In Rev 12, there is a dragon trying to kill a child and an archangel defending the child. There is nothing related to worshipping Adam. There is definitely a canonical position on the question of worshipping Adam in all the passages that say "Worsh…
In Hebrews 1:14, the word translated "ministering" is the Greek λειτουργικός. This is derived from the verb λειτουργέω. Thayer’s dictionary gives the meaning as follows:
1) to serve the state at one's own cost
1a) to assume an office which must b…
> most of these 'non denominational' groups are based on calvinist theology from 1500s. in the sacrament of Holy Communion, we can correctly say that we are receiving eternal life in God through faith in Him, as a result of His grace. in this we…
The Quran referred to this nonsensical story. Christians believe that worship is for God only. As far as the verses you quoted from Hebrews are concerned, they're about our Lord Jesus not about you and me,
About the subject of "will":
> Fr. John Romanides did a deeper study on the issue. He concluded that Theodore of Mopsuestia believed that “union by will” between human and divine nature meant there was no human will at all. It is completely a …
Church Fathers introduced the concept of hypostasis to describe the Holy Trinity and also to describe the Incarnation. It doesn't mean an "individual person" but rather a "mode of being" or an "individuated existence." It is similar to the latin "pe…
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> To believe the idea of the Trinity you have to be born into it and you have to blindly believe it. Otherwise you can not, "grasp the idea" the Lord your GodB)" data-cr="#cen-CSB-24697B" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizi…
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> This last post is confusing. The Coptic church first off is not against Miaphysitism. It professes it. Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta gave his own Coptic explanation of the "one will". He saw no difference between the expression of "on…
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The following includes excerpts from Wikipedia:
Cyrus of Alexandria (al-Muqawqis) became a Malachite patriarch of the see of Alexandria in 630 AD. He died after the Arab invasion of Egypt in Alexandria on March 21, 642 AD.
Once a patriarch…
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The trinity is simple: God, His Word, and His Spirit. He is One, cannot be separated, but He has a Spirit and a Word, that’s how He is. And that’s how He revealed Himself. A god without a word and without a spirit is a dead god.
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I agree with you. I believe in dyothelitism.
But according to Pope Shenouda, the Coptic Church believes in Monothelitism. In the 2 articles, he presents the logic behind that belief.
So, now we have a real difference between EO & OO.
Before …
Also, in this article Pope Shenouda expresses belief in Monothelitism:
http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/theology/nature_of_christ.pdf
He doesn't use the expression "miathelitism."
Thank you for the answers and the references. I found the following article to be relevant:
https://www.suscopts.org/messages/lectures/christlecture2.pdf
In this Pope Shenouda III declares the Coptic Church's belief in Monothelitism. I think it set…
> I disagree with your assessment. <
What you’ve written seems to support my assessment.
> Regarding Sahidic, having taken Sahidic Coptic at the graduate degree level, <
Great. You should be glad that I’ve described Sahidic as “Clas…
> I think I am missing a big gap so would you please explain what are your views in each 'dialect' and BASIC history about each one of them. <
Thanks to Google, anyone can find information about Coptic dialects and their systems of pronunciat…
> I have heard that that Albair Mikhail, along with Anba Mattaos, Anba Demetroius, and Abouna Mettias Nasr are advocating a new revision of the Coptic letters are rerecording the hymns to fit this new way. Is this true? <
The conflict between…