http://www.coptichymns.net/mod-pagesetter-viewpub-tid-1-pid-157.html
check out this link, this is the book by HG Mattaos, he explains everything, starting from the vesper praise, till the end of the Liturgy, enjoy :D
and here's another huge explan…
awesome guys, that makes sense :D
especially that part that the Holy Spirit would only come after we would have been cleansed, cause after the Reconciliation and Redeeming work we became worthy to become temples for the Holy Spirit rite?
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Be warm in His Grace, because it is cold out there.
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that quote is so funny lol ;D
my religion is my everything, my life, the one thing that keeps me going, the one thing that grants me happiness and joy, the one thing that gives hope in times of sadness...in short: the one thing that gives my life meaning
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As for the argument of HH Pope having the tattoo, I think that is irrelevant, because the pope (probably) did not choose to have the tattoo put on....he (probably)…
ok, very interesting topic indeed
so when and how does the church decide on these things??
i suppose they dont discuss these things in councils ::)
that reason ilovechrist posted is quite interesting though, i never ever looked at it that way...tnk…
hm, interesting, but even if we follow the rules of the state (which in this case would be deathpenalty?), would we be glad when they get executed? Would we feel that there was no alternative for them? Personally i'd find it better if these people h…
i've been thinking about what kind of person would so such a thing, and then i figured: it's someone who thinks he's doing God a favor, that's the saddest part of all :'(
and u know what, 2000 years ago our Lord already foretold this:
John 16:2 - y…
hm, tough situation indeed...
i think we shouldn't wish death penalty for the murderers (read butchers) but a long life staying in jail is a good alternative...
we wouldn't want them to die while they didnt repent yet, even though i think we all fe…
Anyways, fastings are suppose to be after the liturgy has ended wchich is usually around 1 or 3, depends on your church in Egypt..... so you really shouldnt be eating breakfast from the first place
lol, u raise a good point here. There is supposed t…
iqbal, i looked up for it, and found the chapter in the book called "The life of repentance and Purity" pages 87-98
maybe u can (re)-read the whole part and explain the thing, cause i'm very confused about the part about God's mercy vs God's justice
If God's justice operated in the sense you describe – then we would not be saved. We are all sinners, and the justice you describe, demands that we all die for our own sins. Yet it was Christ – the innocent lamb, who died instead of us.
it's no…
i kindly disagree with u on this part, because God is also Just and Fair, it's the same God who spoke:
Matthew 26:52 - for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
i think God's biggest "concern" is leading us to eternal life. If…
God is JUST
if u did something, there may be consequences
look at the life of St Moses the Black. First he was a murderer and a thief, and he became a saint. Nonetheless, God was just, and he died by the sword...
"if it clucks like a chicken, and walks like a chicken, it is a chicken". In that regard, "if it looks like baklava, and tastes like baklava, it is baklava".
lol
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She truly was a great person and she deserves to be with God. She got the best birthday gift this year, eternal life....
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very true...
as for …
actually in the Old Testament a lot of things were called unclean lol
women in their period, some kind of meat, like pork
u should check leviticus and those other tora books for that
i agree a zillion procent with u marianne :)
and since i know nobody will read the older threads lol, i'll re-post a part that i found very usefull when i heard it the first time:
Oh wait; another two cents from a sermon i heard by fr Athanasius Is…
the whole society thinks ok
logic if u ask me, i mean, do these people go to church every sunday like we do?? Do they read the bible?? Do they have an abouna to tell them it's not ok...
for them there's no reason for it being wrong, because they don…
fasting is not about the molecular composition of food...if u like chocolate really bad, and u go out looking for lent chocolate, then u have been defeated by ur own lusts. if u insist on eating something with the taste of milkchocolate, just eat mi…