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Absolutely! I remember that St Philoxenus at the start of his ascetic discourses set out a list of questions about what we need to do to lead a pure life, this is quite a length paragraph on the types of thoughts and how we overcome them and I had …
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From the desert fathers: Once a brother had been caught in a particular sin, and the abbot of the monastery asked St. Moses to join council that would convict the monk. He reluctantly came to the council, carrying on his back a leaking bag of sand.…
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In the purest and most true Christian sense there is no such thing as nationality in Christianity. St Paul taught and the early Christian's believed that this was the end of all social, ethnic, educational, elitist labels because in Christ there is…
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I think St Paul answers this quite explicitly in 1Corinithans 11:20-34: 20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. 21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and …
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Hi Guys, Fr Antionious also has a really good blog on the masks of pride, I think you'd all get great benefit from it: http://www.frantonios.org.au/2011/01/26/the-many-masks-of-pride/ God bless, LiD
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Hi ForeverYours, I think that Christ wanted to make a point about people who worshipped Him to make themselves feel big and not because they loved Him. They weren't saying long prayers because of their devotion to God, rather they did so because t…
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[quote author=lightening link=topic=10973.msg132853#msg132853 date=1300060803] wow! these questions make me wonder if i should ever get near an orthodox church... i am really pleased that you guys are bringing to light what it really means to be ort…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=10973.msg132991#msg132991 date=1300142235] + Irini nem ehmot, [quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=10973.msg132865#msg132865 date=1300064935] + Irini nem ehmot, The idea that the Holy Eucharist is not the true Body and Blo…
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Speaking of the Eucharist - I wonder how God will unite us since we seem to be so good at fighting with one another.
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=10973.msg132978#msg132978 date=1300141050] + Irini nem ehmot, I fail to see what your issue with the expression 'real presence of Christ' is. While it may be used by Catholics, it is certainly an Orthodox concept as f…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=10973.msg132890#msg132890 date=1300081661] + Irini nem ehmot, Meena, If you have already presented evidence from Scripture about the real Presence in Communion, then you should defer the matter to your priest. You h…
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Its an interesting set of questions. Christ would have certainly not become sick; the fathers teach us that it is impossible for The Source of Healing and Life to become ill. That said he would have matured and grown much like a normal teenager. …
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What is the reason for part of a day passing constituting a full day? I thought that Christ was referring to the duration that He was in the tomb? Are there other examples of this occurring in scripture?
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Thanks guys. I have never prayed with a rosary before, I usually use this as an intercessory prayer when I get into times of trouble. I don't repeat it repetitiously like Catholics do. St Mary has been very kind to me and has always rescued me wh…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10539.msg128903#msg128903 date=1296407936] Dear LifeinDeath, why is it self-righteous zeal to believe that one of the greatest threats of our time is the protestantisation of the Orthodox Church? How is it self…
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I will say very briefly that I am very disappointed with the attitude of some of the posters in this thread. I think its great that so many people are zealous for the faith but I think that there is more self-righteous zeal here than good answers a…
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No worries, thanks for the references I'll check them out. I have neglected to read up formally on this topic myself but I recall a friend sent me this Coptic book on the subject: http://www.ukmidcopts.org/kotob/SPIRITUALITY OF ICONS.pdf Looks li…
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[quote author=ilovesaintmark link=topic=10539.msg128515#msg128515 date=1296136516] Bp Kallistos is not from the Coptic Orthodox Church. Bp Kallistos is speaking from his own opinion and not the opinion as expressed by His Jurisdictional Synod.[/quo…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10539.msg128517#msg128517 date=1296136840] The most famous Coptic icon of all is of St Mina, and it is a proper icon. And I have a proper icon of St George here as well. All naturalistic images are modern. [/quo…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10539.msg128317#msg128317 date=1296048942] Lol! Rublev's icon is not naturalistic at all. The proportions of the angels are all elongated. Their features are stylised. They are not the representations of real pe…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10539.msg128312#msg128312 date=1296045773] Lifeindeath, naturalism has no place in the Church iconography. It has nothing to do with ability of artists. The introduction of sentiment and emotionalism through nat…
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=10548.msg128294#msg128294 date=1296030993] The prophecy in Daniel does not refer to the ministry of Christ. It refers to the length of the tribulation at the end (in one way or another). Why would a calculation…
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Hi Fr Peter, I'm not sure that I'm following this as an issue, to appeal to tradition is fine but whats the reason for the tradition is way? Is realism in iconography wrong? Is sentimentalism in iconography wrong? I remember when I was much youn…
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[quote author=sordoeht link=topic=10324.msg125999#msg125999 date=1293918636] There are overwhelming evidences for the Book of Enoch to be divinely inspired more than any Deutro-canonical books. Evidence 1 I think most of the people knows in the for…
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[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=10336.msg125967#msg125967 date=1293883334] well done for going to church, may we keep proclaiming the faith. latest update here: http://bishopsuriel.blogspot.com/2011/01/newsflash-2-update-from-metropolitan.html#com…
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[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=10324.msg125954#msg125954 date=1293862983] My friend I have studied this for several years. The quote from Enoch by St. Jude is practically verbatim. This is not the only scriptural evidence for this incident and man…
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[quote author=Stavro link=topic=10324.msg125888#msg125888 date=1293819419] The Orthodox Church does not consider the book of Enoch as part of its canon of scripture and has never considered it to be inspired. Actually, the church does. The Ethiopian…
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It is not just St Athanasius who interprets Genesis in this fashion, St Augustine does likewise: When the human race, in the exercise of this freedom of will, increased and advanced, there arose a mixture and confusion of the two cities by their par…