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Here is a link that explains the difference between hades and hell, which are a commonly confused terms. http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/carlton/hell_a_modest_proposal/ In Christ Theophilus :)
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Excellent post Tεκcoνι μέσα Πεχριcτoc & Christ4Life. Since you guys already answered the question thoroughly allow me to add a few. Egyboy to answer your question with a question, why did Jesus said “I am the GOOD shepherd”? (John 10:11) See he…
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The persecution of Christians in Eritrea is one of great sorrow. Christians in Eritrea are poisoned, tortured, executed, etc. for their faith in Christ. During tortures they are asked if they will deny their faith or not. Even more the imprisonment …
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Here is a canon from our early church father St. Basil. Although, this canon is originally meant for clergy’s, the spirit it was written in reflects how the early fathers looked at kissing – polluting ones lips. Therefore, the spirit in which it was…
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[quote author=christianlover link=topic=7727.msg100957#msg100957 date=1236971850] Hello, i've been advised to go to this site for advice,hyms, etc.... Probebly most of you are ganna think this a stupid question... but i was woundering if kissing on …
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QT, here is a link for the whole book. The quote i used above is at page 71. http://tasbeha.org/content/hh_books/fasting/index.html In Christ Theophilus
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QT, wonderful question as always. Since you asked a focused answer I will try to be as concise as I can be. Here is a quote from the book ‘The Spirituality of Fasting’ by HH Poe Shenouda III; “fasting is not substituting one food for another, and it…
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[quote author=The Worst Sinner link=topic=7302.msg100734#msg100734 date=1236203971] what about the verse that Jesus said If you blasphemy against the Holy Spirit there is no forgiveness [/quote] The blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is rejecting Go…
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In addition to Hebrew 6:4-6 the following verses reinforce about the danger of losing once salivation: • “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled…
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Will be waiting for your post. :D In Christ Theophilus
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Another one QT http://tasbeha.org/content/articles/dl/Lent Schedule.pdf In Christ Theophilus
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Geomike, what a tough question. One way to become interested might be by knowing some facts about the Bible. For example that it is written by about 40 authors over 1,500 years. It is amazing that 40 people over such a long time said the same thing.…
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[quote author=flexmd link=topic=7693.msg100676#msg100676 date=1236052804] Pray for all people who are physically in prisons because of their religions regardless of their faith. [/quote] Please remember in your prayers: His Holiness Abune Antonios…
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[quote author=He Wept link=topic=7690.msg100654#msg100654 date=1236018770] Theres 2 great books on this...You probably know them I Kissed Dating Goodbye...and the sequel Boy Meets Girl......the first is for teens and the next is later [/quote][quot…
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Where there is a human being there will always be some conflict. Think about the times you bit your own tongue. Though your teeth and tongue harbor the same mouth your tooth sometimes bit your tongue. Can you imagine what it would be like if your t…
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Bigeee, it is very common, more than you think for a repentant sinner to experience remorse and desperation for his past deeds. St. Moses the Black used to be haunted by his past sins many times. This is true to many saints who turned from a sinful …
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Bigeee, you really enrich our forum because of your unique background. I have read to some of your posts in the past, we can learn a lot from you. Talking about your concern here is a story from the Bible that might be relevant to your situation. O…
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Hey mikeforjesus, I don't remeber where I heard it from. It's just a common adage. In Christ Theophilus
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Yep they are heresies!!! Forgive me if I confused you. In Christ Theophilus
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As an ex-addict of pornography let me share some cues that worked for me. The main thing is to practice confession. Every time you find yourself indulging in your sin go to your Father of Confession. Don’t hold yourself back by telling yourself you …
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Hey QT_PA_2T just to explain myself; I mentioned the following as examples of heresies concerning the soul. They are false teachings. Origen the Erudite transmigration of souls • Souls were created before the bodies, and they are bound to bodies…
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QT_PA_2T the statement is shared by the COC. Here are some more facts about Origen. Although Origen was a great theologian and we use a lot of materials which he wrote, that are proved orthodox he died condemned as a heretic. It is unfortunate that …
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QT_PA_2T, you have raised a highly theological question which is intertwined with our salivation. Since, it is such a vast topic I can only share according to my limited understanding. In the history of our church many heresies had arose concerning …
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Hey changethechannel, thanks for asking a question that is making me post a reply after quite a while. When we look at marriage it is a union of a husband and a wife with family as their goal. Family is also referred as ‘a small church’. So, if one…
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I have heard that Mary and Joseph had the same great grandfather who is Eleazar. Joseph was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Matthan, who was the son of Eleazar. Mary was the daughter of Iyachwm, who was the son of Kesra, who was the son of Elea…
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Hey Meena _Ameen you really are the dutiful servant of our Lord. You surely are doing your part and we all pray that God will soften their heart that they may listen to the message of God you are telling them. Exekiel 16:49 reminds me of the sayin…
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Here is the view of early Christians in participating in the army. It is a long document, 23 pages, but if someone is really interested or is considering getting into the army or knows someone who wants to get in the army it would be helpful. http:…
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That’s a pragmatic question QT PA 2T. I am sure many had been in such a dilemma. Though I have no reference to back my claim I have heard that an Oriental Orthodox can commune at an Eastern Orthodox if there isn’t any Oriental Orthodox nearby. If th…
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Here is some explanation which is based on our church cannon. I have pasted the cannon I used bellow. But before going to the cannon let me say a few things from my own understanding. As a person who had a two and a half years Taekwondo training I …
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Hey QT_PA_2T Glad you are informing us of such a movement since it might be something we need to protect ourselves and our Orthodox belief from. I don't really know what to make out of it. Personaly it sounds phony. Here is a site about her: h…