Coptic Orthodox Church - Tasbeha.org Community https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/coptic-orthodox-church/p22/feed.rss Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:57:17 +0000 Coptic Orthodox Church - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA Feast of the Cross - end on the 29th or 30th? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13712/feast-of-the-cross-end-on-the-29th-or-30th Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:21:33 +0000 katanikhoros 13712@/community/discussions
God Bless]]> Transfer of bishops https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13704/transfer-of-bishops Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:19:03 +0000 servantofgod 13704@/community/discussions http://canon15.nicaea.ca/

These have been written for the St Mark Orthodox Fellowship - http://www.smofonline.org/ - a well established Christian charitable organisation working to promote the Orthodox Faith.]]> Miaphysis and Orthodoxy https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13688/miaphysis-and-orthodoxy Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:09:06 +0000 drilago99 13688@/community/discussions
1. Can somebody explain 'Miaphysis' to me; the teaching that in Jesus Christ both God and man are in union please?
2. Is 'Miaphysis' a Coptic, as well as an Ethiopian, Syrian, and Armenian teaching?
3. Are the Coptic, Ethiopian, Syrian, and Armenian Churches all in communion?

Thank you.]]> Non-Christians: Salvation https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13695/non-christians-salvation Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:20:42 +0000 ThyWillBeDone 13695@/community/discussions
I know that the Coptic church believes that one who is not Christian can by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven, right? One of my Catholic friends asked me why that was the case, and I was not sure exactly how to respond; I did point out the verse, "Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit." But besides that I didnt know what else to say. Explanations please?

Pray for me]]> Priesthood v Protestants https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13694/priesthood-v-protestants Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:16:57 +0000 copticuser20 13694@/community/discussions important https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13541/important Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:39:03 +0000 gpgm 13541@/community/discussions
My question is regarding marriage to a deacon. Are there any restrictions for women who are to marry deacons? For instance, if she committed a particular sin in the past (for instance, homosexual activities, involvement with witchcraft, etc) does that make her unfit to marry a deacon even if she has abandoned that lifestyle? If so, what type of sin's specifically restrict her from being able to marry a deacon? Would the answer change for any of the eastern orthodox churches? ]]> saint story request https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13686/saint-story-request Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:45:53 +0000 Amdah 13686@/community/discussions thanks]]> "Full" Deacons in the Coptic Orthodox Church https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13602/full-deacons-in-the-coptic-orthodox-church Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:23:32 +0000 Severian 13602@/community/discussions
*Why is this the case? Why the one and not the other?]]> Warnings against the heresies of the COC https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13611/warnings-against-the-heresies-of-the-coc Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:30:36 +0000 Biboboy 13611@/community/discussions http://www.coptology.com/?p=2563 by Dr. George Bebawy, in which he warns the Coptic Orthodox Church of heresies that are becoming the predominant teaching in the Church.

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First: Whoever says that the Church is not the Body of Christ, but that it is a social institution or a society of believers only; then he denies his birth from water and Spirit and has returned to his first birth from Adam that is dominated by death.

Second: Whoever says that the phrase and name “Body of Christ” is an analogy or symbol that has no significance to the divine life; then he has divided the Head from the Body, that is, he has divided Christ from the Church, and as such no longer has hope in the new life that has conquered death.

Third: Whoever denies the holiness of the Church, and that it is the gift of God the Father in the Son through the Holy Spirit, because the Church, that is, the Body of Jesus who was christened by the Holy Spirit so that we may be christened in Him, as St. Athanasius said (Contra Arianus, 2:37-38); then he denies the economy of the Incarnation, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection as the foundations of the Church, and has divided the Spirit of God the Father from the Son, thus losing eternal life.

Fourth: Whoever says that he communes of the Body and Blood of the Lord without his divinity has fallen into the condemnation of the anathemas listed in the Council of Ephesus (431 A.D.), and has become a partner with Nestorius.

Fifth: Whoever denies the descent of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity, upon the believers, and teaches the lie that this is a descent of grace only; then he has divided his participation with the Trinity and has lost his eternal inheritance, and even his resurrection from the dead (Rom. 8:11).

Sixth: Whoever teaches that the Mysteries are from the clergy and that they are its source rather than its servants only; then he has denied the priesthood of the Lord Jesus, and he has lost the power and work of the one Mediator and one Lord, Jesus Christ, who alone offers us to the service of the Mysteries that he distributes by himself.

