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i agree totally with Godislove 260. also with QT, it's a great idea to speak to a priest for advice. also fast, even if only for 1 meal and pray a lot. probably they need you to listen and probably it will take more that 1 meeting to answer their qu…
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i agree and would like to add that if it's really hard for you to talk to your priest, you should confess to another priest, maybe one who is visiting, and then at least you are no longer holding it inside. of course, he may think it will be better …
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we in the orthodox church (at least the oriental orthodox, am not sure about eastern orthodox) do not believe mary was born without sin (immaculate conception). we think she was an amazing person and she shows us how to obey God and live the Christi…
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dear bin C, i read all your posts with interest and am impressed with your level of study and Biblical knowledge. lots of us here who post regularly want to bring this level of theology to those who are not so academic or who are young or who don't …
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may God, who sends the comforter, comfort you all in this time. may you be inspired by the life of this dear priest to also live your lives as though you have something to die for. rabina ma'akum kull
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welcome, marcin. this is a place where we can discuss all the issues. i don't know all the answers to your questions but i can tell u the oriental orthodox (OO) only circumcise for health reasons, it is not necessary to do it to be in the church and…
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this is the official website, which has english translations in some parts: www.patriarhia.ro the page about dialogue with the OO churches is not yet translated. here it is in romanian: http://www.patriarhia.ro/ro/relatii_externe/dialog_intercresti…
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dear deacon peter; i understand better now. so when i go to romania should i speak to the priest before taking communion, or go directly to the bishop? i mean write to him, as we don't all have bishop's numbers on our mobile phones... ;) i have bee…
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i enjoyed all the impressive scientific arguments above. however i think flexmd has the best sentiments when reminding us that this can distract us from the kingdom of God! as long as u realise God made us (over 10000 or 10000000 years), loves us, g…
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i am sure Peter is now typing (!) but the short answer is that they didn't sort out the details yet so we can have communion. as it took 1500 yrs to sort out the main argument, u can see how its taking more than 18 years to sort the details!
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yes. another way of pronouncing the hebrew word (spelt above by teksoni mesa pechristos; i don't have the coptic nor the hebrew fonts!) is Yahweh, and the messianic jews in france call him Yahweh. it is derived from the same hebrew letters as Jehova…
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sorry deacon peter and qt, u guys posted as i was typing!
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oo is oriental orthodox (like us) and eo is eastern orthodox (like russian, greek etc) they had a big dispute in 451 about who was heretical and who was right but made it up in 1990. yeah, a few cebturies of pride but we got there in the end! ;) so…
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i think u need wisdom here, so it's right for u to ask for guidance. i suggest using a mediator, perhaps a priest. may God guide you.
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dear brothers and sisters, please do not consider that i consider myself any better than any of you. i am here on this site mainly to learn, and i have learnt a lot from the posts i have read so far. i am suggesting we take care what we do for our …
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hi, aidan, good to c u again :) i never believed in evolution and i had hilarious discussions with my A level teacher (at age 17) about it. she had never met a 'non-believer' before and had no idea the creationist science was so well thought out. sh…
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i was watching st anastasia's story with my 11 year old friend yesterday and we were discussing this. i explained that we ordinary people don't find these things out, but we should live with God every day of our lives anyway. i have memorised my fav…
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i think this is what he means. when my abouna went into hospital i had to ask him for his 'proper' name so i could find him, so for official purposes, these people have to use their original family names.
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hi, i didn't read the last 2 posts on this topic till today, yes i still think it's not great reading. meanwhile i found a lot of relevant Bible references which i hope will help you: galatians 5:19-21; acts of the sinful nature include witchcraft…
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No, i didn't meet any copts who do (myself included) but i had a friend who is a baptist minister (ordained) who does and i met an anglican vicar who did. having said that, most baptists and anglicans i know don't.
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i'm not sure i understand, do u already have someone u want to get married to? if so i understand some families worry about this a lot. maybe they just need to know you better to see all the good work God has done in your life. i have a vietnamese f…
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yeah, kids are amazing. once a 4 year old kid told me some stuff she saw between her parents which was not too positive, i was just chilling after dars kitaab (Bible study) and started playing with these kids and she just opened up. later on her par…
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hi, i used to help out in a class with a lot of 3-7 year olds and i found discipline v hard too. what i learnt from the other teachers is u have to keep changing what you do every 5 minutes for under 7s and every 10-15 mins for 7-11s. so we used to …
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hi, QT_PA_2T, what peter said is 'corruptible' this does not mean 'corrupt' or 'corrupted'. i think his view is compatible with what u say from the holy kholagy, i.e i don't think there are major differences between the british orthodox and the copt…
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Hi, i am not a spokesperson for the church (i hope someone else will answer that part of your question), but i want to point out that verse 50 goes on to say 'she was haughty and did DETESTABLE THINGS before me' this is obviously not idleness, so is…
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the priest of our neighbouring church has a coptic phrase tatooed on his wrist and he is a monk. one of our deacons has a massive tatoo of Jesus' face and chest during crucifixion on his right shoulder (he said it was very painful to have done, a bi…
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Hi brothers, i have checked out theophilus' link, i had not heard of this lady before. it seems she is greek orthodox. i also don't know what to think. i think probably when it comes to people claiming to have great visions, we should take plenty of…
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i agree :) basically what would u think if yr aunt or someone saw the text? would it be oops she know's i like him? (ok) or oh, no, she must think i'm a sinner if she saw i wrote that? (not ok!)
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i checked out the site, basically we can take cells from left-over placenta, it doesn't affect the baby at all. we can't take cells from tiny embryo's coz they die. that is murder and is wrong. many scientists and doctors, even a few Christian ones …