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Forgive me for interjecting but i just want to comment. I will not add any points as it pertains to the patristic heritage of this tradition as i feel that the very reverend father Athansius of Kitchener did a wonderful job of that and this has bee…
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I can see a very lively debate happening! :D. Imikhail this is a very interesting point that you are saying about Canon 7 of Constantinople, can you provide a reference from the Church (ie not even just 'Coptic') or some form of church authority a…
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imikhail I really respect a great deal of your posts and you have personally added much to me in the time i have been on tasbeha.org. (this is also directed to some of the comments of the poster sifaing). Having said that, i entirely agree with For…
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This is an issue where western spirituality has departed from the tradition of the early church, atleast in my opinion. While the fathers did seek to understand what they were believing, they never sought to go out and define[i][/i] these things. Th…
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I do not post often, however i do frequent the site alot and the forum. One thing i have always been taken aback and quite impressed by is your (Ioannes) zeal and fervour for the faith of the Christ. You, are truly a light unto the world Ioannes, ne…
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Dear father, I have felt a continuing push to have some formal education in some form of Orthodox studies specifically Orthodox theology and Church history and also Christology (thanks in large part to your very good book!) and this course sounds l…
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I have begun to notice a worrisome trend in that many threads are degenerating to a coptic vs every other language topic and its become anything but constructive to the direction of this forum, everything seems to become a heated argument. Whilst on…
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God bless
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epchois_nai_nan, They will just use the age-old counter argument that God needs to have his own origin too. It's their classic "Well if Got created us, who created God?" argument. In the realm of philosophy this old, albeit popular, argument commi…
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As a Christian, whose goal is to be like Christ, the renewal of the sacrament of communion is more for our personal benefit than anything else. As we lives our lives out each and every single day we fall prey to the temptation of sin and we act in a…
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I actually find sin to be misunderstood by most, even Orthodox Christians. Whenever we think of sin, generally we think of sin as this evil thing i did/do (or someone else did/does) that basically punches our ticket to hell. This legalistic way of t…
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Yet another sad influence on our church from the protestants is this legalistic approach we take to faith. The church fathers never saw life in this way. Life isnt simply a balancing act where you try to not sin as much as possible and outweigh the …
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Here is the link to Fr. Peter's book, i am personally not finished it yet but found it very good at communicating details of the controversies of the time and opening my eyes to many things i didnt know. http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/ortho…
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Yes the library was rebuilt a few times, but it was never demolished to the extent of what the muslim siege did. The burnt many many books, books that chronicled history, religion, poetry, philosophy, etc. To the Council of Ephesus it seems to be t…
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Every historical document i have ever read regarding the destruction speaks of that atrocity committed by the muslim caliph in charge of the siege of Egypt. He ordered the burning of every book not conducive to Islam, even if it was neutral. As Copt…
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You know i agree that the magnificent hymnology of our Church must be preserved but the problem is most people put too much emphasis on the tune or the 'proper' way of saying that we lose focus of everything the hymn was made to do. Remember when Je…
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I understand where that feeling comes from, because no one likes to feel like they 'failed'. But you must understand that is the work of the devil. Just because you 'fell' doesn't mean the devil will take a break, in fact this is when you are most v…
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Many time in my life i have felt that i was 'past a sin' or had 'overcome' only to fall. What i realized many of those times is that when i felt good about myself think that I had overcome it, i always neglected that is was in fact God's grace that …
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Hey all, saw this topic and couldn't help but to be intrigued because this seems to be something most are unaware of. Originally the Bible specifically the Old testament, at the time of the apostles, was around and used in the form of the Septuagint…