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this is interesting, it seems saint john did not have heretical teaching himself, but he put up with heretical monks and did not sort them out. does anyone know why that was? was he trying to bring them back into the faith or did he not realise how …
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probably. maybe you could meet and discuss the things that wind you up. e.g. 'please don't interrupt when i'm talking it irritates me'. 'ok, i will try, but please don't talk for 20 minutes without a break, sometimes i want to say something too...' …
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remember she is right sometimes... ;)
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thanks everyone for your quotes, and welcome, severian! hope u like our cool site. 8)
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you can say 'patristic theology', which is 2 nouns in apposition. in this type of phrase, the first noun takes the role of an adjective, but is still a noun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apposition this is the way this area of study is most frequen…
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try these 2 threads... http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php/topic,9177.0.html http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php/topic,11290.0.html short answer: the church is 'God's people', containing jews and gentiles, but God still has …
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i think just because there are 3 of them. in the same way, the total number of archangels is 7, to represent the perfect number of God.
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hi, sounds great and i will check it out. btw, i checked an online dictionary and u can say 'patrological', but most theologians in the english-speaking world say 'patristic'.
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which is coptic for 'i am happy i found the jinkim key on my computer'... ;)
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if u make friends with the people who work in the restaurants, u might then get a chance to share yr faith. far more valuable than worrying what meat you eat. and if you are with a Christian who worries about the type of meat, go veggie (so not to w…
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yeah, u need to work on how to resolve fights. sort it before u marry! we didn't fight much, but the engagement was only 3 months!
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yeah, i recommend anyone who has more than 581 posts to be spam-mod! ;)
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bump! come on mods, get some of these computer geeks to help u clean up the spam!!! [move]clean the spam![/move]
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i never managed it, don't know if it's because i have a mac. i downloaded coptic fonts, then i have to type in word for mac and then copy and paste it into the message. i hope someone has an easier way!
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may God give u peace and wisdom to know when to hang out with your brother and when to give him a break.
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henrik, someone takes the prayer request to the priest during the liturgy. the priests pray and the person who writes the request prays.
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college is good for making u do lots of exams. it's good for yr spiritual life only if u want it to be! r these guys already in college? then talk about 'how to make college good for yr spiritual life'. maybe show them why it's so amazing to know Go…
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hi, it's good that u care about this enough to try to help. i have been married more than 10 years and i have been coptic for 3 years, so i have a bit of experience with people. it seems like u would like to be close to yr dad, but actually u r not.…
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cephas and imikhail, please chill out. cephas, can you please abstain from being so rude? thanks mabsoota.
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it's important to follow the guidance of your priest regarding fasting. the main thing is fasting from bad stuff (jealously, greed, pride, rage etc) and limiting your food intake helps this. it is vital to pray a lot and read the Bible, as we are in…
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great dialogue. that summarises my understanding of the situation too. :)
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if u do lent fully, on weekdays, u eat and drink nothing between midnight and 3pm. that is often longer than the ramadan abstinence, plus u then eat only vegan food. at weekends u can eat and drink in the morning, unless, of course u r taking Holy C…
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there exists something called 'pseudoseizures' which is when someone throws themself on the ground and jerks around, but medical tests show it is not epilepsy. they are usually due to a psychiatric problem. the phrase 'my mum will have a fit if she…
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the muslims copied us. we were here first! we should also abstain from eating and drinking until noon or whatever time your spiritual advisor (priest) says. usually children are not expected to abstain, but people can start abstaining until 9 or 10 …
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zoxsasi, u have told us of this incident before. i really doubt it's a common occurrence. i worshipped regularly (about twice a month, i went to orthodox mass on saturdays in a church far from home) in a catholic church from 2007 to 2009 and i spent…
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some of the catholic liturgical practices are a bit strange, but the people who are allowed to distribute the consecrated bread are very carefully chosen. it is really difficult to do this and each church only has 1 or 2 people who are allowed to do…
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i think it's fine in itself, just in some cultures chewing gum is considered to be impolite. i remember my dad (uk) telling us not to chew gum in the street as it looked rude to walk along chewing and opening the mouth with gum in it, pulling out st…
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the Bible also says those who preach should make their living from preaching. so small churches benefit from visits from people from a bigger church who meet with newcomers, give out leaflets, and give financial support so that priests and deacons d…
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good points ;D