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I am not sure what you mean? Non-Christian couples who wish to marry in a civil society are entering a union which is universally understood and supported. Marriage in all societies has always been between a man and a woman. Would you support the…
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I would like to make a few points. #1. When I said I wanted to see some clarity in the thread I was perhaps not clear enough myself. The issue of the rights of homosexuals in the West (which is what we are discussing) has NOTHING at all to do with …
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I think that it is necessary to have some greater clarity about what is being said in this thread. When we speak about the rights of homosexual people what do we mean? In one sense the whole topic of rights is a very modern one. In previous generat…
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You can't very easily, as minagir said. Unless the voice is on a separate channel it is all mixed in and would be difficult for an ordinary person to do. If you want to have a go then try this tutorial - I've not tried it myself. http://chris.pir…
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I would very much not encourage any Orthodox young person to read anything by this writer. He is a non-Christian heretic, though he often uses the language of the Christian faith. He teaches that all is one - pantheism, and that Christ, Buddha and …
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May the Lord have mercy on your friend, and show you how you can be a comfort to her. God bless you both Father Peter
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Sometimes we have to give up on feelings. They are not always a good guide to what is going on in our hearts. We can imagine an Olympic athlete, he runs a race and wins a medal and he feels wonderful. "This is the best day of my life", he says. But …
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There is the translation of the New Testament from the ancient Coptic manuscripts which is available on archive.org. I am presently looking at republishing them in the Oriental Orthodox Library series. One of the projects I have on the go at the mo…
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The Lord bless you and have mercy upon you. Do try and speak to Abouna, or someone you trust, not even for advice but just so that you know someone else knows. The peace of the Lord descend upon you. Father Peter
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Dear Aidan I have the volume of Blessed Theophylact on St Mark on my table here now. My father (Dad) has used them for many years, and when the volume of St John was produced I bought him the hardback set of the Gospel Commentaries. As with any co…
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the_least, the Bible is always suitable for spiritual reflection, and as we mature in our faith we are more likely to reflect in a manner which is consistent with the teaching of the Church and the wider meaning and substance of Scripture. If I am …
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I would suggest that for personal reading of the Bible then whichever one is easiest to read is the best. But for Bible study the problem with all the versions mentioned is that they do not use the Old Testament of the Orthodox Church, which is th…
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Sometimes God wishes to teach us lessons other than those we wish to learn. We may think that when we are trying to do some spiritual activity then anything or anyone who disturbs us must be a temptation or a distraction. But we also have the lesso…
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I don't see that anyone received the Gift of Tongues on this day. The descriptions of the Gift of Tongues in the NT are completely different to what happened at Pentecost. Pentecost was a particular miracle, the Gift of Tongues was something else.…
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Are you deliberately not reading my posts ??? I've already said that the miracle at Pentecost was not to do with the gift of tongues or evangelism. It was the fulfilment of Joel, the reversal of Babel, and a sign of the universalising of salvatio…
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Plainly they did. This is the whole point of the quotation from Joel. Father Peter
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(I'm not going to argue about numbers) Not sure what you mean QT. I keep telling you that the tongues of fire fell on all who were in the room, Men and women. Including St Mary. Otherwise the prophecy of the holy Prophet Joel wouldn't make sense w…
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Not sure what you mean? The 12 Apostles are described in the Gospels, and there are many others there who are called Disciples. Our Lord sent out another 70 Apostles, not 72. And there were other Apostles in the early Church, and the Bishops ar…
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Of course. Nothing can exist without the upholding of God. If there is a place without God then God is not God. He is God of only part of the universe. He would no longer be omnipresent or omnipotent or omniscient. As the Scripture says... (Psa 13…
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Ioannes, anyone can become a bishop. It is necessary to check who a bishop is. Which Church he belongs to etc etc. Father Peter
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I think God is everywhere by his very nature. Sin is a wrong use of the will. It is a choice apart from God. It has no existence at all. No reality. No being. It is not a thing. It is an ungodly choice. Father Peter
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I should also say that when St Peter is explaining that the prophesy of the Holy Prophet Joel is being fufilled which says.. (Act 2:17) And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your so…
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St Mark was clearly not one of the 12 but there are more Apostles than the 12, (as I said very clearly ;)) There were the 70 and then all the others who had the ministry of an Apostle. Among them, for instance Andronicus and Junia, mentioned in Ro…
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Hi QT I think that St Luke and St Mark were certainly Apostles. There were the 12 Apostles, and then the Seventy Apostles, and then St Paul was an Apostle, and the gift of Apostleship is given to the Church as a continuing grace and ministry. In on…
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It's not true. We are not saved simply because we attend Church, even regularly, and certainly not because we die there. Father Peter
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Hi QT The gift of tongues was a miraculous sign, but I don't think it is the same as the ministry of evangelism. I believe that all of those present were inspired to give praise to God, both male and female. It was a powerful witness to the univers…
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Try also to get through the day without drinking. We can't eaily say 'I am never going to touch alcohol again!' because we often say that out of a spirit of self-confidence, and not faith. And in any case we do not know what tomorrow will bring. Be…
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Though we are to have faith in God I do believe that we must also be over cautious about claiming anything as a miracle, or saying that we have seen visions of the Saints. Father Athanasius Iskander has some wise words on this matter. I would want …
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Death is not the end for those who believe. But that is what I meant. If they have hope then we can pray for them with a real sense that God will be with them and that the passing of a loved one be a matter of hope and not despair. For those who …
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I'll try and provide some patristic sources in due course, but a strong thread within the teaching of the Fathers is that Hell is not a place where God delights in punishing people, but is rather the experience of those who reject God when they find…