Seventh: Whoever thinks that the holiness of a person is rooted in the episcopate or priesthood, or that the holiness of the bishop or the priest is the reason for him remaining holy; then he has denied his baptism and the chrism, and his participation in the one, holy, and catholic body of the Church.

Eighth: Whoever thinks that the bishop or priest, etc., are the mediators between himself and the Saviour Jesus Christ our Lord; then he has fallen far from the grace that comes from and is given by the Lord Jesus Christ alone.

Ninth: Whoever says that the Patriarch is the head of the Church, or says so in theory; then he as denied the leadership of Christ, the head, from whom grows every member of the body (Col. 2:19), and he no longer has eternal hope in God, because he has made something instituted upon humans and not upon the Lord the salvation of the Church and the redemption of whoever believes in him.

Tenth: Whoever thinks that the Lord paid the price of sins on the Cross, and that the Father has punished him and lighted on him the fire of divine justice, has by this tasted the bitterness of straying away from the Apostolic teachings that the disciple of the Lord taught saying: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Gal. 2:20). He has lost the fountain of salvation, the Cross, the seal of baptism and chrismation, because he has not been sealed by a seal of punishment and retribution from the Son, but by the seal of righteousness, love, forgiveness, and renewal.

Eleventh: Whoever imagines that the Lord died to unite justice with mercy, and that “eternal sins” required an eternal redemption; then he has by this given sin a divine attribute, which is the attribute of eternality, and made a god out of sin and sinners. By this he loses the powerful work of Christ crucified, for with him we are crucified, die, and resurrect, as the Apostle of the Lord says in Rom. 6:1-8. By our death in him, we also rise to newness of life, and whoever denies the power of the Cross denies the glory of the Resurrection.

Twelfth: Whoever denies that we are partakers of the divine nature (1 Pet. 2:4), and that this is partaking in immortality, adoption, resurrection, and inheritance of the Kingdom; then he he has denied the the divinity of the Lord, who has given us from his immortality, his sonship, his resurrection, and has promised that we will be on the right hand of the Father in his Second Appearance.

I have not written here any anathemas, but warnings. I hope that what is said will not be lost in the uproar of the mob -- but those who are enlightened, will know of the seriousness of what I wrote.

May God the Father forgive us all and make us steadfast in grace, for he alone can protect the Church of Egypt, the Body of his Only-Begotten Son, for he is the redeemer of this Body, which is his Body.  ]]> Disposal of Blessed Morsels (lo'met el baraka) https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13683/disposal-of-blessed-morsels-lo-met-el-baraka Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:28:38 +0000 Remenkemi 13683@/community/discussions
I was wondering - if I have a piece of lo'met el baraka that is inedible, how can I dispose of it?

In the bin, or in the ocean, in the ground, in fire? Any other options?]]> Constantine https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13549/constantine Sat, 21 Jul 2012 07:05:07 +0000 jonathan_ 13549@/community/discussions I know this is going to upset a lot of people ...

Neither Constantine nor Eusabius are saints in the OO Church. Both are heretics; the former was baptized by an Arian, the latter insisted on following Arianism. This is well documented.

Unfortunately, Constantine crept into the hymns of the Coptic Church recently in the 20th century. There is no evidence whatsoever, prior to this period, that he was a celebrated saint in the Church.
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I agree with you on this. I would be very interested in any evidence you have for the late additions to the psalmody, synaxarium, etc.]]> How Western Scholastic Theology Crept Into The Coptic Orthodox Church- Help! https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13615/how-western-scholastic-theology-crept-into-the-coptic-orthodox-church-help Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:10:30 +0000 Severian 13615@/community/discussions http://www.zeitun-eg.org/Scholastic_Theology_Arabic.pdf

Could someone who is knowledgeable of MS Arabic summarize this article for me? I only know the Egyptian colloquial dialect.]]> Coptic question https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13662/coptic-question Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:45:06 +0000 mark.naguib7 13662@/community/discussions nyetercebec;e and ouwst ? They are both translated as worship in the English text.]]> The fasts of Wednesdays and Fridays https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13647/the-fasts-of-wednesdays-and-fridays Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:48:33 +0000 mark.naguib7 13647@/community/discussions on Chalcedon https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13535/on-chalcedon Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:07:54 +0000 kalsam 13535@/community/discussions
I would like to ask the view of the Oriental Orthodox Churches towards Chalcedon. Do we view it as a hersey,an error or as an acceptable Christological view?]]> The Rite of the Absolution of the Woman? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13631/the-rite-of-the-absolution-of-the-woman Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:30:06 +0000 joeg 13631@/community/discussions
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I was hoping if someone could explain to me what this rite of the Absolution of the Woman (rough translation) is/was? And if they could send me in the direction of the resources to find out more about it.

