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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] I greatly doubt that dinosaurs and man co-existed on earth. I don't see why they would, nor do I see any problem with the notion that they lived before man by millions of years, died out, and mammals slowly a…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] I know that there is some controversy among the hierarchy in the Coptic Church regarding the doctrine of theosis. I believe it is in retaliation to a perceived heretical teaching of the late Abouna Matta El-M…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=KrazyLion link=topic=6108.msg81167#msg81167 date=1200769397] problem with your first explanation: In the liturgy we say that his divinity parted not from his humanity for a single moment nor a t…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] There are two possible explanations for this. The first is that, on the cross, Christ was truly alone. It was on Him to take on the sins of the world, and so at that moment, He was forsaken by God (to an ext…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] Conspiracy theorists of the world UNITE! ::)
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[quote author=taymourlang link=topic=6073.msg80975#msg80975 date=1200248530] [quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=6073.msg80831#msg80831 date=1199549225] [coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] Belief in evolution does not in anyway enhance or hinder o…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=Kirmich link=topic=5759.msg81011#msg81011 date=1200414483] I think that evolution is a new religion by itself. [/quote] When did scientific theories become religion? [quote author=Kirmich link=…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] One other thing I wanted to mention, St. Paul tells us the following: 1Corinthians 13:12 said: For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I als…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] You're mistaken. The above passages do not say that we should not question God. On the contrary, how can we know God if we do not question and seek Him. However, there is a limit to the questions we can ask…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] ^ I nominate this for one of the best posts on this site. Anyone want to second it?
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=nados link=topic=6072.msg80851#msg80851 date=1199611043] If angels where just created to serve God, why did they have free will? Also, why would God need to create some creatures to serve him? I…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `homt>[/coptic] As I understand it, angels were created to serve. They serve God and they serve man. Man was created to be children of God. We were created to inherit His kingdom, and to rule over all of creation.
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] Out of curiosity, why would it alarm you? If God chose to use evolution as the means of bring about the existence of man, then I'm not sure I see what the issue is. Genesis is silent on how God created man, …
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] ^ Fantastic post!
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] If by Church Fathers you are referring to men such as Sts. Basil or Cyril or Athanasius or Origen, then you won't find any answer from them. The science of the times was such that evolution was not a scientif…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=nados link=topic=6072.msg80826#msg80826 date=1199541466] Why did God create humans? [/quote] Love. That is why God creates, because He loves. As Bishop Kallistos Ware says in his book The Ort…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] Forgive me in advance if you've already been here, but there is a discussion on this issue found here on coptichyms.net.
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `homt>[/coptic] Thank you for that clay. You are thinking along the lines I was. Iqbal, One certainly stands to benefit from all the wisdom offered to us by the Desert Fathers, there is no denying that. But that does n…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=Severus link=topic=6052.msg80621#msg80621 date=1198592744] Basically, the EO accept an extra 3 Ecumenical Councils. We accept the first 4, they accept up to and including the 7th. [/quote] Minor…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] That is perfectly plausible. Or, perhaps she may be singing along with the deacons or saying her own prayer, or requesting the person next to her to stop speaking. There are many things that require a woman …
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] P - St. Peter the Apostle Abba Paul the First Anchorite
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] N - Abba Nilus
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=clay link=topic=5766.msg80539#msg80539 date=1198224150] That is false. Let's actually go to the passage in question: "As in all the congregations of the saints, 34women should remain silent in t…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] [quote author=gigglyshy link=topic=6041.msg80548#msg80548 date=1198256686] No Oriental Orthodox Church places communion into the hand of the recipient. That's a Roman Catholic tradition, not an Orthodox one. …
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] I would just like to share some advice given to me from a friend regarding the Paradise of the Holy Fathers. He told me, that when reading it, one must use the utmost caution and discernment. Not everything …
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] Some quotes that will hopefully provide you some comfort: Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] John, I realize you have attempted at an explanation, but verse 2 in particular seems to indicate that the author was not, himself, an eyewitness, but merely gathered the information from those who were eyewi…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] While I realize Church tradition attributes the author of both Luke and Acts to St. Luke, it would seem from the prologue of the Gospel that Luke (or the anonymous author) himself was not a witness to the even…
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] I just realized how redundant I was. Well, despite that, instead of erasing it, I figure I'll add one more to my post count. 700 posts baby! :D
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[coptic]+ Iryny nem `hmot>[/coptic] Here is a list of the Coptic Patriarchs starting with St. Mark.