Zoxasi, while it is a important which this girl learned, i would be weary in believing the authenticity of her actual experience. What she believes happened to her could be very different than what actually happened to her
katanikhoros said Again some Church Fathers like Origen believe Adam to be representative of humanity in general rather than a specific individual. To assume anything particularly historical like a certain number of people is to miss the entire poin…
For me, playing the lottery could show God a few things. Firstly, that I love money and that I'm willing to spend money to accumulate money. Second, it shows that I'm not willing to work for my money but lazily attempt to acquire it from other sourc…
"who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." (2 Corinthians 3:6)
^It is dangerous counter-arguments like that, taking verses out of context whic…
Perhaps you should ask the question in reverse, how is evolving from Apes keeping you from being in the image and Likeness of God?
It's astounding that no one can address Zoxas's inquiry given that he has shown a theological problem. Instead he is…
Can anyone state in what capacity Abouna Peter will be serving? Which area churches will he serve in primarily or will he float around? What sort of services will he take on, etc?
Qawe,
Agreed, but respect & love have to be the most basic theology before anything else. Calling out heresy is important, calling our error is important, calling out dangerous methods is important. But not from a position of ego, and especially…
Instead of continuously berating clergy and exposing their faults, which have by the way been said over and again on hundreds of forums like this one, let us pray for the church and those leading her. What may seem crazy and irrational to us may be …
Since Egyptian culture and Egyptians do not believe in mental disease and psychiatric medicine, the diagnosis becomes demon possession.
Remnkemi, that's a rather bold caricature of Egyptian culture. Considering that psychology and psychiatry is a …
It's not for anyone else to decide what their identity is, what sins they think about, and what struggles they have to endure. Because it's not a subjective experience to many who are not LGBT, it can't be talked about objectively by those same peop…
eklenate , be strong in the Lord for he is the perfect physician.It is important you continue taking your medications regardless of how useless you think they are. You do not know the full state you would be in without them. They may not help comple…
This patriarch has a special crown in eternity reserved for his sufferings which he endured. God bless him. He is a modern day example of a father of fathers and a spiritual son of St Athanasius & St Dioscorus, sharing in their suffering and hum…
For those asking, the Arabic does say general bishop. Perhaps there's wisdom in that to get him acquainted with the language and problems of the diocese first and to perhaps see if HG is a good fit
I also heard he will cover the maritime provinces which is needed because they were cut off. Priests from Mississauga & Toronto travel there to pray liturgies on a rotating schedule. With his ordination he will be able to expand the services and…
@Tobit & @Joshua,
I'm struggling a bit with this issue for sometime, and Mina, being a scientist, is in a good position to help me.
Can we focus on this issue first and then your questions later?
Yup that's fine
"Christian anthropology" is rather a simple concept. My apologies if that threw you off. Again, as I stated before, I do not believe nor disbelieve, but in need of concrete proof to base my decision which will in turn be subject to what the church d…
Minasoliman, this is a strange thread indeed. With all due respect you either know nothing about evolution and are just buying time by researching regurgitated info on the internet or are keeping people in the dark who are genuinely asking questions…
I must admit, this whole thread is strange and I'd like a bit of clarification on your part, Minasoliman, if you don't mind.
The whole premise that God is involved in everything is correct, but how does that justify evolution.
I can concoct a numbe…
Minasoliman and/or Zoxasi,could you explain to us, using your own words, how evolution is a "fact" equal to that of 2+2=4? And not still a theory based on inference given the minimal data we have? I'm not asking presumptuously, but genuinely curious…
The tree in itself was not bad but the disobedience of eating from it out of the appointed time which many fathers argue was inevitable. In other words, God would've permitted them to consume from the fruit at the time of His choosing. "For everythi…
This Sunday school article is perhaps a sad reminder that sometimes people like the way they talk than actually understand basic facts. It also relates more to EO issues which for the most part us Copts don't suffer from. The problems in this articl…
We have today an open Synaxarium being written by modern blood and faith. Perhaps God in His mercy has taken this chance to crown this generation as something special similar to the mythical status we've given previous ones. Perhaps in His wisdom we…
I was waiting for someone to invoke the ultimate Orthodox fallback of "pious tradition". It could also be a truthful oral tradition which was faithfully passed down. If we are to become too scholastically minded that we no longer accept the gifts of…
Far be it for me to ascertain who is to be called a saint, but we are reminded of a tradition where Emperor Constantine appears to st Bishoy and praised his ascetic deeds and expressed, had he known of the blessings of the monastic vocation, he woul…
Zoxasi,With every paschal year we enter into a newness with Christ where we share His life and passion from beginning to end, yearly, for the rest of our lives.
This newness whereby the cycle of repentance is reintroduced in our lives is a shared e…
I would hope so, Monica.Fortunately you haven't been made aware of people who were affected negatively by internet forums just by self-indulgent conversation that drove them to view anything and everything in the church as deficient or provided a se…