While I agree that one should respect baptism and come to it out of a love for our Lord Jesus, I wanted to present a quote from St. Cyril of Jerusalem. You may agree or disagree, but I figured it would add to the discussion
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Your Abouna is right vassilios and I've heard the same things from other priests as well. You are supposed to do your best to not speak about your confessed sins to anyone. Obviously the extreme case of an STD is most likely to be excluded but that'…
When someone confesses, there is an agreement between the priest and the confessor that they won't talk about the sins outside of the confession. Usually when we talk about this agreement, we think of the fact that the priest is supposed to keep all…
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I, the LORD thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me. (Exodus 20:5)
I'd be interested in…
If you go to coptichymns.net under streaming coptic hymns, go to resurrection hymns and then look for agios by cantor tewfik youssef. Make sure you listen to the whole thing because the beginning sounds like the regular festal agios. :)
Well AnbaBola, I think the questions you're getting into now can't really be answered by anyone. Our life after our earthly one is full of mystery. It's like asking how its possible someone like St. George can hear your pleading for intercessio…
Hades is a place of punishment, however, the punishment doesn't compare in severity to the punishment in Hell. Likewise, Paradise is a place of joy, but its joy pales in comparison to that of Heaven.
Hell, Hades, Paradise, and Heaven are …
Haha, right look at my post, I said Our Lord Jesus brought the RIGHTEOUS people. Of course the sinners and unbelievers remained. Also, Hades and Hell are two separate places. Hades is where everyone was before the cross (and unrighteous people …
people that are going to hell aren't in hell before judgment day. They are in the same place where Adam and Eve and everyone else since the beginning of man were before Our Lord Jesus came and died on the cross (Hades). Like we say in the liturgy, J…
you're right we do know where we end up as soon as we die. Even the right hand thief knew he was going to paradise before he died. The point of judgment day then is for everyone to be praised or condemned publicly. Jesus said there is nothing hidden…