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last times someone asked a similar question when i was there i heard that our priests will probably not give an official opinion on the saints from another orthodox group.but for ordinary (non priest) people like us, it is ok to call them saints if …
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further to the answer above:in those days, death had just come in to the world, so people were healthier (some lived to 900 years).also the whole of the world's genetic material was encoded in adam and eve's children, so there was an abundance of ge…
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i found this website to be in favour of full relations with the eastern orthodox churches and so i would not describe as 'against' the chalcedonian orthodox churches. otherwise, there are several good orthodox websites that answer difficult question…
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i agree aliya 77, and welcome to the forum :)i hope you also go to real life tasbeha (night praise), which is a wonderful way to honour God:)
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hello and welcome lab221.the original poster has not been online for a while, so will probably not see our posts.i agree that this verse in revelation does not support the filioque.the Son sends the Holy Spirit, however the Holy Spirit does not 'pro…
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hmm, so you have been an orthodox Christian for 1 1/2 weeks now and you are still not married...?! maybe it will take a bit longer than that to settle down, i don't know how much of the orthodox culture (s) you have picked up, but we don't encourage…
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hello and welcome to the very beautiful coptic orthodox church of God!:)this guy has some great lessons, i don't remember if he uses the 'hazzat' (arabic term for the lines you mentioned):https://www.youtube.com/@TheCopticdeacon (yes, i know him too…
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yes, ophadece, great! the most important thing is for us to encourage others to have a close relationship with God.we encourage this by basing all our activities on a spiritual foundation - e.g. every activity should be preceeded by prayer, and we s…
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good question! for many of us, it will be a bank holiday (catholic Good Friday), so i hope many ppl will be able to attend this year (including me, if not too busy at work!):)
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that is a big question, how much time do you have?! i will try to be brief - please send me a personal message if you would like to have an article on the Christian orthodox concept of salvation with references from the church fathers (will need an …
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please speak to your confession father about it.the general advice about looking after your spiritual life (fasting, praying and showing mercy) is also very good.
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please speak to your confession father about it
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i have asked the internet and not found anything.i spend a pleasant hour reading ancient philosophy and Christian history, but i would be surprised if philo of alexandria (jewish philosopher who died around 50AD) had much contact with Christians, as…
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i used to assume that most protestant Christians used to believe roughly the same as i did when i was protestant (14 years ago). however, i since met a 'Christian' work colleague who was living with her partner (not married) and others who thought i…
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certainly.tamav (mother) eirine (leader of a ladies' monastery in egypt) used to talk to the saints in the 1990s.she has departed (died) since then so I can talk about it.i know someone else (have met that person just a few times) who has almost cer…
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as for non orthodox Christians, i can't comment.i simply advise them to follow the orthodox spiritual life (which hopefully will eventually lead to joining the church) and i don't tell them how to live.
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i wrote the prenup myself - i wanted to make the point that money (and status etc etc. as italian coptic is hinting) is of no value at all, and that anyone (your friends for example) who is considering a prenup needs to have a big think about their …
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PSif you are asking about prenup because you are about to get married to a controlling person, then please speak to abouna - that is above my pay grade - the advice about is for relationships that are not abusive. try to avoid going into a controlli…
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this is an orthodox Christian prenuptual agreement: if we divorce because of your sin, i get your permission to remarry and you have to repent.if you change your ways before i remarry, i then have the option of reconciling with you. if we divorce bc…
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aah, thanks.which reminds me, it has been a few months since i visited my friend's greek orthodox church, must go soon!happy theophany everyone:)
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thanks for that! :)is this an old hymn?i see it is in greek, not in coptic.
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glad that is cleared up, thanks for asking (and answering) the question:-)
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according to uncle mina, it is like this:http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/view/1498 (i consider tasbeha.org to be the authorative answer):):x
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yes, you have put a lot of words on the screen so we can look them up in the dictionary (but after Christmas, too much work / church till then!)
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thanks for the slides so i can see how the words are spelt.i will spend some quality time with my dictionary and then comment:)(don't hold your breath, the dictionary has a busy schedule at the moment, so it may not have time for me for a few days!)…
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yes, i have also found that coptic messes up your 'c's and you start saying 's' instead!;)thanks for all your work on this, a (protestant Christian) friend of mine asked me today why i celebrate Christmas on a 'different' date, and was able to give …
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thanks for your reply and message.if anyone wants further reading on how suffering in life fits with blessing from God, i VERY strongly recommend 'the communion of love' by abouna matta el miskeen (matthew the poor). mentioned here:https://tasbeha.…
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thanks for clarification, only a few days left till kiakh!:)
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welcome, brother.there is always a way to come back to God.remeber there is no eating or marriage in paradise, we enter alone, although we value the prayers of the saints in our journey.if you sincerely desire fellowship with God, He Himself will he…
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thanks, ophadece for the explanation, that makes sense.i also understand minatasgeel's points, as it should be understood, however ophadece says the coptic makes sense and it is above my paygrade to dispute that (i opted out of further coptic studie…