yes i was aware that St. John Chrysostom was around in the 4th century.
so, when you analyse this quote within its own context (4th century) you can/should test its truthfulness.
my argument was that... since we do not have entire cities come to C…
[quote author=anba bola link=topic=1722.msg132546#msg132546 date=1299640443]
Salvation of a City and Leading a Holy Life
St. John Chrysostom
"If only ten among us be righteous, the ten will become twenty, the twenty fifty, the fifty a hundred, the h…
very clearly explained, Father Peter. thank you.
i shall add nothing at this stage. it could get quite technical and i am sure i would do much better exercising self control and paying you the due respect rather then proving my point or ....myself.…
dear unworthy1, i think father Peter is right when he suggests that we should first and foremost enquire if WE are being saved.
on the other hand, i think you are right to raise the question as long as it does not have the intention of writing other…
dear geomike, in your last post you state: 'Faith is not a gift. This is your choice whether to believe or not, it is not a gift'.
well, if you really meant the above statement, i may not be too wrong if i said we are reading two different Bibles.
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this is a good question and a good answer to it cannot be contained in a few sentences. i have written a whole (academic) paper trying to answer the question 'who is responsible for Jesus' death?'. i would like to make it available but am aware i co…
i wonder how protestantism can 'travel' by it self and come as close as '50 miles' to an orthodox church without a person being involved, so that you can keep at bay the 'ism and not the person.
but anyway, i can see the levels of ability of making …
i even included the quote i referred to, so you cannot say i am misinterpreting/twisting words.
meanwhile you have not connected with my point, in fact you naturally avoided it.
i am not demonizing anyone, i am just bringing under the spot light th…
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If we stop short of issuing an anathema against Protestantism as a whole, declaring them to be outside the grace of God and with no access to salvation, all this discussion i…
it sounds like narrow minded sectarianism, nothing else! the coptic church does not originate in england or the usa, or other civilized countries. so, why invade the whole world and impose the coptic songs, or despise the non coptic songs in a forei…
thats fantastic!
god is free to speak the way he choses. but this is not his first choice when a bible is availbl.. this young man didn't have one and this did not impede God talking to him. but when we do have the bible we have in there all he want…
Your entire personality is extremely immature, and I don't like the pushy way you like to teach us anything.
James 3:1
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.
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this made me lau…
ok Zox. i got it now.
however, sometimes, particularly on this blog, it's really difficult to get people to think outside the box.
this is why a shocking approach is required, at least as the last resort.
taking offence is less helpful than taking t…
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Murder Miracle in Egypt
A Muslim man in Egypt killed his wife and then buried her with their infant baby and 8-year old daughter. The girls? were buried alive!
He then r…
in some ways it is true, forgiveness is different than overlooking sin. but this is not essentially different.
if we try to understand what happens in the process of forgiveness we discover that its not much different than overlooking sin.
the bott…
Acts 17:30
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
Matthew 9:2
Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your …
[quote author=geomike link=topic=10344.msg131168#msg131168 date=1298159647]
If you are referring to our Lord's victory over death, then that's a different story. I wouldn't say He "overlooked" sins, but out of His great love he died for us and "FORG…
[quote author=JG link=topic=10758.msg131104#msg131104 date=1298107556]
Fasting isn't just about us substituting the foods we normally eat with "fasting" variants e.g. milk for soya milk or whatever. It's supposed to be deeper than that, an opportuni…
culture and spirituality cannot and should not be separated from each other as they exert mutual influence.
also it is important not to underestimate the power of evil. in some cultures, witchcraft and related practices are spiritual realities and i…
hmm... i agree that the references u made do suggest that God did not overlook seen in the period before Jesus Christ was crucified. and there are many more like these, in the old testament.
but there are also occasions when God did overlook sin. an…
sorry that my messages are viewed as offensive. i apologise for that, despite the fact that no one has apologised so far for slating the protestants, which is by no means less offensive.
you must also forgive those who slate the protestants! unless you make that statement, i take you meant only to be rude again, and arrogant, against protestants. you may have no credit for that.
i am sorry, i thought being rude is not a problem on this blog, since nobody gets offended when protestants are being slated...
otherwise, can someone explain why some kind of being rude should be tolerated and some other kinds of being equally rude…
lightening,
The purpose of this discussion is for us all to benefit, by understanding the Orthodox thing to do in a situation of marriage like this. It doesn't mean we are "consumed with sex" or are "displaying any more of" our "ridiculously smas…
you are all a bunch of confused people, consumed with sex.
you must sort your heads out before displaying any more of your ridiculously smashed brains.!!
has your brains dropped down into your underpants??!!
get yourselves a cold shower every morn…
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Lightening,
I was trying to make a point. I agree with you. No one can predict the end of time.
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if you agree with me that no one can predict the future, can you do i…
[quote author=TITL link=topic=10738.msg130930#msg130930 date=1297955963]
ILSM,
How come your guess was wrong?
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your thinking is wrong, not my guess!! take it easy buddy, and get real!!!