[quote author=Copt4Life link=board=1;threadid=1005;start=0#msg17362 date=1104900297]
....its like our priests crazycopt and anba angaelos tooo!..even anba Moussa ...Joking in humility n love ..just having that sense of humour you know...its like tha…
nicely said FallenCopt!
that's why sometimes in confession, our FOC gives us advice on how to deal with our sins and to make sure we're not a stumbling block for someone. sometimes we're given 'spiritual exercises ' to help us out and stuff. its imp…
many jokes have curelty in them, there arent very many jokes that are clean, innocent and not insulting.... it would be contradictory for Him to make jokes (that most likely have some sort of cruelty in them) and preach love and stuff....
you dont …
im not sure if this was said or not, but here goes
smoking is a sin for sure... i've heard it a few times from bishops and priests and such...
it is an addiction, and any addiction is wrong (smoking, alcohol, drugs, eating, etc)... if someone has an…
im not too sure about this.... but everyone loved Jesus (well excpet the pharasies), so im guessing He wasnt all that serious, i mean, He would have been serious when preaching because He has to get His point across so people know He's not kidding a…
it doesnt happen to all churches...
we have 5 great preists here and only recently did we build another church for our large congregation....
its through God's grace and mercy that our church is growing and with His help may it continue to do so...…
well, that's interesting...
all i can say is pray about it, there's probably not much else you can do (i'm not sure how close you are to them and stuff....)
let God take care of His Church His way, He'll handle those who whom He called to shepherd H…
it does get a bit repetative and boring repeating the same thing over and over again every so often; but for spiritual growth, that's much better than not saying anything for a long time.
when we confess, we renew the Holy Spirit within us, and we…
Hey Samaan,
Welcome to the site!
Well, we all have sins that take over us and is a big obstacle for our spiritual life. The only thing I can tell you is to pray about it. Pray that God may grant you strength to overcome this sin. Dedicate what's le…
2 quotes i heard.... they kinda mean the same thing...
"Alot of kneeling will keep you in good standing"
"A solution to any problem is as close as the distance from your knees to the ground"
take care and God bless
I didnt mean to stir up anything with this post... I just thought that we should be updated and well informed on what the world thinks and says about Christ...
It's pretty devistating what's going on out there...
Im sorry about that... forgive me..…
as mentioned before, our bodies are not ours, they belong to God....however this applies more to when we're alive.....
when we leave this earth, what belongs to God is now our spirit, not body... God has no use of our body because our spirit is no…
yup, in God's eyes, a sin is a sin.....
so if u swear or murder its the same to Him (not too comforting is it?)
..... the only thing is, on earth, each one has a different consequence.... so we tend to put lables on them...
take care and keep Chris…
i understand that sometimes its hard to be honest and lying would seem like the best way to prevent yourself from sinning... but i talked to a priest about this because i had that habit..and he said that lying was not an option...do not lie! God Him…
i got this one email..... a guy went around asking children what they think Love is... he got alotta responses, but the best one was by a 5 year old named Max... it goes somthing like this:
"Jesus was nailed to the cross and He could have come down…
i think its a personal choice whether u want to tell a person u like them or not, there isnt exactly a right or wrong to it. it also depends on the person, if they want to know or not.
its up to u....
i guess the important thing is not to let it …
a person can be declared a saint even when on earth, but the whole "50yr rule" thing is about the synaxarium and the mass.
i believe it is that only when a saint has been departed for 50 years, then their story can be published in the synaxarium and…
so why isnt 'nun' in there?
lol.... some people might be thinking of the desert that arent male ;)
lol....or deaconess? they have those except the girls cant get/be married to be a deaconess.... boo... lol
good luck to all with that!
take care.....
its true that in many egyptian marriages there's not much love, passion, excitement, communication, sharing of personal things, etc. i believe this is the fault of the parents who married their children. they just want to see their kids married and …
i dont think i can give u an exact proper reason as to exactly why, but my priest said it was wrong.
im assuming he knows heck of a lot more than i do, so i wont be doubting lol.
a reason it might be wrong is that they do not all 'eat of the same …
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding." Prov 3:5
that's all we gotta do guys! if we trust God we'll know that whoever you propose to or whoever proposes to you will be the one God wants in your life, and…
as many of you have said, God exists in every way and especially with us.
the only other proof besides creation and the Bible that you can give someone is to tell them to Experience God.
Experiencing Him is the only way you can be reassured of His p…