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briefly, the roman emperor wanted more control, so used to church to get it.the churches in west asia came under his control, but the egyptian church did not.the theology was used as an excuse to split the churches. on reflection over the 1 1/2 thou…
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he means that the demons attack us more when we move towards God.do not give up, help is coming.
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may God give you peace and guidance. don't give up until you find His eternal love, He is waiting for you with open arms.
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from greek (or any eastern orthodox) church, only chrismation is needed (holy oil), not baptism.i was a church when a greek lady was chrismated who later married a Coptic orthodox man. she said she really liked how we explain everything well and 'ta…
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dear friend, please speak to your confession father or another priest.they can advise you best on how to avoid sin. one of the monks used to carry bags of sand around until he felt tired when he was tempted to sin, but that is not the right treatmen…
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don't worry jojohanna, i also sent a personal message to ophadece once i realised he was too busy at work.i met him once in person!:-O(uk is a small country...)
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i just read on the news that people in italy and greece can go to church! i am very happy for them, thank God :)
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i spoke to my confession father today for the first time in 2 months! i am ok now, he is someone who loves God very, very much, so just hearing his voice makes me feel better:-)
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nice discussion, thanks, and sorry for upsetting minatasgeel and italiancoptic by telling them to exercise in freezing weather!(yes, i live in uk, and once cycled 5 miles on ice and snow, so i thought everyone would enjoy the thrill of risking falli…
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ophadece, where were you when this thread first appeared?!probably very busy at work these days and no time for internet i suppose.good thing you have jojohanna doing your job for you...;-)
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dear minatasgeel, thanks for answering. don't take this the wrong way, but people driving for 5 mins is why we have so much pollution!if it is so close, it will only be 30-45 mins walking / cycling / pushing your wheelchair (delete as appropriate) s…
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so i had to travel to take part in some medical research today (as a 'healthy subject'), and it is a bit too far to cycle all the way so i adjusted my journey so i had just a short trip on public transport and then cycled the rest of the way.the jou…
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the arabic translates as 'early at the break of dawn, on sunday morning'and does not mention the state of consciousness of the guards. (https://st-takla.org/Lyrics-Spiritual-Songs/06-Coptic-Taraneem-Kalemat_Ein-Ghein-Feh/3end-Shak-Al-Fagr-Baker.html…
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that was great, just as if we sang it together!great to 'see' PK281 also :) in heaven, we will all see each other, and saint mark! :-O
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Christus ist erstanden!i have been here once:http://kopten.de/gemeinden/stuttgart/(sadly arriving late as the people i stayed with 100 miles away did not feel like getting up at 7am so i could go to an orthodox church!) they are very friendly. my ge…
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hehe, u r supposed to wake up early!;)of course, if you are working 12 noon to 9pm shifts, you won't wake early, so then you can move all the hours forward.but generally if you sleep around 9 or 10pm and wake early, you acheive much more.if you slee…
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welcome!i recommend studying church history and saying hello to people you meet in the orthodox church.that's how i started 14 yrs ago, and after 3 years, i took the leap into orthodox Christianity and never looked back!
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we are all baptised.you have to be baptised and chrismated in an orthodox church to be able to take Holy Communion.priest can't give Holy Communion from unbaptised people, not hear their confessions, nor marry them (to each other) etc.feel free to s…
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it is a very old phrase.but we are praying it a lot now!
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there is a standard translation here:http://www.agpeya.org/ as for marriage, i think my husband is more spiritual than a monk because he puts up with me!
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are there any out there in good, modern English?i mean that don't say 'have mercy UPon us' (instead of 'on us'), or that don't call God 'beneficient' (when was the last time you used this word?!) or say 'your name which is called upon us' (the corre…