Abouna was supposed to be giving a sermon on a certain topic which had been highlighted in the agenda of the church. I cant remember what it was about, specifically, but I remember it being something along the lines of the "7 seven deadly sins." Any…
Pt2:
1) "If a person -supposedly- eats the divine nature, and this nature abides in him, he will become -through the communion- a god,"
2) Then he will mockingly say that everyone should bow down to him for being a god
3) Therefore we dont ea…
You seem extremely confused. Is it western or Eastern? Because at some points you call it a western innovation, and other times Easter, even Hindu. So you have to first be honest with yourself before you can expect to come around here and lie …
"Keep in mind, Fr Dr Pishoy is a PhD and an experienced missionary so he knows what he is talking about in Coptic theology:"Whats his PhD in? Hes no expert in anything outside that field. Much less theology. Ill respond in full later. But Priest Pis…
The question of eating divinity is really a messed up question to begin with. If the body of Christ on the altar is in very truth the body of Jesus, and Jesus is "the God-Man" who is fully divine and fully human, then I must conclude that the thing …
I, again, will be brief since I don't think it will serve much of a purpose in changing your mind to expand further. When it comes to issues such as the theological views of the late pope, its an issue that no one will be convinced of until they do …
Forgive my response for its naivety. I assure you I'm not trying to make a self righteous blind claim that would demonize those taking part in the discussion on Petrine primacy etc. It was once a large topic of discussion for me and it may very well…
Many of the feast days of the saints are commemorations of their birthdays. I have yet to find a commemoration of a saint's baptism as being one of the saints commemoration days. Further, if we celebrate the birthdays of saints who have passed, why …
Calling Christianity a religion implies that it is in the mixing pot with the rest of the religions. Didn't Christ say something like 'you are not of this world'?
I dont get your objection. The term "Jesus" is a name. Does it devalue that name to be…
Are you guys for real? What is this separation of the spiritual from reality. This is not true spirituality. Spirituality is real which means that it exists as a part of real life, and not something which we must live to the exclusion of normal soci…
Khepra,
I agree with you (and I assume your first question was to get to asking the second.) Marriage is a spiritual institution of God, and so if a marriage is not accepted by the state, yet blessed by God, what value is there to what the state sa…
All this advice is generic unless we know some key factors. Age? Country? Occupation? Etc. So any advice here will be vague and follow along the lines of "Speak to your FOC."
Best advice I have is be yourself. Was advice given to me and that realis…
Me too Ifahmy. I think the moderation here is getting ridiculously unfair. This is a forum. Not a synod meeting. This is a forum. Not a theologians meeting house. This is fun. Friendly. Challenging. A community where people are tolerated. Someone wh…
My question exactly Qawe? What does authority have anything to do with forgiveness. What has rank got to do with forgiving a wrongdoing? Just as a matter of reality. I was going to ask it, but with this new forum system, I have no idea how to quote …
Forgiveness is human. I forgive you, I forgive my mom, I forgive my dad. I'm not sure Qawe made a conclusion about your understanding, but I will. You don't have a good understanding of a few things. What the Pope is, being the first. He's a human. …
I'll be brief.
1) "He took what is ours, and gave us what is His."2) it is not a side issue to our faith. It is central. St. Athanasius basicallly, in defending the deity of Chirst draws upon the deification of man to prove it. That how could Christ…
"Only illustrates their own confusion since there is no name on earth that matters if it is not given by the Trinity."The most powerful and meaningful line the history of this site. Period at the end. Such truth Rem. No name matters but the name Chr…
@mcarmichael,
Loss is never easier than what we expect. Its often much harder. May God be with you. I'm sorry I don't know what to say or do to make it better but be strong. Your father, like everything has passed. And as he passed, so will this di…