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  • All of our comments need to be supported by the testimony of the Fathers and I will provide some quotations later, God willing, but I am just back in from services at Church. As far as St Cyril and St Severus are concerned: i. All created physical…
    in Christ did not die from pain or suffering from the cross - Is this true? Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • I think we can only speak of any dimension in regard to created being. God is not a being in any sense we can comprehend, he is being beyond being. So God is not subject to any size, or age. These are only words which have meaning within creation a…
    in where did god come from? Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • I will try to post on this subject later, I am just heading out to the Liturgy. It is a subject in which we must depend on the writings of the Fathers and not simply on our opinion. Our Lord Jesus Christ was certainly mortal in his humanity, but n…
    in Christ did not die from pain or suffering from the cross - Is this true? Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • Now is not the time to discuss those communities outside our Orthodox Church. Let us concentrate on our own salvation, especially during the season of Great Lent. Father Peter
    in A Clarification Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • As moderator I would like us to call a halt to the discussion of protestants at the moment. Please let us discuss our own weaknesses and failings and how to overcome them rather than the situation that others may be in. Thank you Father Peter
    in A Clarification Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • I am not really sure that this is true. It is certainly a popular idea, but many of the associations have developed because of the stories of the lives of the saints and these are not always meant to be historical in the modern sense in any case. Ma…
    in Saints and their special intercession. Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • Dear Mixalhs Welcome to the forum, and the Lord bless your membership. Do you live in Greece or in the US? God bless you Father Peter
    in Blessings from your Greek cousins... Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • Speak to your lecturer, and do what he says. It is his lecture. You cannot be held responsible for his decision. But perhaps approach him positively saying how much everyone enjoyed the lecture and felt that they would benefit from hearing it agai…
    in I need your opinion about this Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • As a parent I have to say that I do take pride - sometimes sinfully - in the successes of some of my children. But not all of my children will go to university, and I will take pride in whatever they do, if they work at it. There is nothing wrong w…
    in Egyptian Parents Comment by peterfarrington February 2010
  • Have you been able to read the commentary of St Cyril on the Gospels of Luke and John, in those passages where he deals with Judas? They are available here ... http://www.tertullian.org/fathers It seems from a brief study of these passages that St…
    in Judas Ischariot Comment by peterfarrington February 2010