ezekiel the prophet had a vision of the incarnation in ezekiel chapter 44:2 when the king/prince enters through the east gate, and the gate remains always shut.
the gate represents the virgin mary, and the gate being shut represents her remaining al…
hi and welco9me, EBK.
did u try: http://www.france-copte.net
they have a contact page (i assume u speak french, if not, it is 'contactez nous') and maybe someone there knows.
this site seems to be down at the moment:
www.eglise-copte-orthodoxe-de-f…
sort of; because when we sin, we deserve God's wrath.
but if we just say 'Lord have mercy', we can think 'you know, God, i am a weak human, so it's your job to have mercy'.
so maybe we may not be too sorry for our sin.
but if we say 'Lord take away …
ahh, you are living in different countries.
ouch.
i did that too, but only for a short time.
i was not spiritual enough for a long engagement, so we got married quite quickly after arriving in the same country! not the easiest time of my life, but a…
i agree completely, that is why i don't want to add anything to the songs that are already allowed.
i just want to find out where our boundaries are and work within them.
i think our liturgy and our church are very special and beautiful. i want to e…
i would also really like to know if there is a longer list of allowed songs as it really helps in churches which are reaching out to the community around them to sing songs in a language people understand and with tunes that are not too hard to sing…
hi, rebecca.ann!
i 'know' you (in the virtual friendship form of the word) from the other forum (where i have the same 'name') so i doubt you are dressing provocatively.
unfortunately from my knowledge of south egyptian (sa'eedi) families, Christian…
i try to say with saint paul:
'i have learned in whatever state i am to be content; i know how to be abased, and i know how to abound. everywhere and in all things i have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.'
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salvation is a process. we have been saved in baptism, we are being saved through faith and God's grace, and we will be saved and go to paradise with Jesus if we continue in our faith to the end.
if you study, it is good for you. you can use your s…
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it is more to do with seeking God not the saint and the saint asking God to draw us closer to Him by his life
can anyone else say something?
faith does not come with w…
does he love God?
or is he just catholic by name only and spends his sundays in nightclubs? (in which case i understand your concern).
there are not many orthodox Christians in poland, so it's not surprising to find a polish person being catholic!
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remember that the husband is often saved through the wife and the wife through her husband.
God has already given you a leadership position and a job to do; he has put you in the best position to lead your wife and family into a closer relationship …
dear happyjoy,
i think it is very good that you have discovered the orthodox church and also you seem to have a deep interest in God.
there are 2 separate things you have to do.
1. (very important) pray to God and ask Him how you can know Him and Hi…
thanks, but no, i just have a good dictionary.
i didn't even realise that the arabic for 'nomad' would obviously come from the word for bedouin!
i am sending you p.m.
may God guide all of you.
some people are lonely because they have a form of autism (probably a mild form or you would not understand how to use the computer).
don't confuse this with a mental health problem or sin, it is different.
if you have this…
very good points, both of you.
bishoy, God longs for a close relationship with you.
it's good if u love Him because He loves you (all else is of secondary importance)
:)
may God bless you dear brother and give you peace.
when you have problems with your mental health, you need to remember that other people usually know what is real and what is not real better then you, so you should listen to your dad and your tutor…
many people go through this. did u speak to your confession father?
feel free to send p.m. no need to put details on the public forum.
keep up with yr spiritual life and may God bless u.
u do plenty of cooking for people where the basic meal is vegan, but you can add in eggs/meat etc. for those who are not fasting.
e.g. fool medamas served with stir fried veg and plain rice for the fasting, changing it to egg fried rice for the non …