Thank you so much for your time and effort. At this time, I am going to avoid replying until I reread this thread among some of the other resources that were mentioned. I am open for more suggestions, preferably patristical. Pray for me and that God…
Mina, thank you for your through answers and for bearing with me even though I overlooked your earlier answers. I appreciate it a lot.
I feel uneasy with your view.
Here is why: According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomically_mo…
Kata, answer my question, please.
Because there was no need to. Also, last time I checked the gospel didn't say that St. Mary was created from dust or by some other supernatural means instead of a regular human birth.
We believe in the miracle of…
Mina, if macroevolution is how God created humans, who is Adam's parents? Who is Eve's parents? Why did the Holy Spirit feel the need to inspire the writer of Genesis to not mention them, but rather say that Adam was created out of dust and Eve out …
Guys, no one is denying the allegorical lessons represented by the story of creation and the fall. Why are we not on the same page?
"If the problem is in the literality of genealogy, as I mentioned, you can believe in a literal genealogy without con…
Kata,
I understand your point.
But the existence or the nonexistence of a literal Adam and Eve has implications. I would like an answer from you as well, at what point was the genealogy of Genesis literal? Was it all? Was part of it? Which part?
I think this is the problem, "As Zoxasi mentioned, it would be
practically impossible to reconcile the literal figures of Adam and Eve with
evolution... unless we'd like to believe in a God who inserted himself in
somewhere between 2.5M-200K years a…
Mina, if Adam and Eve were not literally persons, but rather an allegorical representation of humanity then how do you explain this verse, "Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”…
Amoussa01, Currently, is this tune used in any other psalms/hymns/ churches?
Yes, avichinon.http://tasbeha.org/hymn_library/view/385
The tune itself is used 4 times. Twice with the words of Pekethronos and twice with the words of avichinon.
Severian,
That's exactly what I am looking for. What about something like entering the church with your right foot first? ...etc.
"There are other examples, but I believe I have said enough for now."
The more the merrier haha
Remnkemi,
That's a…
I was referring to traditions at church. For example, the isolation of men and women in church. Is that due to the Islamic influence or is that part of the Tradition (Capital T)?