Try writing it down, like in a diary or something, or tell these things to ur close friends when ur having a sleeping over, when ur sure there's nobody around, thats wat usually happens here...
When ur not married, there's probably not much commitment, so u gonna have sex with this person, and probably break up after a while. Eventually u mite get married, and u'll have sex with ur wife, but she'll just be another one u slept with so u mit…
Telling abouna is a good way to gain advice over something, so u get an id about how to stop committing the specific sin, and remember that God is the one listening, He's the one ur confessing to, not abouna, he's just representing God. Once u tell …
Good point, and i'd also wonder y u like the person, is it caus of his/her good looks, or u like to spend time with him/her caus of the personality. Also pray a lot and ask ur FOC for advice, as he's the person that knows u well.
As HH put it quiete well:
lust always takes
love always gives
i have absolutely no experience with this whatsoever (only 17 years old :-\) but if u really love someone, u'd wish the best for him/her even at ur own cost, even if it means u cant be …
I'd also recommend the book "The spirituality of fasting" by HH Pope Shenouda, great book and deals with a lot of points and questions asked by a lot of people.
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Sticking to Church music alone may be destructive as well, in my opinion, as Church music is meant to transcend our mind to God in a Church setting, but listenin…
U cant just give it up, u'll have to replace it by something, for instance, the thing our church has plenty of: HYMNS :), there's loads of spiritual music to listen to, hymns, spiritual songs, masses etc...
Cain and Abel weren't the only humans alife at that time, Adam and Eve got many other children, they just werent mentioned in the Bible. Remember that Adam and Eve lived for hundreds of years, so whole generations where alive, and brothers and siste…
Honestly i dont think u'll get this accomplished, the male deacons are probably to proud to let females (who r better at singing hymns probably ::)) accompany them on the chorus place ;D
St Paul actually lol, but isn't misusing verses from the bible considered talking idle words, which is condemned by the bible?
Matthew 12:36 - But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day…
IT's usualy in english, well at least when Anba Angelos gives the sermon, but i'm not sure which bischops are coming this year. Anba Moussa usually talks in arabic AND english, but see if u can come, it's fun usually and there's always the city of P…
Lol, well when u finally get it accomplished let us know (no, this is not meant to be sarcasme :P)
but it would be fun though if u were really allowed to do so :)
matt, people have used it to take advantage of Christians, my priest said to be careful, yes, turn the other check but dont let it get out of hand.
that's what i said rite ::) :)
Turning the other cheek doesn't mean that u let others beat u to death with no reason. Look wat Jesus said when he was beaten:
22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answer…
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Hi mmatt95,
r u going to the one in france in august?
i know exactly wot u mean, i went to a uk conference in feb and there was lots of 'coupling' going on.
its really an…