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That's good TITL, and the sort of thing that we must all be able to state for ourselves from our own experiences. If what we say is not what we really believe then it will not have any/much force at all. Here is my first effort... I believe that …
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Dear ebnyasoo3, In the 16 years I have been a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church I have had many disagreements with Copts who believed with their whole heart in the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception and believed that to deny it was to not be …
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There is no problem with your desire to be able to defend and explain your faith. This is entirely commendable. Bear with me, and others, and I am sure you will get some very useful answers. But in the first place, as an exercise, perhaps we could …
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lol! You should post your parent's answers and we can just say that we agree.
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Lol! I am glad to have posted in agreement with your parents.
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All have sinned, all have fallen short of the glory of God. This is the story of God's love and mercy. He, the sinless and holy One, is born of a line of sinful and weak men and women. We don't only need to consider Judah. We can see that almost al…
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Have you been able to study the excellent book by His Grace Bishop Moussa? http://tasbeha.org/content/books/Spirituality_of_Rites_Bishop_Mettaous/ I have found this always a most helpful book. Father Peter
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I am also not entirely sure what the question is asking. I am not sure that it is possible or necessary to prove the Bible is true (that needs unpicking in any case) without using the Bible as a witness. I have yet to find anyone who becomes a Chris…
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I guess I disagree because it is the Protestant view that there are books which should not be in the Bible but should be put in a separate category called the Apocrypha, while in the Orthodox Bible these books are part of the Bible. In the Septuagi…
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Dear Gerhard, I am sure there is no need to correct anything you write, and I will be very interested to read it. What concerns me about some of the random websites out on the net is that they have an agenda which tends to dominate the material the…
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Thank you for searching out some information TITL, But let me caution us all in the web sites we do turn to. This particular one is Protestant and therefore has a Protestant slant on everything. I do not, for instance, agree with the comments it m…
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No we are not all Apostles, but St Paul certainly was. As I said earlier, there were other Apostles than the 12 and the 70. The Apostolic ministry is particularly of one church building and planting.
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The Liturgy on Sunday is not compulsory, if by that we mean that everyone MUST attend under any circumstances, and it must take place on that day. I also know of Churches in the UK that have to celebrate on a Saturday for a variety of reasons. But …
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The Seventy are Apostles and Disciples. There were hundreds of disciples, they formed the beginning of the Church. But to be an Apostle was to be sent out. The word Apostle had a particular meaning, which in Palestine in the time of Christ was 'auth…
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Was it also added during the time of Pope Kyrillos out of his devotion to St Mina?
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The things that come to mind immediately are: i. immaculate conception ii. original sin iii. introduction of Augustinian theology It is often the case, it seems to me, that modern Coptic writers use Roman Catholic terms without fully adopting th…
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Abba is a Syriac word meaning 'father'. It was used in Rabbinical circles. The Coptic Church may have tended to use it in certain situations rather than others, but originally it could have been used, I believe, in any situation where there was a …
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May the Lord have mercy on you all and preserve you in faith and hope. May the Lord provide for all your needs. Do not let this situation overwhelm you, but find each day all of those things for which you can give thanks to God. Father Peter
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It seems to me that among the most significant Roman Catholic intrusions into the Coptic Orthodox Church are: i. Several aspects of Roman Catholic theology ii. The importance given to Augustine of Hippo iii. Corruption of Coptic Orthodox art iv.…
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All the scholarly works I have read state that the liturgies used in the Coptic Church were originally in Greek. And that makes entirely reasonable sense. In the beginning the Church used Greek. As far as I am aware the first serious Church texts in…
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Why does it matter?
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I don't see why not because the Egyptians had fought before.
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Your service is a good start. A true servant is not one who knows lots of hymns, but one who knows how to serve with a hidden humility. Keep serving, and God will open up other avenues for your service. If you have a simple rule of prayer and bibl…
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Are any of the songs on that album new ones written by Coptic Orthodox, or are they all modern Protestant ones? I remember many of the titles from my evangelical days, but don't know if they just have the same titles?
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How can assisting someone to murder someone be considered helping them? It is also causing the spiritual death of all those who participate. If someone asked you to help them rape someone would you still be wondering whether or not to help? If som…
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Let's remember that this is a spiritual forum, not Facebook. So please bear with one another in love. Father Peter
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It is not a question I have a definite answer to in my own mind except that the Lord is merciful and desires that no-one perish. I cannot say much more because I am not sure in my own thoughts. I also struggle to unite the two concepts you present a…
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I would rather we did not start criticising other members for posting material that seems relevant to the thread. I DO think it is necessary for people in the West to see what Islam teaches and how it treats those who are not Muslim. It seems entir…
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Dear family in Christ, I have created two more mp3s of my poor sermons and talks. These are rather longer. There is a homily I preached at the Coptic Orthodox Church in Bromley, when I was blessed to be invited by Father Antonios. It is on that p…
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I hope that someone will be able to help and provide you with contact details. God bless you Father Peter