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  • Minatasgeel,church fathers have interesting opinions and exegesis ,but it is only their opinion nothing more,they are not prophets.if polygamy were bad, God would not promote it (He didn't merely'' tolerate'' it).
  • primera scriptura!the scripture is the judge of tradition not vice-versa.there is ZERO proof scripturally or even from a apostolic hadith that pornea means sex outside marriage!there is zero proof polygamy was banned by the messiah-God or his apostl…
  • ח  וָאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת-בֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ, וְאֶת-נְשֵׁי אֲדֹנֶיךָ בְּחֵיקֶךָ, וָאֶתְּנָה לְךָ, אֶת-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה; וְאִם-מְעָט--וְאֹסִפָה לְּךָ, כָּהֵנָּה וְכָהֵנָּה.8 and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy boso…
  • Joshuaa,youre superimposing on the text what isn't there.plus philosophical garbage and someone's unfounded opinions.do better.forbidding polygamy is hellenization.PERIOD. polygamy is a divine act.2 samuel 12:18 GOD CONDONED POLYGAMY  AS A GOOD RIG…
  • AndrewRezk,a actual ranslaion would be neither cult prostitutes....pornea means cult ,prostitution not fornicators!sop being anachronistic. the patriarchs were fornicators and they are saints the bible forbids cult prostitution not sex outside marri…
  • Last comment because I know its controversial,but theres a beautiful  verse in the muslim text wich states ''the Jews and Christians haven taken their rabbis and monks as lords besides God''and I can see where the author was coming from.the way we q…
  • http://www.godrules.net/articles/1cor6.htm now the fathers do forbid fornication,but fathers are just early bishops with maybe good advice or insight into certain things not infallible gods or prophets.even if every father forbid fornication or poly…
  • I stand by my comment that pornea means cult prostitution not fornication.that doesn't mean fornication is allowed under the new covenant however,though it was permissable  under the law of moses and law of noach. in the bible knowing a woman sexual…
  • Zoxsasi,I never said its not oke for a woman.I honestely don't know and plead ignorance,I know the Biblical patriarchs had concubines,kings in israel had concubines ''pelageshim''.....in the Noahide laws the forbidden relationships don't include pre…
  • one last thing..when the NT forbids ''pornea''or fornication it likely ment cult prostitution not sex outside of marriage.theres a poster on Rooshvforum named samseau who made a compelling case for that idea here https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-4…
  • Also Eastern orthodox sacraments are valid in the eyes of the church(Especially antiochian EO in the eyes of syriac church)and they also will perform a wedding with a catholic...thats also an option.... strict marital monogamy is just a Greek cult…
  • A few things I must ask....Couldn't you just marry her in a Syrian or armenian church if shes catholic?their sacraments are valid and they don't mind marrying you to a catholic woman. second,the patriarchs had many concubines and God gave david his …
  • Maras did indeed read out the letter to maris in the acts!!!!163. Maximus the most devout bishop of the city of Antioch said: ‘From what has just been read it has become clear that the most devout Ibas is guiltless of everything charged against him;…
  • 39) Eulogius, deacon: I have made this declaration together with colleagues, standing by it till death. (40) Abramius, deacon: I have made this declaration together with colleagues. Chalcedon2_09_10th session 301 9/29/05, 9:33 AM 302 THE ACTS OF THE…
  • 140. The most magnificent officials said: ‘Let the letter from the most devout clergy of Edessa be read.’ When it had been presented, Veronicianus the hallowed secretary of the divine consistory read: 141. A declaration and entreaty to the most God-…
  • 133. The most religious Bishop Ibas said: ‘Until he whispered in the ears of the most blessed John and received from him the written confession of faith which he sent by the most blessed Paul, we all held him to be a heretic; but after he accepted i…
  • ''The council accepted what is called the Three chapters, which is the writings of confirmed Nestorians like Theodore, Ibas and Theodret, which are nothing but pure heresy.''I really need a source for this.is Stavro talking from his imagination?
  • I haven't been able to read the entirety of the acts online unfortunately wich would show wether the letter was the one to mari by no doubt. what other strong reasons do we reject chalcedon?if the tome of leo could be interpreted in a orthodox manne…
  • St.Kristos Samra
  • any sources on the council accepting the three chapters?I was in a debate with a chalcedonian and showed him where ibas's letter was accepted and he said it wasn't the letter to mari!
  • I'm hearing conflicting reports.is it valid or allowed to marry a non-orthodox in the OO church(outside of etzmiadzin church)?is it allowed and valid to marry a muslim,jew or hindu/buddhist?
  • Some Questions to you Mina Soliman(I have asked the same question to fr.peter farrington and the syriac Diocese in america ) 1.since none of the patriarch's signed it but rather those below them ,is it binding on the church?2.even if all the patria…
  • 'No shizz,Miaphyisis(compound unity) is not monophysis(Absolute Singlarity).
  • St. Bede the Venerable: “‘Thou art Peter [Petrus –Rocky], and upon this Rock [Petra] from which thou didst receive thy name, that is, upon Me Myself, I will build the Church, and if anyone turns aside from the society of this confession, even though…
  • Homilies on the Gospel of John, Homily 88.1-2For he who then did not dare to question Jesus, but committed the office to another, was even entrusted with the chief authority over the brethrenAnswer:this is another quote taken out of context.this wou…
  • Saint Irenaeus“The blessed apostles [Peter and Paul], having founded and built up the church [of Rome], they handed over the office of the episcopate to Linus. Paul makes mention of this Linus in the epistle to Timothy [2 Tim. 4:21]. To him succeede…
  • Cyprian“With a false bishop appointed for themselves by heretics, they dare even to set sail and carry letters from schismatics and b.asphemers to the Chair of Peter and to the principal church [at Rome], in which sacerdotal unity has its source” (E…
  • it is my plan topublish the pamphlet in spanish and spread it to the Syriac churches in Guatemala to use for missionary efforts and catechizing the mayan converts.
  • I am reading http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php?topic=28731.msg453193#msg453193   it also seems the three chapters were not officially accepted by chalcedon only informally accepted by some chalcedonians
  • ''If Chalcedon strayed from a Cyrillic Christology, Constantinople remodeled it. The history must be left behind for the sake of reunification. We do not seek after unity so as to be loved by them, but because if we are indeed one church, then the f…