Ioannes
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i view the orthodox church as an apocalypse. before i became orthodox, the veil was slowly lifted revealing the truth, upon that i was lead to my death and resurection in my new body to partake in the exodus of the people toward heaven culminating w…
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[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=8222.msg105109#msg105109 date=1249160692] Yeah, OK Geomike, but what about in the case where the pain is soooo unbearable and the person is terminally ill? [/quote] well God never gives you more than you can handle…
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Faith without works is dead James 2:20, the devil also believes, and trembles james 2:19 simply believing will get you nowhere but you pose a wonderful question. the word Christian gets thrown around alot, i hear just about everyone claim to be Chri…
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"a church without the sacraments is not a house of God, but rather a seat of satan"
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i like history so ill give you some historical accounts of the existence of Christ outside of the Gospels. Josephus, who is jewish wrote about Christ in Antiquities of the Jews in 93 A.D. also Pliny the younger, a pagan roman wrote about how to deal…
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[quote author=Ashamed link=topic=8163.msg104545#msg104545 date=1247186463] Hi, i was wondering how you would know if God has accepted your repentance? and how long should you repent (cry etc and feel really depressed about it?) for example, if you …
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yes prayer is essential. maybe this will be a learning experience for her, maybe the non-christian person will see the truth. who knows, God willing everything will be ok
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truely he deserves the title "golden mouth". that was beautiful.
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i dont know my ethnicity nor do i care simply because it will not endure forever. i consider myself, since i was baptized, Coptic Orthodox. acts 17:26 "And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth" so ethni…
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its actually a catholic company that makes it and to be honest with you i have no idea, i downloaded mine from a website, so you could actually probably google it and DL it from there.
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many are leaving in ethiopia too. God cannot have fakes in His church, people looking for signs and wonders, so let them go we will always be here.nobody, not even hell will prevail against us!
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mabsoota you truely are wise. i think the thing that sadened me most was the fact that i can never become a priest. i am accepting that this is Gods will, and i love being a deacon so its not so bad. i love you all very much and thank you for your w…
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[quote author=davidschanter link=topic=8059.msg104504#msg104504 date=1247009042] why don't you ask him why he thinks its ok? If he is the figure you say he is, he must have an answer. I suggest you talk to him without any opinion on the matter. Just…
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thanks for the encouraging words. i think now there is a stigma attatched to mental illness so i was questioning everything that i have thought, said and written. thanks again!
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hey me too! sometimes it can be a medical thing like reactive hypoglycemia. i would go to your father of confession and to the doctor.
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i suggest St. Athanasius, St. John Chrysosotm, St. Basil, St. Gregory. i got a program called "The Early Church Fathers" and it is loaded with almost every single early church fathers writings. if you would like to i could get it to you somehow.
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youll be alright, this happens to me sometimes. i force myself to do what i know is right, to pray the agbeya, read the bible etc.. eventually the heart softens and true repentance is then possible.
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i dont think it is right for a christian to perform abortions of any reason. at my work i stood up for what i believed in regardless of what people thought. i told them i refuse to support a union that supports abortion. we are forced to pay the uni…
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[quote author=Godislove260 link=topic=6776.msg103577#msg103577 date=1243528546] [quote author=Ioannes link=topic=6776.msg103574#msg103574 date=1243528036] Islam is a religion of the devil. [/quote] Would you say that of all non-Christian religions…
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Islam is a religion of the devil.
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Personally i like to stay away from questions as these simply because we cannot determine ourselves who goes to heaven or not. that being said one of the main things that drew me to the Orthodox church was its historical claim to the church as well …
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[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=7653.msg100406#msg100406 date=1235197554] hi, sandra, there are several issues here. 1st, if your friend is a minor, her doctor can apply to the courts to overrule her parents decision. there should already be a c…
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i wish more people would read the doctrines of the roman church, such as from the council at florentine they decided and unbaptized infant goes to hell. do more research on the catholic beliefs and you will be shocked or even how the popes have beco…
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Heres the fact, salvation cannot be attained outside of the Orthodox church. when you actually look at these other so called Christian denominations closely they are NOT Christian. they are rampant with heresies, pride, lust, selfishness, etc. Same …
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in the book "Ultimate Things" Dennis Engleman goes into detail as to this very same question. there are many writings of monks and church fathers that detail that God is replacing the fallen angles, the two thirds of heaven, with mankind. when an an…
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i see many homosexuals, almost on a daily basis (hospital) and yes many of them talk different, act different and look different and there are many possible reasons. when you are homosexual you basically give up your manhood for your passions and de…
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can anyone tell me who says this one? "How can one have God as a father without having the church as his mother?"
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i think you should become a deacon, it is a wonderful thing. im a convert to coptic orthodoxy and i am also learning the hymns. some helpful advice, i would listen to hymns as much as possible on CD or on the ipod as well as the liturgy, that was it…
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im not sure as to which saint said this but he said: " how can someone have God as a Father and not have the church as his mother?". i have a particularly unique view of this question as i was once protestant and even at one point atheistic. while m…
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Egyboy, all of us are weak and all of us struggle. my personal favorite weapon is the Jesus prayer. i use it like a mantra and its lovely because i can repeat it in my head all day long like some sort of song, it is most effective. also i memorize h…