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the orthodox study Bible (which i v v much recommend) has all the extra jewish new testament books that got missed out by the protestants. so (apart from psalm 151 and 1 ezra/esdras) the catholics have them too. they do nothing to change the basic m…
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hey, brother, wikipedia?! u know in most countries we are not allowed to quote this in college research! try a better source... ;)
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i move house most years with work so i understand loneliness. it's too obvious to say 'get closer to God' but in fact concentrating on your spiritual life is very important, especially your prayers, both from the agpeya and telling God how you are d…
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hi john S2000, i agree there is a danger of lack of faith, and i really liked your post (sorry i typed as you were typing!), but i think if we make belief in creation 100% necessary, it may cause people to become worried. also i am not sure of the c…
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you can do what pope shenouda recommended in his paschal message, during the 50 days, spend more time in prayer (i suggest you could find the time by 'fasting' from tv, computer games etc) and reading the Bible and don't snack between meals, don't f…
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keep it up, keep praying in church. as you say, God blesses you. pray for those who don't go and keep yourselves close to God. :)
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no, there are only 2 original humans that we are all descended from and there were loads of animals, and there is no indication in the Bible that there were 2 specially 'blessed' apes that got to be human. personally i don't believe in evolution, i …
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i heard it in church, but i can't remember which one as i moved house too many times. what i understand is the official line is the world is quite young (not millions of years) but not necessarily any fixed age worked out by counting dates and ages …
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yeah but on other sites, not here. here we have the odd advertising fake people (check the signature for a web link to cheap holidays etc) but the admins do a great job keeping on top off it :)
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hi and welcome. by now you will have called the priest so i realise this post may be late! i joined the coptic church 1 1/2 years ago from a protestant background and i believe that you have been on a spiritual journey and that the Holy Spirit wil…
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well put, hezekiel :)
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i agree. also u can say, Lord, please help me to honour you in this competition, become more like you and share you with others. then be ready to win humbly or loose graciously, as God wills. it is not in winning or loosing we become more like God, …
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matthew, i agree. also nestorians (the assyrian church of the east) believe that only the human nature of Christ was crucified, the divine nature somehow stayed out of it. no other Christians groups believe this (ie catholic, protestant, us). what i…
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i couldn't help myself last night, i stayed up late because i watched again the documentary with father lazarus el antony (see the discussion in 'random issues' for the link). the anglican priest here had some views even most protestants would con…
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thanks for the correction, i got miseducated!
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alithos aftonf! sorry i made a mistake with the minutes, it runs from the beginning, the programs about the other faiths were different ones.
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yes, i was protestant. i also had a catholic church near me, but i couldn't see the evidence for purgatory and the special sinless conception of the virgin saint mary. otherwise i agreed with them. i even went on the first part of the RC initiation …
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found it! http://interruptingthesilence.com/2010/01/23/extreme-pilgrim-a-journey-to-st-anthonys-monastey/ he was an anglican priest who was having doubts about his faith and then went to look for spiritual help in the remote parts of the world. he…
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so maybe u could find out what group these people are from and re-educate them? 'the coptic orthodox church' by HG anba angaelos is a great introduction which is very good for non-orthodox people to read. if you need more resources, i think there ar…
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erm is that a website or do you mean i have to pop up to heaven and order directly from each church father? ??? ;)
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if you're a martyr outside the faith, why would you be a martyr?
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i think we have to be careful here not to confuse the idea of 'not being sure of being saved' with 'not being saved'. quite a lot of protestant churches have sacraments, and i think it is important not to generalise. our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chris…
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hi, matthew :) any idea where we can get this book by athanasius? this is a great link previously posted by father peter about his psalms commentary http://www.athanasius.com/psalms/aletterm.htm please keep us posted with any more ideas :)
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hee hee, my favourite subjects for the last 3-4 years. try to only study for 1 - 2 hours at a time so it doesn't become too addictive and u have time for other things ;) the best fathers to read are any mentioned in our absolution at the beginning …
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awesome. God has given such wisdom to our dear pope shenouda 3rd. guys, i know these were long posts, but pls read them :)
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yes, happy easter and may God fill you with His love and peace :) He is doing beautiful things for us
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wow, that's an impressive site! Christ is risen, indeed He is risen, may you all have many blessings from God :)
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do u have a link u can post for us to see it online? about to go to church soon :) very excited! alithos anesti :D
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we can say happy easter. arabic: al masihu qaam, bil haqeeqatee qaam. is this enough languages? ;)
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theologians have written whole books about this. basically the orthodox view (as i understand it) is God knows us well enough to know what will happen in the future but also He works with us, responding to our prayers and the prayers of others about…