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[quote author=ophadece link=topic=11736.msg140654#msg140654 date=1309552213]
Dear Cephas,
According to scientists Coptic language is not a dead language.
Oujai
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You are the one that brought up 'scientists' not me. Back …
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Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suf…
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[quote author=ophadece link=topic=11736.msg140719#msg140719 date=1309639480]
Dear Cephas, and Remenkimi,
Coptic language is not a dead language. God bless you both...
Oujai
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There are none so blind as those who will not …
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[quote author=henrik.hank link=topic=11766.msg140727#msg140727 date=1309646038]
what made the copts become oriental orthodoxes when the western christians chose catholicism? Did culture, geography or something else have anything …
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You are in my prayers. When it comes to being an evangelist of the Gospel of Christ, trust me, I wish I was able to preach it as well. I'm sure you are far better than I. However, let your actions be your preaching. Live the Gosp…
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[quote author=liftmyheart link=topic=11731.msg140709#msg140709 date=1309629470]
So isn't that also in a way saying that all of our lives are predestined -_-?
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No. The reason is that God stands outside time. Thus, there i…
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[quote author=liftmyheart link=topic=11731.msg140701#msg140701 date=1309625411]
Guys... If God can see the future and the past, then does he know if we are going to sin in the future and all that?
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Yes.
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I think we may need to have another thread of what constitute a dead language and keep this thread focused on the Greek hymns that recently crept into our Church and they still do
No need to. It's a dead language regardless of per…
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Ophadece,
The fact that you and a handful of other Copts scattered across the world can speak Coptic does not make it any less of a dead language. I have defined what a dead language is, as has Remnkemi. Accept it. You said scie…
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Unworthy1,
While I still have the content of the posts, the quote function would not have illustrated how he copied my entire profile (name, picture and signature). My comments still stand and I'll add that 'Retarded' is also a …
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They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery. In your case 'Retarded' you are just pathetic. You have no personality of your own and so copy an already existing profile. That is beyond lame, and just prove that you are…
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According to the definition of a 'dead language', Coptic is a dead language. If you can't accept that, there really isn't anything I can do about it.
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They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery. In your case 'Retarded' you are just pathetic. You have no personality of your own and so copy an already existing profile. That is beyond lame, and just prove that you are…
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Father bless!
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=11418.msg140647#msg140647 date=1309548050]
Why is a patriarchal point of view the same as hatred of women? I don't believe it is at all.
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I never said it was. I'm sayi…
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Having read your posts here as well as on coptichymns, I can safely say that it comes as no surprise that you are divorced. You are a vile misogynist and what self respecting woman would ever want to be with a creature such as yo…
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[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=11736.msg140629#msg140629 date=1309537722]
The contention is these are modern hymns and not part of our heritage. If we need to come up with new hymns why not produce them ourselves in Coptic. Wh…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=11736.msg140619#msg140619 date=1309526338]
In my opinion, If people forgot their heritage, they will be lost. Coptic is part of our heritage, we are not Arabs, we are not Greeks, we are not Roman…
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I'm sorry... what?! 'Aggressive anti-Coptic attitude'? Is that a joke?
[quote author=JG link=topic=11736.msg140610#msg140610 date=1309509151]
Yes, Coptic is a language, but if you feel as though it is just a common "means for …
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[quote author=Ηεζεκιελ link=topic=11526.msg139254#msg139254 date=1307652211]
I think the teachings of the Church fathers is infalliable.That is why we should always refer to their commentary.
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No, the Fathers are not inf…
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Angel can refer to either an actual angel taking human form or it can refer to a pre-incarnation theophany of Christ. Sometimes in the Old Testament, when Christ appears, He is referred to as the Angel of the Lord.
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Where did I make fun of Coptic? If I'm ridiculing anything, it's idiots who seem to think that Coptic is the be all end all when it comes to languages. Coptic is a language, like any other language: used as a means of communicati…
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Incompleteness = inaccurate. You have been selective in the languages that particular individuals spoke. And the notion of a language being 'blessed' is ridiculous.
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No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. - Matthew 6:24
No servant can serve two masters: for eith…
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[quote author=imikhail link=topic=11736.msg140585#msg140585 date=1309476341]
And while Kephas' comment was sarcastic, some people believe Coptic is the only sacred language. These people fail to realize they are more Islamic/Arab…
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[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=11736.msg140567#msg140567 date=1309468009]
And while Kephas' comment was sarcastic, some people believe Coptic is the only sacred language. These people fail to realize they are more Islamic/Arab…
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[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=11736.msg140553#msg140553 date=1309458772]
I do not understand why Copts are so anti-Greek, when there was never a time we didn't have or use Greek in Egypt, especially in liturgical texts.
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