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and finally: There are also several other references to the Holy Trinity in the Holy Bible. Isaiah refers to this mystery in his book when he writes concerning the sending of the Messiah, the Son of God, by God the Father and the Holy Spirit: “Com…
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more: There are multiple other verses in the Holy Bible that speak about the One God. There are a few verses in the Holy Scriptures where God, or the Lord, is used in the plural but still referring to the One God. For example, when God created man …
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i assume that question is to thutmose. halsawaf, i have a bit more time now, so can post you some more information about the Holy Trinity in the Bible.i'll put it in 3 messages as it is a bit long. it is written by a monk for a class i studied about…
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i am a pale skinned person, and stood out for a few years, but thank God, in my church there are south asians and other africans (that is not north african), and a few other pale people, so i am now less exotic.i think you should visit a coptic orth…
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hi and welcome, learning orthodoxy. sure there are some people in the world who will never accept you, but that is not the correct way. if you look at basil's recent post, you can see that he (and i) had much more positive experiences. there are sev…
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Lots of barbecues and wearing short trousers compulsory in church...
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i have heard that preparing to be a nun/monk, preparing to be married and preparing to be a single person with flatmates who is not actively seeking a husband/wife are all very similar. basically you need to fast, pray, thank God and love him and wo…
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the 1st 8 chapters of the book of romans discuss this very nicely, especially ch 2.
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it is certainly ok to ask abouna about that, the thing about age is purely cultural.
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the command against marrying brothers and sisters came later, not in the time of adam and eve.if you think they lived for 100s of years, the various batches of siblings would be decades apart.they would have had so many children that the children di…
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according to orthodoxwiki, saint epiphanius died 403AD (the source you quoted sometimes misses out the 0 in years, must be a bug on the website), not 43AD.looks like saint spyridon is equally lovely, just less famous.maybe he is commemorated in our …
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the trinity is much earlier than that, try the book of matthew (in the Bible), chapter 28, verse 19.there are lots and lots of early documents (before our patriarch athanasius) confirming that. please keep looking, and keep visiting church and askin…
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welcome, dear friend.sorry i can't write much now as will sleep soon (in uk it is late) and have an early start tomorrow.please come to the orthodox church a lot and feel free to keep asking questions.i was a protestant Christian for more than 30 yr…
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because we never heard of him unless we spent our summer in romania...
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george27, i am with u on this one, well said.
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in case anyone wonders what this is about, it is here:http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/view/1511in my opinion, if it is on 'tasbeha.org', then it must be ok!;-)i didn't yet have time to learn all the hymns we do sing at church, let alone the others, …
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wow, beautiful story :)
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will read when have time, sorry bit busy lately. found out for u that jewish calender is lunar, but they add a month every few yrs. very complex!
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sorry for delay in replying, in case the original poster comes back on line, i would recommend a chat with an orthodox priest. this could be by yourself (diving for cover means taking time out from both this guy and his parents) or with him, if you …
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oh dear, it looks like u got caught in the cross fire between this guy +his parents. please remember u are just a newcomer to this dysfunctional family, so the fights u see will have a lot of history that does not involve u. i hope this will help u …
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there is a set of lessons from 'Christian youth channel' (part of coptic church tv channel) on youtube which are really good. the first is called 'coptic lesson eps 1', so it will not be difficult to find. it does use some language from hymns, which…
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so when is it?(for me, every day is a coptic day!);-p
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which church of east? if it is nestorian, then no. if it is catholic then yes. if u don't know, link us the church website and we will have a look. please also consider the points above about being stronger in faith and close to God :-)
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nice reply. always a good idea to ask abouna!
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small point, the Father's house is not boring. anyone who thinks it is has missed the point...
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sure, it certainly seems we should be in no rush to change the calendar!maybe we should revisit the idea in another 4,000 years...;)
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i have read it, and you have many good points.the most striking thing for me is the number of years that will pass before the coptic calendar starts to become less acurate, that is it will be about 4,500 years before the feast of the nativity will m…
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yes, really good points. there could be current issues, so increase yr reading, praying and fasting (if no medical issues) and God will guide u.
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also try to avoid going to 30 monasteries in 2 weeks to tick the boxes.go to 1 or 2 and spend a lot of time praying.