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  • [quote author=SAMAWAT link=topic=5663.msg75540#msg75540 date=1187226875] Salaam, everyone. I was wondering if you ever talk about your faith with Muslims. Do you ever have conversations with them about the Lord Jesus? If so, how do you talk to the…
  • [quote author=Orthodox11 link=topic=5661.msg75537#msg75537 date=1187210122] [quote author=minagir link=topic=5661.msg75536#msg75536 date=1187209754] Enoch and Elijah are in fact in heaven. atleast Elijah where it specifcly say in the bible. [/quote]…
  • [quote author=Safaa link=topic=5661.msg75534#msg75534 date=1187208885] Dear Orthodox 11, The only one who entered the “Heaven of Heavens” is our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ. The assumption of the holy body of the Theotokos Virgin St. Mary is…
  • [quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=5661.msg75527#msg75527 date=1187201016] [coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] Could you point me to a source regarding the tradition of the 'pre-mortem' (if such a word exists) assumption of St. John the Evangelist. …
  • Before i say anything. this is not the same as shashf ensob and tha translation is not een close to it. [quote author=helpmelordjesus link=topic=5655.msg75430#msg75430 date=1186887086] Hail ... : The Joy of righteous Abel (why?) [/quote] wasn't…
  • [quote author=Mark423 link=topic=5659.msg75493#msg75493 date=1187102148] I'm with the muslims on this one. I'm not a fan of drinking in any quantities. [/quote] lol....atleast there is somthing that can be called good out of 'em.
  • [quote author=gregorytheSinner link=topic=5659.msg75481#msg75481 date=1187059399] We all know how getting durnk is wrong but is drinking itself w/o being drunk a sin? [/quote] how can u be drunk without drinking!!! what you do from being drunk is …
  • [quote author=Meena_Ameen link=topic=5658.msg75474#msg75474 date=1187027644] I tried telling her this once and she said how would it really convert, I can understand why she would say this, because the fact the a Priest can make the bread and win co…
  • [quote author=Meena_Ameen link=topic=5658.msg75451#msg75451 date=1186981025] im obviously not going to abandon my God, but thats the thing i dont understand about the orthodox church, why cant i Marry her,  she is a christian, she does believe in Je…
  • [quote author=Meena_Ameen link=topic=5658.msg75448#msg75448 date=1186978388] Guys, I have a seriouse problem... You see, I really love this girl I am with right now, and i can honestly say i have never loved anyone as much as i have loved her, we ne…
  • [quote author=samdan77 link=topic=5656.msg75439#msg75439 date=1186951267] hii Is there a website where i can find all the "maradat" for the Transfiguration? (13 Mesori, next sunday) I have not found in tasbeha  ? pray for me, Sam [/quote] text ca…
  • [quote author=helpmelordjesus link=topic=5655.msg75434#msg75434 date=1186908219] I believe it is this one or something similar http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/view/692 Seven times everyday (Shashf Ensop) Why did you want to know? [/quote] am aski…
  • one request please.... i dono about this translation. what is the source of this in our glorification, which is here, http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/cat/80 if u can just find which parts ur asking with the above translation.
  • [quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=5506.msg75425#msg75425 date=1186853617] [coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=Hos Erof link=topic=5506.msg75411#msg75411 date=1186788763] [quote author=copticcross3 link=topic=5506.msg75402#msg75402 dat…
  • [quote author=kerestina link=topic=5649.msg75420#msg75420 date=1186838827] in saying that...we cant be hypocrites and say gurls need to respect their bodies but ignore men walking around with no shirts or tight tanks...... [/quote] i don't think th…
  • [quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=5652.msg75399#msg75399 date=1186773850] [coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] 'In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!' (John 16:33).  Christ told us that we would face pers…
  • u don't see us as orthodox adding things to the faith or change it. no, we kept what our fathers has said since the split. and that's how it is still today and it will stay that way.
  • [quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=5651.msg75381#msg75381 date=1186749197] Mina, what do u mean exactly. [/quote] am saying they're just denying what was said before as we all know. and as Pope Dioscoros said during all what happend for the counsil…
  • they have great quotes i have to say that. but what does it says on the end of the page: Council of Nicaea II "We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, proceeding from the Father through the Son" (Profession of Faith [A.D. 787]). …
  • [quote author=Doubting Thomas link=topic=5649.msg75367#msg75367 date=1186719624] the thing with common sense is it's neither common nor is it a sense. [/quote] how about common sense to copts not to everyone else.!!!
  • [quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=5640.msg75364#msg75364 date=1186718253] But I'm a little confused abot the moqattam thing. Are you sure it's in our coc, or just anywhere in the mountain? [/quote] that' what am still not sure of. because as Va…
  • [quote author=Anba Bishoy link=topic=5640.msg75357#msg75357 date=1186711613] You really can't use a protestant church anyway because they don't have an alter to use for liturgy. Now using it for a meeting you can use any place so it is not that big …
  • [quote author=copticcross3 link=topic=5649.msg75337#msg75337 date=1186683907] why is it that most cops like flip when they see someone wearing shorts, or a (shorter) skirt, or like a tank top or somethingg and are soo quick to judge them?? what's …
  • [quote author=Orthodox11 link=topic=5640.msg75335#msg75335 date=1186678598] [quote author=minagir link=topic=5640.msg75329#msg75329 date=1186675941] well Orthodox11 didn't say we shouldn't give the church to anyone...he just agreed with me when i sa…
  • [quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=5640.msg75331#msg75331 date=1186676660] Mina, You seem very argumentative. What is your opinion exactly? Are you for allowing other denominations to use our Church or not? [/quote] In general..no. but when some gro…
  • [quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=5640.msg75328#msg75328 date=1186674876] [quote author=Anba Bishoy link=topic=5640.msg75327#msg75327 date=1186674309] This is very confusing to me you are just saying to one group no and the other sure how do you thi…
  • [quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=5640.msg75323#msg75323 date=1186672366] Mina, I'm allowed my opinion. I didnt generalise, nor humiliate any minority group. The thread concerns allowing our Church to be used by other denominations such as protestan…
  • [quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=5640.msg75320#msg75320 date=1186671585] Mina, The Coptic CHurch in the UK has suffered greatly because of thiis: They invited protestants to come and pray in the Church. Now we no longer sing the tasbeha, but inst…
  • [quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=5640.msg75317#msg75317 date=1186666569] Hi Mina, No. I disagree with you strongly here. What will happen is this: The protestant groups, rather than being guests in our CHurch, will make us feel like guests in our…
  • [quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=5640.msg75313#msg75313 date=1186664665] No! It should not hard to say "no". Jehovah's witnesses are also christians, and Mormons etc.. can we give them our Church to run prayer meetings to start to say blasphemous t…