No, my point maybe wasn't clear, I don't mean it's fruitless because of lack of action (which might be true), but I mean because I feel that it only makes things worse for copts in Egypt, when protesters in America LITERALLY ASK AMERICA TO INTERVENE…
Yep, very serious, I personally don't think protest IN OUR PARTICULAR CASE (copts outside of Egypt) is fruitful, if not hurtful...
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Please pray for me
Yeah superman, I don't think it was damning anyone, we are all sinners...
We were just discussing what to do in a situation like that...
And no, he's not coptic orthodox, thank God, but that doesn't mean one can't discuss the way things are handled,…
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Charitable works, protests, prayer - all with love, fervor and cheerfulness.
pray for me
joe
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Not sure on the fruitfulness of protest, I think it can hurt more…
Two questions:
Does God ALWAYS punish???
When God punishes, does he allow something EQUALLY as bad to happen to you as you did, or does he mercifully brings upon you a smaller punishment sometimes???
One Comment:
Maybe 'punishment' is simply Go…
I imagine if a God fearing man was homosexual than he'd probably have mentioned it to his FoC, for he'd think it's a sin that he has to get rid of. Also, I don't know exactly how priests are ordained (as in protocol), but they don't go ask for it th…
All priests are sinners, that doesn't make them not of the priesthood.
However, this bishop openly admits to being homosexual AND that he's fine with it, that's where the problem lies... He, as a teacher and example to the believer, is teaching the…
12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 f…
There are a few things to consider here:
Whether you're sure that they actually did something wrong, that it wasn't a misunderstanding or so, because it seems like what you think they did wrong is a very serious matter...
If what they did was ind…
Please forgive me, maybe I replied in a bad manner, I don't want to judge you
Simply I reacted to the part where you said God was silent as if you think He should punish those people, but we're not in a position to demand punishment for anyone beca…
I think it best he starts reading the New Testament... (I think for someone who doesn't know christianity it's best to start with the NT)
just a suggestion though...
God Bless
Please pray for me
When someone wrongs you, do you wish something really bad to happen to them???
Don't you think it's more christian to ask God to forgive them, I mean truly ask God to have mercy on them... Like St Stephan, St Mark and... GOD HIMSELF ????
Would you …
I agree, we should go to the pope with such things and not try to handle them on our own, the pope will solve it as he sees fit, it's not for us to decide...
God Bless
Please pray for me
I meant I was patriotic to present day Egypt, with BOTH its major groups of people (muslims and christians). But you see, it's not only us Copts who take pride in Egypt's history, as a matter of fact, most Egyptians do, and it's actually true, becau…
Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ea…
Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear. (1 timothy 5:20)
Is this the verse you meant? I'm sorry I didn't know about this verse when I answered, but in this case it makes perfect sence that one would rebuk…
QT, I agree with you on the fact that people who are calling for a coptic republic with a coptic flag and coptic anthem and who are calling arabic the language of the invaders are taking it to an extreme and they're definitly not contributing to uni…
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. (genesis)
Sex between a man and his wife was blessed by God, in a…
There is only one unforgiveble sin: blashemy of the Holy Spirit, which means not accepting the work of God in you untill you die... basically it's unforgivable because you never repent...
As for blasphemy in general, I think it's speaking about or …
It depends on what you define as 'arranged'. I know many people in Egypt get married throug family, meaning: A man is looking for a wife since he's reached the age of marriage and is financially ready and such, and then some people start telling him…
Well, I know that in our church we value subtleness greatly. I mean we are obliged to 'hide' eachothers sin and not embaress eachother in front of people... But the whole thing with the Church of England (female priests and now bishops + homosexual …
You didn't choose your mother, nor did she choose you...
You didn't choose where you'd born, and when...
You didn't choose your gender, your race, your talents...
God chose those things for you... what's your point???
God always works for the best…
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you know i did not read all that was written... forgive me... but I'll answer to what seems the topic is all about!
lets put it in a scenario...
I live a life of sin.…
A friend of mine went through the same thing a while ago, and it ended in a separation..
I'm sorry, it's not my intention to discourage you, but this girl had also tried everything: talking, getting abouna, ... and nothing helped. I mean to say that…
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OK. Let me put it to u this way: let's say (HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING!) someone does something BAD to u. I mean, really bad. So cruel. I mean, REALLY cruel. And let's say they …
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If I see a person living in sin, someone who doesn't know God, and they won't listen to me evang…
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If I was starving and poor, and homeless in the street, and you asked me "what's wrong?"... and I told u: "Oh! I need something to eat , otherwise I'll die". If you said "OK. …