i did not claim that spiritual death equals spiritual in-existence.
You pointed out that 'We have lost our connection to God in the Fall. We have lost the indwelling Holy Spirit.' and I have no probs in accepting this biblical truth.
You also asse…
thank you. this is very helpful.
i still want to know more about that 'response' we human produce when we hear the voice/call of God.
i will attempt here to explain my question: some of our responses in relation to things in life are learnt behaviou…
may i kindly ask Father Peter, what references did the Fathers use when they taught that 'God allowed the soul of man to remain so that it was always looking above and beyond itself for God', and how the 'looking above and beyond itself for God' ref…
no thank you. no p.m please. let everyone on this forum benefit from our debate. sorry about straying, will try harder to keep you on track in the future. ;)
i just realised i have to write more to catch up with your star rating, at least. that's worth more than a theological degree, at least in coptic terms... hahha
ok my honorable coptic friend.
when you read the first point of my reply, it spells: God calls everyone to repentance.
to this you reply.... ' 'however, i think God calls everyone'.
???.. :o... ??...
takin into consideration your level of reason…
(1)Some Protestant denominations, from which I come from, teach that God must first "regenerate" you before you are able to respond to God's call to baptism and repentence. (2)However, as I read the Scriptures I find it hard to reconcile this bel…
my encouragement is to keep searching! If God pleases, He will honour your efforts. The very fact that you are searching is a sign that He has already done some work in your heart.
closing question: when Jesus called Lazarus back to life, which par…
1. there is no protestant actively engaging in these posts here. their views are only quoted here and they are not here to participate in the discussion. the discussion is about them and not with them! they get no chance to reply to the interpretati…
may I ask, in what way is slandering the protestants makes one superior to being a 'sub-christian'?..
further more, i am not quite sure why everyone here is so preoccupied with criticising the protestants. one does not have to be a protestant to not…
@LiD: thank you for clear and inspiring reply. i am sorry if my question seems to lack reverence; it was not my intention or position. however i appreciate you pointing it out.
there is a good old saying: YOU BECOME THAT WHICH YOU BEHOLD!
i think this is true whether we like it or not. if we behold the things of Christ we become like him. likewise, if we behold things of the devil we become like him.
this paranormal stuff is not healthy. it is damaging to your mind soul and spirit. your primary concern should not be that it is just 'against our church', but you must be careful not to expose your mind soul and spirit to such things.
similarly, w…
so, ...jews are not semitic?!! ok then.
on the other hand 'kumbaya' is not an argument in itself any more valid than saying that jews are not semitic...
may god bless us all!..
i can see a profound spirit of judgement in this post. i think before we quote matt.7:6 we should bare in mind the first verse of the very same chapter: 'judge not that you be not judged'! how easy is to be selective in what part of the scripture we…
further to my previous post, i have come to some new conclusion:
in quoting 1cor 15:56 i failed to realize the last part of this verse which may hold the clue...
it actually says that 'the sting of the sin is death and THE STRENGTH OF SIN IS THE LA…
hey geo! maybe you meant to show off a little bit, having got a's al through and (...stupid us!) we didn't dare consider this possibility...
with an a grade in p.e. you would certainly do better, as a pharmacist, running along the shelves to grab th…
Thank you Father Peter for such an insightful and comprehensive reply. If i were to add anything to my previous post i would just have to copy and paste your reply as there is no way i could communicate it more clearly and comprehensively than that.…
dear zox, and dear averybody,
i think this is a very tricky question!
the need of identify the cultural roots of egyptian people or indeed the coptic, looking into historical records is quite understandable. there is nothing wrong about building the…
Thanx Crazy for this entry. Not sure you wanted any replies here on this but i thought you could have many if people think about what you wrote...
for instance, i think that learning a prayer off by heart and saying it exactly the same every time yo…
i think you are right zox. the uniting factor is more of cultural nature than Christ. this is why they are all of the same culture in the gathering. otherwise coptic church would not be that homogeneous. i am afraid this applies to all cultures, not…
foul language is sinful and many of us (christians) prove we are very capable of it. does that mean people who are saved are going to be judged for every single word?... maybe not. i hope not!!
thank you all, and particularly Father Peter, for insightful replies. I like zox's lateral thinking that considers in his analysis countries where churches are persecuted. very mind opening!
another interesting point raised by zox is the claim that…
interesting answer. my question, however, was focusing specifically on CHRISTIANS and not generally on humans (as God's creation).
And, ... how do christians decide to move from one country to another?. How can one take advice from the Bible on this…
thank you Father Peter for replying straight and to the point. i would like to accept it even just because the orthodox fathers say so. however this straight to the point answer has further complicated this conundrum for me:
1. Saint Paul (the apost…