Many thanks.]]> Converting to Coptic Orthodox https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13623/converting-to-coptic-orthodox Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:28:23 +0000 mashalan 13623@/community/discussions The sign of the Cross https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13601/the-sign-of-the-cross Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:14:40 +0000 Mark96 13601@/community/discussions End of St Mary's Fast https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13624/end-of-st-mary-s-fast Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:53:29 +0000 qawe 13624@/community/discussions Thus, we will not be allowed to eat lahma until Thurs 23/8.

Is this correct?]]> What Bible Translation Is Used In Church Services? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13621/what-bible-translation-is-used-in-church-services Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:48:32 +0000 Severian 13621@/community/discussions
+Thanks]]> . https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13589/ Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:25:03 +0000 qawe 13589@/community/discussions Communion internationaly https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13618/communion-internationaly Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:15:47 +0000 sugj 13618@/community/discussions
Thanks]]> why are the orthodox churches not all in communion https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13581/why-are-the-orthodox-churches-not-all-in-communion Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:00:37 +0000 markmarcos 13581@/community/discussions What happened over the course of history? Anba Yousef came to our church and told us that the
OO and the EO should be in communion soon? Why don't the OO or the EO try to come together to settle there differences and try to fix any controversial matter?  :o Lets say a Russian or Greek orthodox person goes to a Coptic church will they be denied of partaking of the holy Body and the precious Blood?
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A lot of church news goes on in Ethiopian website in Ethiopic; and in Coptic or Arabic in Egyptian websites. So, communication somehow gets broken. :)

So, why not share miracles and some news from our home churches on this forum?

Let me start-

In the eastern part of Ethiopia where there was ancient church looted long time a go by Muslims, many homes were burnt by fire that came from sky last November. The fire had special features, such as not burning if it falls on human beings; but, burning a house till it becomes ashes and never gets put off by water or anything. The fire "rained" for about seven days between 12:00-3:00pm. The inhabitants of the area confessed that lots of inappropriate crimes had been done against the church years ago, and they believe that God is chasing them.

Share other miracles so that people at this age know more about the presence of God.

Sheba

]]> Funeral Booklet - Online https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13608/funeral-booklet-online Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:53:39 +0000 kyrillos123 13608@/community/discussions Great YouTube vid of Fr. Matthew the Poor and... https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13569/great-youtube-vid-of-fr-matthew-the-poor-and Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:20:42 +0000 apcevioc 13569@/community/discussions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-dIqmJvQFw

Does anyone know who that hermit is, the one who speaks English?]]> Powerful Biblical Prayers For St Mary's Intercession https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13588/powerful-biblical-prayers-for-st-mary-s-intercession Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:50:49 +0000 Hezekiel 13588@/community/discussions
The Holy Hours-  Volume IV

Biblical Prayers For St Mary's Intercession]]> Beautifying Relics in the Coptic Orthodox Church https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13593/beautifying-relics-in-the-coptic-orthodox-church Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:34:56 +0000 apcevioc 13593@/community/discussions
I've seen pictures of this rite in the monthly magazine from St. Antony's Monastery in CA, but I have no clue what they are doing.  It looks as if they are rubbing something with a dark brownish-red mud or something.  Surely they aren't applying something to the relic itself.

Thanks!]]> Communion with Heretics Rome Has Spoken https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13422/communion-with-heretics-rome-has-spoken Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:48:24 +0000 apostolicfathers 13422@/community/discussions Rome Has Spoken An Exhaustive Handbook on Communicatio in Sacris - www.romehasspoken.com

  Now, the book, very filled with robust documentation and photos; clearly illustrates that the Early Church Fathers up to the current thought on this matter always condemned intercommunion with those outside the Church.

  I recall reading a book by Fr. Markos Hanna that stated one cannot under any circumstances receive the Eucharist from heretics or schismatics. It appears this matter is very neglected today.

  I was surprised at the wealth of documentation in the book and at the lecture the author was very much into Latin theology but was very friendly and persuasive.

I think all Orthodox need to reflect on this matter seriously. Many pray with all religions even those that have no basic Christian tenants rooted in Orthodox Christianity. Communion in prayer and Sacraments was forbidden by the Holy Fathers.

  ]]> La Lumière du Désert - a movie https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/13575/la-lumiere-du-desert-a-movie Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:58:45 +0000 apcevioc 13575@/community/discussions
http://vimeo.com/9782004]]>