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ezekiel 44 verse 2. the Prince entered through the east gate and then it was shut permanently. the east gate represents saint mary's womb. there is loads of symbolism in ezekiel 44, maybe someone else can write more as i have to work, it is a very b…
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sorry i don't mean to sound so rigid and i do kiss european men on the cheek (not usually british, anything more than shaking hands is a lot for them!) also the 'uncles' in church who i know well, but i think it's best to seem a bit rigid first till…
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you are right to want more; this is your spirit feeling deprived because you are not near a church. it is a healthy sign and should be noticed. i think a great idea would be to meet together on the evening of the 6th and pray and study. if you like,…
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theophilus, you are so right! i had similar experiences on the other side of the atlantic. i have always worked principly with men, and on many, many occasions have been the only woman on the team. as a result, some men have behaved with me like i w…
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yeah, and i also pray for him to give time to Bible study and prayer, as being close to God when you leave school is even more important than having good grades. in fact, when we get close to God, we are less selfish and lazy, so we 'work hard for t…
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hey, i was talking about going slow! definately no talking about that at the beginning of a friendship! talking about yr past is for when you're getting engaged.
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the least, i love that Bible passage, one of my favourites, esp the bit that follows, that says the word of God will not return to Him fruitless. ioannes, good to 'see' u again, don't die too soon, we need u on tasbeha ;)
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yep, it's armenian, ethiopian, syrian (not antiochian, that's an eastern orthodox church) and indian. the eritrean church is technically a 'daughter' church of the coptic church, so not fully separate, although they do have their own patriarch. his …
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hi, welcome ibrahim :) we don't put to much of our personal details here because anyone in the world can read it, including people who want to hurt Christians. we talk to each other and discuss interesting things about God and His church. rabina y…
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i have read the article. the patriarchs (including our baba shenouda III) have already agreed that we should pursue a road towards unity. this was decided by patriarchs (or their representatives) from every eastern orthodox and oriental orthodox chu…
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also the prayers of the 9th hour of the agpeya are very good for anyone who is worried about this.
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this is great, i want to have a printout of tasbeha as i finally moved house to somewhere where i can go to tasbeha. i don't think the church has any tasbeha books, so i want to get the words from here. however, the coptic fonts didn't come out prop…
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ha ha we were all trying to understand aramaic! :D :D :D i am nearly rolling on the floor, it's so funny! thanks minagir! deacon mark, i'm sure it's ok to listen to it. see if you can get a translation of the words though, so you can praise G…
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it is satan who wants us to be scared like this. he wants all the Christians to go to extremes so that they loose the truth. 'extreme' protestantism says 'Jesus saved me so i don't have to work on it' and 'extreme' orthodoxy says 'i have to keep rem…
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so u guys should sing together +we have a choir ;) it's not coptic music. also i find it hard to understand the words, which i don't in the coptic mass because next to the arabic i can't understand are some words i do, like 'ya muhibb al bashir' (…
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me neither, but it's not a coptic mass. i didn't find anything on the internet about wadih el safi's religion, but if he doesn't mean what he is singing, we should rather copy someone who does! i heard a lovely story (i think on this website) about…
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it's like a gang but they fight by loving their enemies, seek to suffer for the sake of Christ and the prize for life membership is eternal life ;)
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by the way, the name u had trouble with is kefas (written in greek in his user name), or it can be pronounced cefas (the 'c' like an 's') as in the coptic version of the greek name, as in his signature. i am sure u know this means 'peter', i am addi…
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take it slow, invite her for a coffee in church after mass, and just talk to her for 10-15 mins each time, say hi to her friends and introduce her to yours. wait a few weeks (months) before telling her how you feel, probably she needs to get to know…
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welcome back, joseph :) i am taking a small break to wish everyone happy new year :) more lovely theological chat later...
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yes, we need to support our leaders in their efforts to increase unity. it would be great to see a united website with an online forum for people to discuss this. do you know of any that is updated regularly?
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that's really gold :) accept your abilities and talents as they are, then give all of your day to God. you need to study but also to eat, relax a little, read the Bible, clean your room etc, just don't be excessive in study so you are so tired and …
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if your family or friends are not orthodox, (or if they are greek/other related orthodox) they will celebrate Christmas on 25th, so it's ok to celebrate 2 Christmases. (i can't imagine any reason against celebrating Jesus Christ for an extra day, es…
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no ;) the 4 sacraments that everyone should do are: baptism chrismation/confirmation (=meyroon), of course these 1st 2 often happen together confession communion the other 3 are optional: anointing of the sick (u r exempt if u are well!) marriage…
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my own personal opinion is that great love is creative (we create art, peace in our friends' lives, children etc) and as God is love, He was also creative.
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hi, karl, this is the most interesting and fun internet community, welcome :) not that i'm biased... hey, sodr2, what's with the sadness? i expect they both live in usa. we non-usa people can have fun too, there are lots of us here! btw thanks 2 t…
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read romans 11. the church is not the 'new israel'. some passages that talk about 'my people' in the old testament certainly mean the Christians, but it is not a simple replacement as can be seen from a careful reading of romans 11. i think we shoul…