Yea I see where you're coming from. But I still disagree on some points.
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Some have to a point tried to have them song during communion which i find to be so sad and as a gro…
Hey adomad!
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but one last question. Lets say i want to get into medicine and become a surgeon, but God really wants me to become lets say... an accountant, im not going to have …
You know what, I reckon (or at least I'd like to believe) its just another murder case. Maybe we just look at it differently because it happened in Eqypt where there is so much religious conflict. Because we don't know the circumstances do we? I'm j…
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But Let me ask you a question, what is wrong with the tarateel in our church already??
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Absolutely nothing! They're beautiful and ancient, and written so well. I love…
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ur sopposed to be happy when you worshop am i right? but i think wat he meant was: you have to go to some pain because you love the Lord your God.
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Fair enough. That'…
Hi everyone
I listen to these songs all the time (btw check out Casting Crowns they are AWESOME) and I want to ask the people who think these songs are wrong exactly what damage do they see being done? I see no difference between 'Shout to the Lor…
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There's one line in the Liturgy of St Gregory that always makes me think of the cross (although I know it's very vaguely related) where the priest says "You have turned my p…
Btw QT_PA_2T while you're here lol ;D I just wanted to clarify something:
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I know many gay people, and they were good people. Inherently really wonderful people. This is not …
Hi clay,
I want to ask you as someone with personal experience....
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The special thing about homosexuality is the absurd denial that is going on.
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Say someone you know ha…
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But is this ALWAYS the case? I mean, if we're not made to feel at least a little bad for our sins then would we not just keep returning to them?
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This is true but t…
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I have a question, maybe someone here can clear this up for me, are homosexuals sinning even though they are not acting on their homosexuality?
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The problem here …
Hey Learn2Dance :)
I think the kind of thing you're looking for is exactly why Christianity is opposed to homosexuality. Especially because it doesn't (on the surface at least) appear to be harmful to anyone. It has been said MANY MANY times on th…
From what I can tell, crushes are purely hormonal, they have no logical or spiritual basis so when you talk to you're crush or even when you're around them, you tend not to be yourself. That problem is made worse by texting, because as superman(bam)…
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The question I pose is:
Is it acceptable for a coptic church to produce western spiritual songs in a church band?
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Funny you should bring that up now because my churc…
While eating from the tree is to know evil it is also to know good. The main attribute of the tree is not to teach people either good or evil, but to to give them a sense of which is which.
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Yes Abouna Anthony's Sermons are so great! He's such an engaging speaker, I second what Adomad said!
You can download heaps of his sermons at:
www.orthodoxsermons.com
Check out Set Free from Abouna Anthony, its a 5-part series but very, very good.…
Hi QT_PA_2T
This is a great question, one thats always fascinated me! But like many other similar questions, its one that we simply cannot know for sure. Ultimately because its not for us to know. But we can speculate...
I think you are being too …
Whenever I see that verse, I think its important to remember that it wasn't only physical and emotional torture Jesus was going through, but He was also carrying the blame for every sin ever committed. He was swamped with all that sort of 'spiritual…
I really don't think God is that picky, denominations mean very little to Him in the grand scheme of things.
When a Catholic priest prays a Catholic liturgy does he pray it with any less faith than our priests? Does he believe any less that he is …
Thanks for your replies!
But I think I might have been misunderstood...
The question is not about faith, the person who wrote the question is looking for answers regarding the historical accuracy of the Bible. We as Christians believe the Bible is …
Hey Klara
Believe it or not I can sympathise with what your going through.
I'm also going through a similar thing right now, but I know that is because of my sins. I feel like such an idiot when I pray, like how could someone like me dare to even …
I reckon mostly English but a decent bit of Coptic as well.
We need to pray in English so that we can understand what is being said but Coptic is such a BEAUTIFUL language! Its so poetic and eloquent. I understand a little bit of Coptic so I can ac…
Here are some verses:
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil."
—2 Corinthians 5:10
"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the m…
The Case for Christ is an awesome book but I do agree with Clay, he overdoes it sometimes. Despite that, the book provides a lot of answers to questions that athiests often use to criticise the Gospels; I think its good for Christians to have at lea…