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*sigh* It is true. . .even some of the elect will be deceived. What will happen when the end of times nears? Will we be so easily persuaded by anything?
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What time period are you interested in?
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So what is the recourse for the woman who gets beaten by her husband? And imagine this guy as a 'moderate wife-beater' he only beats her when he gets angry. Must she remain with him just because he is still Coptic Orthodox and hasn't cheated on her.…
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If indeed the church does recognize some type of spiritual adultery, it is there to allow for circumstances such as the one we are discussing to be a legitimate divorce. However, it seems like we fall into a slippery slope if we use the term spiri…
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I agree, we should not change God's law. The one who creates knows much better than that which was created. But I think the passage is not as simple as you make it. 1) Jesus says, "Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Ma…
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What I do not understand about this verse is that it says 'enemies' . . . are we to love a devil worshiper? How are we to love them if we should not associate with them?
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I just think some scenarios are so severe that we cannot make an immovable rule and hold on to it. Social justice is more important than the law. Assuming this abuser will never repent or change and the abuse continues daily. I would certainly say d…
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That is debatable, Mina. I am not advocating for divorces whenever there is a fight in the family. I am talking about a kid who grows up seeing his mom beaten by his dad. You think that is better for the kid than living with only his mom?
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Maybe Facebook is not the proper place to post things like that. But that attitude is perfectly fine and should be encouraged. Try not to let the devil trick you into thinking that she has ulterior motives for posting those statuses. The devil will …
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I think what is even worse than a divorce is when a couple that clearly isn't compatible stays together and fights all the time. They do nothing to fix the relationship and the kids suffer in the process. I have witnessed this in many families. The …
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Are these statuses biblical quotes or personal things . . .? You have to REALLY dig deep and ask yourself why this is bothering you. But in my opinion I see nothing wrong with this, if she is being sincere. If I tried the most delicious piece o…
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As will I ;D You can also think about it like this. God tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves and our enemies - he wants us to love our brothers and sisters in the same way we love Him. With all we have. For if we cannot love the people we s…
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Precisely! :)
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Many things that Christ told us to do seem impossible. And for many they might be. I think Christ was speaking to the Judeans who generally thought of anyone who wasn't part of the House of Israel as their enemy. Jesus wanted to change their mentali…
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I liked that :) Did they write that hymn themselves?
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Christ Is Risen! I admire your efforts to unite the Orthodox churches piecemeal. If only I lived in Canada I would join you. You should consider contacting some people from each church (look the church's number up online) and creating a facebook e…
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It will remain an eternal struggle unless you do something drastic to change it. Many people (myself included) are in your position. You can liken it to someone who works out. Say I want to lose weight. I am very excited because I sat with a fitne…
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Haha, I like that alternative. It just goes to show that we can never really know the heart of a person or what their circumstances are, only God can. For all I know the person who was late to church works two jobs and just came from a grave-yard …
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Dear simplycoptic, One cannot gossip alone. Gossiping requires another person being involved (actively or passively). When people get together and gossip begins, I believe the main reason is: they lack real substance in their conversations! Gossip…
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Christ is risen! Thanks, man - duly noted.
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I guess the next logical question that follows is - how do you distinguish truth from opinion? How do you know if a source is reliable. Say I am looking at a historian's account of events of the early Christian movement in the 1st century - how do I…
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It is truly a beautiful hymn :) Did Ibrahim Ayad introduce it or have other cantors as well? I haven't heard any other recordings.
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Wow! :) Thanks for sharing, Father. May God bless your time.
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Fr. Peter & Remnkemi, I would really appreciate it (and I think others will as well) if you could share exactly how you go about researching things like this. Beside doing a google search, I don't think I could find answers to questions like thi…
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Does anyone chant Tin Anastasin at their church?
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=11306.msg136508#msg136508 date=1303720431] To say that Christ is risen describes the state in which He is now eternally placed and to which we may attain if we are united with Him in baptism, and by the indwelli…
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Interesting question. Is the english/arabic the same as the coptic or are they different altogether? The coptic seems much shorter in length - I was looking for the word wife in coptic but could not find it. It is not hard to make some symbolic in…