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Let us be very careful not to believe and to spread things which are not true. It is necessary to find out exactly where this image is, and what the response of the local bishop is before anyone of us here runs away with all manner of ideas. If what…
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Lol. This is what I mean. You take words out of context and apply them to whatever you want. Where does the Bible teach us about making the sign of the cross, or how to make the prophora, or what prayers to pray over the eucharistic elements etc etc…
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[quote author=Thackeray61 link=topic=9549.msg117765#msg117765 date=1281440485] ok..how can you say that the bible is not complete? you said that "Not everything is in the Bible'' is that what your church believe that the bible is incomplete? kindly …
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That isn't a specific question. I would imagine every Christian group believes it is following what is written in the Bible. Clearly only the Orthodox Church is really following what is written in the Bible because it is also following the instruct…
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If you want to ask a particular question then go ahead. I'll let you know if I think it inappropriate. But the general question you asked is too vague. Everything we do is Biblical AND Traditional. The Bible is part of the Tradition of the Church n…
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Believe me, I do think we understand the point you are making, but it is not appropriate for this forum. Father Peter
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This is not a place for proselytising. if you are interested in what Orthodox believe then you can ask questions, but if you only want to tell people what the Church of God International believes then that will not be allowed. If you are interested …
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Dear Thackeray61, Are you Coptic Orthodox? What is your church background. If you are going to make general criticisms of the Orthodox Church it is fair that we know where youy are coming from. Father Peter
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I don't think that there is anything wrong with desiring seclusion, but it is most healthy when it is a desire for quiet with God and not simply a desire to avoid people in a negative sense or because we do not like them. There are also times when w…
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It appears it may have first been used by Origen, but as has been said by George, it was used by St Athanasius against the Arians, and by the other Fathers of that generation. Father Peter
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I don't understand what you mean I am afraid. What do you mean by a Biblical way and a Traditional way? Father Peter
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We pray a different liturgy because we are British, not Egyptian, and we our mission is to reach British people with the Orthodox Faith. The tunes that we use in the liturgy suit British people, which is our aim, and which helps fulfill the mission …
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My understanding is that Syriac is the Aramaic dialect of Edessa which became dominant.
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Well at first I thought it was something to do with Thunderbirds.
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Everything produced by Chick Publications is loathsome and evil. The comments made about the Roman Catholic Church are also applied by these people to our Orthodox Church. They consider our Church the whore of Babylon and say vile things about the …
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Lol! Well it's hardly fresh off the boat. I am very surprised to find even one Copt who does not know about the St Mary's fast. Seriously I am very surprised. (I did think fob might mean 'Fish or Beans') Father Peter
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What's fob mean? Father Peter
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Yes, what a wonderful post mabsoota. How wise indeed. Let us all ask, 'What sort of Christian am I? and What sort of Christian do I want to become?'. Nothing else matters. Father Peter
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I think we need to be careful in our choice of career that we do not choose it so that other people look up to us. This feeds a sense of pride which will make it hard for us to grow spiritually. All that matters in our careers, as in all our life, …
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May the Lord have mercy on her, and on you and your family, and on all those medical staff who will be caring for her. Lord have mercy. Father Peter
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I wonder if it would be possible to stay with him a little while, or correspond with him? Father Peter
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Well of course the Roman Catholics DO believe there is a spiritual benefit in having one visible head of the whole Church. And to some extent it depends, from an Eastern point of view, what is meant by 'visible head of the whole Church'. It has bee…
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Dearest to Christ, You are loved, and you are valued. Just because of who you are. You are someone created especially by God to be loved by Him and to share His love with others. There is nothing you can do or say which will change the love God …
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Is a successful person someone who has a top job, or someone who has become a committed Christian? Put your trust in the Lord and ask Him what He would want you to do with your life. It is often difficult to find the right career path, but it is n…
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LondonCopt, You were going to tell us all some more about Father Lazerus? God bless you Father Peter
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We know that faith can grow. It can be as small as a mustard seed, a tiny, tiny seed that a breath of wind would blow away, but it can grow into a great tree that the birds of the air can nest in. We are all of us, who love the Lord Jesus Christ, o…
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Patriarch Antonios is commemorated in all the liturgies of the British Orthodox Church, and I wholeheartedly endorse Ilovesaintmarks reminder that this should take place in all Coptic Orthodox liturgies as a matter of already determined Synodal inst…
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I am away on holiday in Scotland at the moment, but when I get back I will see if I can get enough technology together to record our liturgy. Father Peter
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As we grow older we will discover that we are often faced with feeling that our most heartfelt desires are not fulfilled, and we will pray, 'Why Lord?'. But in this case as in all the future cases, it is often that the Lord is testing us, and askin…
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In brief, because I am feeling a bit down with the flu... The Church has never accepted that the bishop of Rome is head of the Church. Never. The most that has been allowed is that he was sometimes considered a senior brother in the episcopate. Fro…