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Dear John_S2000 Thank you for the insights you have provided from physiology. They have been very useful to my own thinking. God bless Father Peter
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There are times when the incense smoke has been so thick that I have been unable to see across the altar, and my eyes have been streaming. That is probably not good and not healthy. But generally if the incense is enough to make some smoke but not …
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Dear John_S2000 Thanks for your post about Lazarus. I hadn't thought about the irreversible damage done at a cellular level by death. This does indeed require a creation which also incorporates a history. But if we look at other miracles they als…
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May the Lord have mercy on her, and on her family. I suggest that we all pray, we have seen that prayer works wonders, and that when we are united in prayer it has a greater effect. Not that we should think that God is lacking in care or compassion…
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The Lord bless them and give them peace. Is the family Orthodox, Christian even? Do they have hope? God bless them Father Peter
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It is best not to put any trust in dreams. We can either deceive ourselves easily or spend a lot of time worrying unnecessarily. Generally we know what we need to do to find salvation and just need to get on with it with God's grace. Father Peter …
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Dear epchois I do not agree that the appearance of the universe has been falsified by God. Can you explain how you would create a forest of trees, with mulch on the floor, and trees of varying heights from shoots, through saplings to great Oaks, w…
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Sodr2, Yes. What I meant was that something created would appear to have a certain age, and in a sense that would be a real age, a real history, which was created with that creation. If I created my dog, which is sitting here next to me, then he m…
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Sodr2, what do you mean 'his children'. In what way are they 'his children' more than 'her children'? Since we know nothing of this sister's life let us not speak out of turn. I do not mean to offend, forgive me. Father Peter
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Theologically speaking I do not believe it is possible to eliminate the need for Adam and Eve, our first father and mother. Certainly our Lord believed in Adam and Eve, as did all of the Orthodox Fathers. If there is no Fall then there is no Saviour…
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There is a General Funeral Service after the Liturgy on Palm Sunday during which water is blessed. If someone dies during Holy Week then their coffin is brought into the Church and one of the Hours is prayed over them, and they are mentioned by nam…
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I meant to add that I do not mean that faith is not important but that I am not the judge of how much faith God requires. I know that I am not faithful but I have had so much revealed to me. I do not want to judge those who have not received the sam…
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Dear Aidan It certainly depends on the funeral I guess. I recently attended the funeral of an atheist that was very sad because of the effort being made to avoid the fact of death. But all the funerals of believers I have attended have been joyful …
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Why should a blessed soul be upset because people are remembering their life with gratitude and joyfulness? I hope that people are not sad at my funeral. That doesn't mean I would want them to play pop songs rather than have a proper funeral. Whe…
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If I were asked my opion about this matter, and I often am by men and women in this situation, then I always have to say that it is not possible for a Coptic Orthodox person to marry someone who is not Orthodox. He or she need not be Coptic Orthodox…
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I would like us to leave this topic for the reasons that have been given. We do not need to spend time enquiring about something which is private between HH Pope Shenouda and HG Youannis. It is just a matter of curiosity for us and should be avoided…
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I don't think you need any special patristic arguments. It seems obvious to me that a Hindu who worships many Gods is not worshipping the one God of the Christians. Likewise the Jews have rejected the Messiah and therefore do not worship the God a…
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May the Lord have mercy upon you all and grant you peace God bless you Father Peter
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May the Lord have mercy upon her and grant the doctors wisdom, and her family peace. Through the prayers of the most pure Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mary, and the great Archangel Michael Father Peter
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Dear Godislove260, These are good questions. We are born under the curse that was the result of Adam's sin because we are subject to the consequences of our fore-father's actions. This is something which is the case for all of us as humans living …
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It is very difficult for a man to preserve himself in holiness if a woman dresses immodestly, even if she does so without any desire to provoke temptations in others. Seeing that it is difficult for a man it seems to me that all faithful sisters sho…
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Dear QT, I'll see if I can watch the videos by Dr Mikhail. It seems to me, from my study of St Cyril and St Severus (which I am not suggesting is comprehensive), that the Anselmian notion of Penal Substitution is very far from their own Orthodox t…
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If anyone wants to listen to this little book by St Athanasius being read then it is available here.. http://www.archive.org/details/AthanasiusIncarnation together with many other patristic texts also in freely available audio format. God bless …
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QT, this is an easier to read translation of the passage in question. Well I prefer it anyhow... http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/history/ath-inc.htm#ch_4 Can you read through this and see if it answers your question any better? Let me know. I don't…
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I'm just rebuilding my PC after it got infected. I'll post on this when I have it working properly again. Father Peter
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I am sorry for your situation, and pray that the Lord will resolve it peacefully for you. I have been trying to learn from all the situations that I encounter, I mean a lesson for my own spiritual benefit. From your post I could not help thinking a…
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I think that this is a hoax... http://audrey-shark.blogspot.com/2007/04/its-hoax.html And in any case we should be rather cautious about participating in Catholic practices and seek the advice of our spiritual fathers. God bless Father Peter
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Dear salphone I am not sure that I can add much more to the sensible advice given by many on this thread. I am from an Evangelical background and became Orthodox about 15 years ago after many years of searching and investigation. In my own experien…
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We should remember that the Gospels are eye-witness accounts of what was seen and heard. We might expect that there are minor discrepancies. These do not detract from the message of the Gospel, but rather show clearly that the Gospels were not const…
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The Lord bless you and grant you all healing. May He especially preserve you all from harm. God bless you Father Peter