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Bishop - Metropolitan question: While it is true that they are not ranked differently in the church, a Metropolitan is simply a bishop over larger area "Metropolitan area" rather than a diocese or a bishopric. its is simply an administrative disti…
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Interesting question and great responses, but thought I would add this. H.H. Pople Shenouda III was asked about incidents where an icon would drip oil or blood. Sometimes these incidents are categorized as miracles and sometimes not. How would th…
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Doesn't exist. It was a Joke made by deacons saying it exists.
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Kyle, 1) The Quran, linguistically speaking, violates many of the Arabic language rules. So it is hard to say that it has its own unique style, because it barely has any... (it is not even all in Arabic, it has words from like 27 other languages; n…
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Interesting question. Since we do not believe in the infallibility of the Pope, then we believe he may sin, just like the rest of the people. If he doesn't repent, then he can't be a saint. Just my humble opinion
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The term "weak" in this verse refers to "weak in faith" as the verse before it suggests. Also, vegetables is another way of saying "fast". So, in other words, let him who is weak in faith, fast that he may get stronger. This is one of the reasons …
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There is a website that has some of the Psalms on it. you can choose those to pray if you want to read and listen. http://www.agpeya.org/ Hope this helps.
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Telling them to stop, will not work. Ignoring them is one option. But try telling them that it is offensive to you and you don't want to hear curses. Just as they are free to curse, you are free to keep your ears "clean". They might make fun o…
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[quote author=Κηφᾶς link=topic=5242.msg70384#msg70384 date=1177472826] [coptic]+ Pi`[/coptic] If that woman would read further down in Gensis, she would realize that God Created ADAM first then He said "it is not good to have Adam by himself" so Eve…
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Kristina, Regarding your first question, read chapter 1 of the Gospel of Saint Matthew. It details the decendants and the geniology of Christ. Joseph is the decendant of David. Hope this helps.
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I agree they don't worship her, however to give her the title "co-redemptress" meaning she helped in the redemption process. They are saying that through her suffering, seeing her only Son being crucified, that is part of the price of sin that was …
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Of all Nations, If that woman would read further down in Gensis, she would realize that God Created ADAM first then He said "it is not good to have Adam by himself" so Eve was created AFTER Adam, who was created on the Image of God. Also, God is a…
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All of the above are valid points, I just want to add one more. According to our othodox belief, she was born with the sin of Adam. Our borther's the Catholics belive in the Immaculate conception of Virgin Mary, meaning she was born without the si…
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all what I am sayin is, Do not stop learning so you can limit what will God hold against you. Here is a simple example. Lets say a child starts cursing infront of his parents. If the parents do not correct him and tell him that it is wrong. He…
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Disclaimer: I am not a figure of authority and my opinion should know be treated as such. Having said that, I would have to disagree with the priest's opinion. Christ told us to give Him what is His and to "ceaser" what belongs to him. This is th…
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These are all great responses, however there is one point I think is very important to add. God will judge us on our knowledge and our pursuit of knowledge. We can't be content saying "well, if I don't know, God will not judge me, so I won't lea…
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Epnomos, Very interesting observation. However, there are a few differences between the two. 1) What was done during the time of the apostles was voluntary. They didn't tell the land owners to do it. It was out of thier LOVE that they sold thie…
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Vassilios, Just wanted to add one more point to the previous responses. During one of the sermons I heard, abouna says, when he was talking about the catholics claiming that Saint Peter IS the rock of the church based on that verse. He goes, an…
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Pete, We can go into great detail of the exact order or rite, but you can do/say the following: 1) The reason why the church celebrates bright Saturday, etc...? The church does not want to sleep while our Lord is in the grave. We are in anticipat…
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You missed something.... Joseph's brothers didn't like him and wanted to kill him. They sold him the Ismalites. He was sold as a Slave to an Egyptian ruler (not king). He refused to sin with the ruler's wife. He was put in Jail. When he Interp…
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Baptism is essential for our salvation. You are right there is a verse that says that unless a man is born through water and spirit, he will not enter the kingdom of heaven. (we read this passage during the prayers for baptism.). However, Jesus d…
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Very Interesting topic. Just wanted to share a few comments: 1) If the parents are unavailable, or otherwise incapable of taking care of the child, the church supports the option of adoption to preserve a life. 2) Punishment. We are arguing abo…
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drumaboy, I can see how you arrived to that conclusion. it is an interesting twist on things, but unfortunetly in the wrong direction. In any event. The nature of the fruit is irrelevant. The church DOES NOT believe it was an apple. This is a H…
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Superman, that is a good point, however, God told both of them NOT to eat from the tree. they didn't need to know "right from wrong" they only needed to know that what God said must be obeyed. That is their sin; Failure to obey God. Adam and Eve…
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While the answers were great, I just wanted to point out a couple of things. God asked us to hate the sin, not the sinner. Even God Himself, hates sin, not the sinners. He came and died for the sinners whom He loves. Having said that, you should…
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This topic was brought up at the ECCYC this past weekend. There are some points that I would like to mention. 1) Don't worry about what others believe, We have Copts who believe but are committing sins. Those are not necessarily going to paradise…
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That is a very interesting question. It reminds me of a story that may help paint a picture. +++ There was this guy who always used to blame Adam and Eve for eating from the tree (we don't know what kind). His friend who was very rich and a good …
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Tk, I can see how you and many others can be confused. But lets look at the timeing. When Jesus was burried, it had to be before sunset on Friday. He died on Friday at 3:00 pm (The 9th hour according to the Jewish Tradition) So they buried Him on…
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WWJD86, Thank you for reminding me. For almost every feast and fast, there is at least one doxology (Lent doxologies for example) and they follow the tune of the season, not the Batos and Adam tune. There are doxologies for: 1) Kiahk 2) Jonah'…