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Oh, no problem. Just a misunderstanding. That can happen pretty easy in here! ;)
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About being born in incorruption... I don't believe this at all. We were in incorruption before the fall (as we are decendants of Adam and Eve, and partook of their doing), we are born in corruption. I see lots of evidence of this in Scripture. …
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I don't know that I could say that everyone is predestined to be saved. Some are predestined, that is those in God's election. Election is discussed by Paul, so there is little need for me to do so. Free will is limited, no doubt. In fact, the B…
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About what Michael Thomas said-He makes a good point in saying that God calls all. Not all will accept. Not all have been given faith. But the call goes out to many. As the Scriptures say a lot--Many are called, but few are chosen.
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I agree on different points. I do not mean that to foreknow means to control. However, I don't know that I can say that I can see that foreknowledge means "just" to "know about". I believe it means something more than that, more specifically, a s…
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I'm kind of new to this topic. I like to read the church fathers. If the church is against predestination, what in the world would we do with with Saint Augustine? Do we ignore him? I see much of his teachings as very good. However, I have to d…
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Some interesting discussions here. I used to be Presbyterian before coming into the Coptic church. There is a huge breakdown in the sacraments with Protestantism, but one must hook the two up in theology. This is why Nestorius has such a great amo…
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That was a cool link to St. Takla's in Alexandria. I get on that website sometimes, but I haven't noticed this before. There is a lot that is beneficial spiritually to the deuterocanical books! 4 Maccabees is very instructional on how reason has …
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:D Well, it seemsl like there is a match service for just about everybody!!! I suppose there is a lot of money to be made off of such stuff, and they will take 18 year olds, for they are of the age of majority, i.e., they're old enough to make a …
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What about the issues of some "contraceptives" or "birth control" that allows conception to take place , but doesn't allow the embryo to implant into the uterus? Some of the contraceptives are abortifacients, and doctors prescribe them, and the wo…
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Hello! I'm Athanasius, and I'm new to the Coptic church, and I go to St. Mary and St. Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Louis, Missouri. I used to be Presbyterian, but there was a lot that was missing there, that I enjoy at an ancient church. …