Edit: Sorry, my comment had nothing to do with the OP, but with the fact that this thread was derailed by someone's ridiculous logismoi.
Back on topic: I would love to take this course if it was going to be very much non-chalcedonian.
I really want to sign up for this class, but I do not want to learn what I already know. I don't want to learn Eastern Orthodox theology; I already know that. I want to learn something that is distinctly Oriental, or Non-Chalcedonian. Please tell…
[quote author=peter_saad link=topic=13919.msg161389#msg161389 date=1353636899]
The life of a true Christian requires constant sacrifice of bodily desire.
Don't let the devil get to you saying that you "need to relax" or "be set free"
Pray for me.…
Of course our debt was "paid" by the ransom of Christ on the cross. We were justified by Christ's work on the cross, but that is not the whole story. The Orthodox also celebrate Christ's incarnation and Resurrection as the fuller story of our salv…
^Yep!
I would say also that the EO is not immune to outside influences, whether it be Roman Catholic/Jesuit stuff sneaking into some Russian thought, or Protestant stuff seeping into some Greek thought and practice. But when you look at the histor…
[quote author=MichaelNZ link=topic=13904.msg161312#msg161312 date=1353406730]
Is the Oriental Orthodox view similar to that of Eastern Orthodoxy?
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Yes.
Or I at least hope that everyone here agrees with me. I am EO, though, so we'll let ot…
For some reason I kept thinking of the crazy cat on one of the Family Guy episodes that was tossing fire crackers at Peter and his family from the top of the fridge.
[quote author=Severian link=topic=13642.msg161195#msg161195 date=1353131726]
St. Cyril says:
"When we eat [the Eucharist], we are not consuming the Godhead—perish the awful thought—but the Word's own flesh, which has been made life-giving because i…
[quote author=Mikhael link=topic=13642.msg161196#msg161196 date=1353133036]
Ah, I see what he's getting at. Does he have any writing on the Orthodox understanding of Theosis of partaking of the energies of God and becoming what He is by nature throu…
[quote author=Mikhael link=topic=13642.msg161182#msg161182 date=1353110957]
I've heard some bad things about the East Coast Churches, with the exception of Pennsylvania Orthodoxy (in general). I'm not familiar with the "Lavender Mafia" what is that?…
Fr. Matta El Maskeen was much closer to Orthodoxy than his pupil. That being said: I will take organs, occasional simony among the Greeks, and ignorant parishioners clammering for a female priesthood (will NEVER happen) over a Church that got rid of…
[quote author=irishpilgrim link=topic=13771.msg161020#msg161020 date=1352313925]
[quote author=arsenios link=topic=13771.msg160606#msg160606 date=1350865237]
The EO belief is that the original poster's Orthodox Chrismation "completed" or fulfilled h…
I am intrigued to see what would happen if Fr. Rafael Ava Mina is called to be your new Patriarch. 43 years as a monk; disciple of Pope Kyrillos VI; the look in his eyes in some photos. Whew. Lord have mercy on him if he is selected. Actually, L…
[quote author=Antonios72 link=topic=13771.msg160490#msg160490 date=1350258108]
Greetings,
I am an Eastern Orthodox who is interested in the Coptic Church. I was baptized as an infant in the Roman Catholic Church and chrismated Eastern Orthodox as a…
*Sigh* Oh if it were only as black-and-white as "ip" says it is. :(
ROCOR, Holy Coptic Myron... Who else can we include in the list of who the true, true, true, really true Church is? Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Boston? The Matthewites …
Notice, he did say that he was baptized as an infant in the Roman Catholic Church. Being an Eastern Orthodox ecumenist scum bag, I would say if he were baptized in the EO Church, he wouldn't shouldn't need to be re-baptized to enter communion with …
I can imagine people are doing google searches for some of the names I mentioned in my post above. Ignore the scandal surrounding Met. JONAH; he's a good guy but has his flaws.
The monastery I was at, however, needs your prayers. The community w…
[quote author=mabsoota link=topic=13688.msg160024#msg160024 date=1348038699]
arsenios, i like yr post!
have u written any books yet?
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Thank you! And no, I haven't written any books yet. Actually, I don't even work in the field of academia…