not have God on our side anymore cuz we'd be breaking His commandmen…
What do I think? Of course it's unfair, the government is full of religious fundamentalists (religion budding in state business) and there is a lot of corruption, though we thank God for everything, and one should try to make the situation better by…
Whatever you think of those people, always remember how you were forgiven for the multitude of sins you commited. You will find it more difficult to hate them, when you know that Jesus loves you, even with your sins... And to be true christians, we …
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Remember the Alexandria incident a few years ago?
There was a train traveling then the train fell over and so many people died. also the same thing happened with a boat it…
Before you call it crazy you should know some things... We are closest to God when we're facing difficulties. Also 'Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven'. and 'Rejoice and be glad, becaus…
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ya, one day when all the copts are gone in Egypt and when we regret not trying to help them. Not doing anything about it is the last thing I would think to do. These are OU…
Because whenever CHURCH and STATE are not separated, both of them fail...The religion loses its integrity and the state is spoiled
If you know some history, I'm sure you can find many examples
Look at the catholic church in the Middle Ages, the Po…
Peter Siemens lay on the grimy floor of a Russian prison after being unconscious for three days. He had been arrested for sharing the gospel with children. His fellow prisoners had horribly beaten him in return for being promised parole by the guard…
American intervention (out of compassion or not) will NOT NECESSARILY DO ANY GOOD FOR COPTS, it will be for the benefit of America, not the Copts...
You can't force someone to respect you... Officials might fear intervention, so they will just make…
I agree that officials might fear American intervention, however, if America were to intervene, it would not be because they're compassionate toward the poor Copts in Egypt or because they care about the copts protesting in America, but because ther…
Well, we'll have to hope someone doesn't ... lol .... because I love debating in general, especially these subjects, I have some arguments in mind, so if anyone is willing to accept the challenge... (if you can call it that...lol)
God bless
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