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hi canadian copt,thanks for quoting that really lovely passage from the wonderful saint macarius. in case anyone didn't realise, he is talking about the situation of Christians AFTER they enter heaven. it is clear from the context of the sermon, whi…
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welcome back!:) if you sell the iphone and buy a cheap second hand non-smart telephone, you will not only have left over money for a laptop, but you will save money on the monthly subscription (you will need no data allowance) and you will be able t…
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hi, i am sending you a personal message:)(am not in usa, sorry)
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no, i think i am an expert after i learn 1 small thing, i have a lot to learn!for example i got the geography wrong there! my friend apologises, she was busy serving and did not see the email straight away.you are welcome to visit the church any tim…
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noooooooooooooooooooooooo!come down south, we can help you! you don't have to come all the way, probably you will find the church in stockport open (http://manchestercopts.org/our-church/)the priests there are very lovely (i have only been once, but…
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well done for doing this in time for the new year!happy 1739 everyone!i hope you can all make it to church for the new year's eve prayers, this is one of the most lovely services of the year:-)
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is this a good sermon?can you send us a link? i like orthodox sermons :)
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glad ophadece added that, i only did a few coptic classes, but i thought that Ϫⲱⲙ was 'book' alsobut maybe some people in some corner of egypt used to spell it differently, there seems to be quite a lot of spelling differences in different places an…
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it is like in arabic - the word for power (qowa قوة ) is feminine, so we say 'great (masculine adjective ending) are you, God and great (feminine ending) is your power.in coptic, the parts of the word that show that it is masculine or feminine go at…
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thanks, both, for the comments.i think it is possible to take saint augustine's writings and use them in an orthodox way, personally i think the main error was made by anselm, but i accept this is open to debate.as for infiltration by catholic teach…
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thanks for explaining.just remember that our Lord did not take a human nature which had original sin, because original sin is not inherited anyway.what is inherited is corruptability (not corruption), which is the tendency to sin, and also mortality…
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welcome. i never heard of the 'corruption of Christ'.i don't think it is an orthodox Christian belief (i have been an orthodox Christian for 14 years)what do you mean by it?
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thanks all of you for this useful information.the fast is very special for me as it is the time i entered the orthodox church (14 years today!)may God make us worthy to serve Him forever, through the intercession of beautiful saint mary and all the …
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thanks (rather late!) for that - i didn't find them, but previously i found a lovely russian orthodox church in porto, where i was able to chat to a lovely coptic orthodox man in arabic (i don't speak portugese) who introduced me to the priest. now …
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we can ask God for anything. it is for Him to decide what is the right thing to give us, He doesn't mind if we ask for the wrong thing sometimes (we don't always know what is the right thing to ask for).i am also sending a personal message as i don'…
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yay! you used the word 'epact' which helps us to read around the subject, thanks, bro!:)
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whoa!you must pray for them with tears, they are so close to all kinds of sin if they live a luxurious life.this is a big disaster:(and if they are popular too, they may already be guilty of the sin of pride.cry for them and pray for them, but never…
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thanks for the information. if i come across any good sources, i will let you know.yes, i should ask ophadece, we are in the same country :)`;balhyt really means 'baseeta' (simple) more than 'mabsoota' (happy), but it describes me quite well as i ha…
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a few points (i am not a deacon though)-deacon (i assume you mean reader / subdeacon) should focus on serving God and learning humility.it is better to learn to obey the senior deacons than to try to educate them.people do things a bit differently i…
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are you planning to open a website?
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good question.i left one website as i was learning more about different types of sin (posters allegedly asking for prayer but including unnecessary details) than about God!so we should ask posters not to go into intimate details and also not to use …
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hi james, thanks for sharing with us.before i reply i'll tell you the briefest version of my story (usually takes 2 or 3 pages!)i was agnostic till age 5, then followed parents into protestant church (they converted from atheist backgrounds), then p…
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i have sent you a private message with more detail, but when arabic speaking people say 'apokty', they mean 'epact' (a way of calculating dates).
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i remember the day well, although it does seem a long time ago to me (maybe i live life more slowly).we thank God the we benefitted from such a lovely father:-)i highly recommend 'release of the Spirit', very useful book. also does anyone know where…
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interesting posts, thank you all.we don't ask our spiritual fathers what colour clothes to wear, but when it comes to Holy Communion, this is definitely one of those things we should ask them. it also depends on the situation.for example, one spirit…
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hi augin, did you read the books?may God give you (and everyone else) peace and grace during this holy fast:)