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Do you tolerate evil?

mikeforjesusmikeforjesus
edited December 1969 in Faith Issues
I found this to be a good site.. I hope everything written on it is right!

http://www.obeygod.com/doyoutolerateevil.htm

the site itself I think may be protestant? but I think we can still benefit from it.. maybe other pages from obeygod.com are not good to read (I dont know havent seen other pages?).. just this one??

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  • mikeforjesusmikeforjesus
    This site too

    http://www.obeygod.com/sinofcomplaining.htm

    I need help with this!
  • Unknown
    I haven't had time to examine the theological soundness of those articles, but I generally recommend that you not look through anything Protestant.

    Our Church, and other Orthodox churches have numerous material coving all topics relating to one's spiritual life. Most of our books are relatively cheap also, costing no more than 2-3 dollars each. It only makes sense that a true Coptic Orthodox will engage with Coptic Orthodox material; there's plenty out there to keep you occupied, believe me.
  • mikeforjesusmikeforjesus
    Maybe this doesnt apply to all people but my FOC I think thinks I can listen to protestant programs... but ignore the things against our beliefs.. see what I can listen to (or read) that may benefit me..

    But I know we ought to obey God rather than man.. when a priest says to do something you know against Gods word and will? you must not do it... but I think God can sometimes speak differently to people through different priests.. things that are not clearly sin I think?

    Also I want to add It was a protestant site I think that helped bring me back to Christ from a horrible lifestyle of sin... But I believe the orthodox beliefs.. I came back to the orthodox church after that I think.



  • Unknown

    Maybe this doesnt apply to all people but my FOC I think thinks I can listen to protestant programs... but ignore the things against our beliefs.. see what I can listen to (or read) that may benefit me..

    I do not claim to be aware of your spiritual state or your knowledge of Orthodoxy, more than your FOC is in order to advise you with regards to what to read and what not to read, but considering your posts on this forum, it seems like you are still in the fundamental "inquiry" stage (even though inquiry will continue till one's last breath - even for the most knowledgeable of theologians, there is still a basic standard of inquiry that one must have progressed beyond).

    I can admit that non-Orthodox Christians can, at times, write beneficial and enlightening material pertaining to those subjects which they adhere to the truth with respect to, but in my honest opinion, an Orthodox Christian should only read such material if he is already well-grounded in his Orthodoxy i.e. past the fundamental stage of inquiry - that they may extract the fruits of such material, as opposed to reading such material for educational purposes - which should be left to the Orthodox stuff.

    I suggest that maybe you put forth these ideas with your FOC and see what he has to say about that.

    I think His Holiness Pope Shenouda III covers alot of the "spiritual stuff" quite well i.e. issues like how to deal with evil, sin, suffering etc. Have you read his books Spiritual Warfare? The Spiritual Man?
  • mikeforjesusmikeforjesus
    How do you know if you are past the fundamental stage of inquiry?
    if you can know??

    And what do you think about reading catholic articles?
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