are any of these pple church Fathers
Ignatious
papias
Justin martyr
Aviricius Marcellus
Tertullian
Clement of Alexandria
Hippolytus
Cyprian
Nepos
Coracion
Lactantius
Commodianus
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now i would say this is there any possibility that God could have created a system (evolution) to bring about creation... im just asking this as a question but i know pple who think this way and they are smart pple perhaps wrong but who am i to judg…
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if u think about it neither is your belief that God created everything in 6 days
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i loved the book by CS Lewis called A Grief Observed
it is basicaly his sorrow over the death of his wife and the pain he is vary open and transparent and i think thats why i love the book so much
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DO NOT BELIEVE ANYBODY WHO SAYS GOD IS DEaD OR HE IS NOT REAL
CHRISTIANITY IS THE WAY FOR HEAVEN
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yes i would agree with u on that statement but
when you are d…
no no im not affended at all
if i was i would have sent u a pm confronting u privatly :)
any way... no i am vary interusted in what other people are thinking about the Last days the study of Daniel and Revelation and all that good stuff
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I always think it is funey how pple talk about bad things happening so then they blame it on God
my question to them is "Where did u get ur idea of good and bad?" or they say things like there are no absolutes (but isnt that statement an absolute …
yah im sure the Copts dont agree with rapture and all that good stuff :) im sure u all think im going to hell
any way i posted this tread a long time ago / i havent even been on this site for a long time ...
i think my thoughts have changed on th…
Father Peter Farrington i greatly appreciate ur coment and i quote
We should not ask - must we abstain from sexual relations during the fast, or will it be counted as sin - rather we must seek to understand what the fast means and what the aim of th…
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My church priest tells everyone to dress nicer than when in school. I personally wear jeans, and a button-down shirt ..
God bless you all
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haha the school i go…
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It seems like people in church are more judgmental than people outside. How can that be if we call ourselves Christians? Where is the compassion and love?[/quote]
Yes I …
The book of Jude brings us comfort when we come accost false teachers
i have written some thoughts on the book of Jude on my blog
http://onesimushelper.blogspot.com/
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ok here is a question i have been thinking about
Jesus Christ is the 2nd Adam then who is the 2nd …
so you cant take communion there? wow why may i ask
so when they say that they have closed communion i thought they just ment non Orthodox but actualy they close it even to you wow thats like a big deal
if you came to my church you could have com…
dont display your ignorance Baptists are dispensationalists and dispensationalism is a transdenominational systematic theology and is not limited to any state or church
on the other hand i do agree with you that some are bad (that is why i am a pr…
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Rapture is the idea that at the end the good people are gathered for the judgement and the bad peop…
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Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,
I was wondering if there is a certain part of the c…
I am from a non denominational church (protestant) however there are a few families in my church who go to Orthodox church (varying) after they come to my church i am interusted in the Orthodox church
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binC is being a little ignorant, the protestants rejected these books because they did not see them as authentic, the Orthodox church did find the "apocryphal" deuterocanoni…
9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Would you please show me where in the Bible St. Michael the archangel…
i agree with you maybe
dont you think that b/c the christian is saved there is no judgment for him b/c he has followed Christ? that judgment will be delt out only to the sinners
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I heard it was in the Bible. But, if it is not in the Bible then how did we know about it?
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my vary question indeed
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One thing i just want to correct, is that the priest is not the one who is Forgiving sins but God who forgives through the priest. But as severus said, confession must go through a priest, its not acceptable to just confess to God, God already kno…
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cant you confess your sins to God directly?
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Of course not. Allow me to refer you to …
no i dont think it is however it maybe in the other books of which i dont have (im prodistant so i dont use the extra books) thats why i was hoping maybe you would find a refferance but thats ok
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