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Hi Father, I agree that it is important to emphasie the oneness of the Church but from a practical perspective we should show consideration to our ecumenical brothers. Theoretically and even spiritually it is good and necessary for us to commune o…
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I would like to add that we should generally only have communion in these Churches when a Coptic Church is not within the same area. We are very much united theologically but there are different jurisdictional practices and traditions such as rule…
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luke 8:26-38 said:A Demon-Possessed Man Healed 26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gadarenes,[c] which is opposite Galilee. 27 And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. …
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[quote author=metouro link=topic=12724.msg149585#msg149585 date=1325042633] If we ARE conscious immediately after death and we are NOT in our physical bodies and have not yet been resurrected, then why not call it a soul/spirit. [/quote] Is the sou…
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As per my comments in the other thread, I would definitely not do a word study on this unless you were looking at the passages in their native language and understood the full context of the documents from where these passages where drawn. Please p…
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Hi Brother, This is often a challenging discussion to have because the expressions which we use such as 'soul' are very vague. The expression Soul can mean anything from the biological life which subsists within a person's body (which is the reaso…
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[quote author=✞Je Nai Nan✞ link=topic=12711.msg149263#msg149263 date=1324347152] [quote author=JG link=topic=12711.msg149254#msg149254 date=1324337272] My Father of Confession always used to tell me: it isn't a sin to look at something pretty, its a…
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[quote author=✞Je Nai Nan✞ link=topic=12711.msg149253#msg149253 date=1324335021] I would rather be blind than have my eyes wandering in unholy places... I mean I try as hard as I can, most times I win, but other times the devil wins and I commit sin…
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[quote author=Curios link=topic=12708.msg149214#msg149214 date=1324264878] in the creed we say about the holy spirit that he proceeds from the father. catholics say from the father and the son. my question is either way its said by either denominati…
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[quote author=coptic legend link=topic=12692.msg149093#msg149093 date=1323954003] so if I do not get better and still not able to talk it is because I have not prayed enough or passed enough tests or done the right thing? [/quote] [quote author=cop…
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[quote author=coptic legend link=topic=12692.msg149086#msg149086 date=1323945367] How, will I magically be able to talk? I want to have power over myself, to choose when I want to talk and when not to. I know when I am spiritual many people praise m…
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[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=12662.msg148791#msg148791 date=1323386048] [quote author=LoveisDivine link=topic=12662.msg148786#msg148786 date=1323381220] When you speak of zionism are you referring to the zionist, conspiracy? Please pray for me…
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When you speak of zionism are you referring to the zionist, conspiracy? Please pray for me, LiD
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Hi Fr Peter, Thats great, do you know who the fathers were from the Coptic Church? please pray for me, LiD
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His appeals to Job were totally ironic, his family was from the same region that Abram was eventually called from. The book of Genesis also paints the faithful in each generation as the biological line of the seed of Adam as opposed to Cain. The f…
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Your approach is build a second Church to be populated with people who are non-coptic. That doesn't sound very Biblical.
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Very nicely done.
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A story from the life of St Macarius: One day the Venerable Macarius of Egypt was walking about the desert and found a dried-out human skull lying on the ground. Turning it over with his staff, the saint heard a sound, as though from a distance. The…
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Its kind of like imaginary numbers in math, while there are invariably degrees of torment in hell according to the experience of people in hell in the end its all just degrees of nothingness. C.S.Lewis allegorically wrote in his book the great div…
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[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=12585.msg147864#msg147864 date=1321983562] Regarding the book Miracles, C.S. Lewis ad a debate with a woman named G.E.M Anscombe who disagreed with chapter three of the book. He later rewrote it to match her …
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[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=12585.msg147857#msg147857 date=1321951569] I just have to say, In my opinion, it is relatively impossible to find any book like Mere Christianity. I have been reading that, and it is making a lot of sense. …
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Outstanding. I've read that so many times but I've never thought about it before, I'm pretty much speechless. Please pray for me, LiD
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I've thought about this thread a bit but I've unfortunately been quite busy this week. I'm going to connect the dots but I think my conclusion has since changed and I don't think that there is a big divergence of opinion as I presumptuously first t…
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[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=12554.msg147532#msg147532 date=1321337362] You have my support! That sums up everything well! ReturnOrthodoxy [/quote] +1
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I'm not going to engage in this with you, his email is available at his blog - feel free to contact him yourself and post the reply here. I have nothing to hide and I am not manipulating anything. Another broken servant of the Lord, LiD
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=12554.msg147524#msg147524 date=1321321733] I will repeat: You have got to be kidding. [/quote] In the interests of not adding more fuel to a heated discussion and saying thing we might regret, would it be al…
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[quote author=Christs' servant link=topic=12554.msg147485#msg147485 date=1321262844] Forgive me for quoting St. John out of context. But even though he gives these homilies in the light of fellow brethren who turned away from Christ, can't it still …
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[quote author=Christs' servant link=topic=12554.msg147481#msg147481 date=1321255827] "Do you find it an oppressive burden to denounce those who commit these sins? It is an oppressive burden to remain silent. For this silence makes you an enemy to G…
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Thanks Cephas, I intended to post again to better formulate my thoughts so you've kind of replied to half a post. I will be back shortly. LiD
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Hi Everyone, I'm sorry for the bad feeling, please place this on my account I should have been wiser in my post. I will reply later but in the meantime I do hope that there won't be any more bad feeling. Please pray for me, LiD