https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/coptic-orthodox-church/p60/feed.rss Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:25:59 +0000 Coptic Orthodox Church - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6826/what-happens-in-coptic-baptisem Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:29:27 +0000 bigeee 6826@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6910/if-not-here-in-new-jersey Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:16:07 +0000 bigeee 6910@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6537/sex-with-a-condom Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:52:35 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6537@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6909/temporary-admonition Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:18:07 +0000 6909@/community/discussions
And my FoC mentioned something that made me think:

He said that "because Moses had killed an Egyptian, God did not forget this. He punished Moses. His punishment was that He did not allow or permit Moses to enter the promised land. He just went around in circles in the wilderness."

Also, is the story of David. King David committed adultary and killed a woman's husband. For this, God punished him. He took away his 1st born child with the woman he committed adultary with, and his own son tried to kill him (absalom). I even do believe that his own daughter was raped.

Finally, another example is of Jacob. He fooled his father to get the blessing of the 1st born. Because he fooled his father, he himself was fooled when he went to get married; and his father-in-law made him marry the wrong woman.

Can someone tell me:
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a) Does the CHurch see these as temporary admonitions from God? or was it just the personal contemplations of my old FoC.
b) What happens if we do not receive our punishment? St. Moses the black wished to die and suffer in the way he had made others suffer. What if we do not receive admonition for our actions, and we die?? Do we go to heaven or hell???
(bearing in mind what abouna said).


The underlying issue of this topic is in fact about vengence. That God deals with each person justly, and we should not seek vengence ourselves, but trust that God will give us our rights. I think!!! (I hope at least). ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6861/video-of-a-priest Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:02:34 +0000 abflab91 6861@/community/discussions
thnx in advance]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6900/atm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:38:46 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6900@/community/discussions
My first question is, even though it is good to give money to the church, is it trully necessary to go as far as installing an atm machine in the church? Isnt that disrespectful?

My second question is, when you go to non orthodox churches you find that the "altar" is just stage, with no table like we have, my question is what exactly is the altar biblically speaking?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6604/the-triple-a-effect-on-divine-justice Fri, 16 May 2008 05:36:49 +0000 6604@/community/discussions
Concerning the Triple A: Augustine, Anslem and Aquinas.. apparently, they all have had this effect on the Divine Justice.

Are their views distorted?
What's the difference between their views on ours??
Do we share ANYTHING at ALL in common with these people's teachings??

I read in suscopts website an article on the "origin of sin and atonement" -and, it seemed kinda "tit for tat". You sinned, therefore someone has to pay... U sinned against God, so therefore payment is endless,.... etc. etc and u all know the rest i'm sure!

Is this true??

What exactly IS the Coptic view on Divine Justice?? Really!?


]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6899/psalms Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:56:23 +0000 mannan 6899@/community/discussions
Thanks.

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6898/philippians-2-12 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:45:02 +0000 mannan 6898@/community/discussions
What does this mean?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6886/sermons-in-french Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:14:02 +0000 godislove260 6886@/community/discussions
http://www.stgeorgestjoseph.ca/audio.htm

God Bless
Please pray for me]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6881/is-it-ok-to-pray-to-more-then-one-saint Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:31:26 +0000 bigeee 6881@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6867/contradiction Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:22:10 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6867@/community/discussions
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 1 Kings 4

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6856/hard-questions Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:40:19 +0000 Lover of the father 6856@/community/discussions First, what are the psalms that are to be said going to church and where exactly are they to be said and why are they said.  If you give me an answer please tell me what is your source of your information (for example, a specific book).  Also if you

Also I have recently learned that priest are to open the alter and offer incense during tasbeha.  Is this true or false and again state your source.

Finally, during the liturgy when go around the alter holding the gospel and and the cross, what are the prayers that you are supposed to say as you are going around. 

Thank You ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6855/i-am-misrable Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:04:19 +0000 bigeee 6855@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6685/torture-in-abu-fana-monastery Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:42:08 +0000 godislove260 6685@/community/discussions Two days ago some people attacked the monastery. They destroyed the buildings there, inlcuding a church. The kidnapped three monks and tortured them during 12 hours. They SMASHED one of the monks' legs into pieces and also his arm. They shot at the monks and people present at the monastery. They humiliated the monks by hanging them on a tree and hitting with a whip. They also tried to force them to spit on the cross and to leave christianity. The police didn't show up until 3 hours later when all the damage had been done already, although the police station was only 2 km away !!!

Afterwards the monks had to be carried to hospital since not one ambulance showed up, the hospital refused to admit them and look after them. The had to be moved to another hospital in Cairo where they would treat them. In the meantime the monks lay on the floor bleeding from their many wounds caused by firearms and from the braking of their bones.

Until now, none of the people who did this were captured, although it is known who did it.

I wanted to share with you this: the monk who got beaten up the worst and had his bones smashed said he was happy that he got to suffer for the name of the Lord. "Blessed are you when they persecute you for My sake"...

We can learn so much from these monks, who although being innocent and unarmed, were attacked by barbarians whom I'm not sure can be called humans anymore. These monks are strong in the faith and rejoicing and thanking God. Hopefully we can learn from them, that in our weakness, His strength is shown and that all the problems and suffering we might face here on earth are but a twinkling of an eye compared to the eternal life God has prepared for His sons and daughters.

Please remember our brothers and sisters in Egypt who suffer under persecution.
We know that our lives are in the hands of the Lord.
God Bless
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6847/scete-scetis-eskeet-sheheet Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:28:28 +0000 acopt 6847@/community/discussions
Are these all the same:

Scete, Scetis, Eskeet (Eskheet), & Sheheet  :)

thanks!]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6843/oriental-orthodox-church-united Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:40:20 +0000 socoolbishoy 6843@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6840/worship-of-miracles Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:46:30 +0000 godislove260 6840@/community/discussions There are many miracle books which tell stories of miraculous healings and people being saved from terrible situations etc. This brings me to the topic: Many people are starting to demand a miracle to happen, I even heard about sick people refusing to go to a doctor because they want to be healed by a miracle without any medical intervention.
I recently heard a sermon by a priest at my church and he was adressing this issue, warning people not to count on miracles.

I mean it's nice to have faith, but who are we to tell God how we want our problems to be solved? I just thought of this because apparently it's more and more occuring nowadays..
I mean St. Augustine himself said work as if everything depended on you, God gave us brains for a reason..
If anyone has any comments on this..

God Bless
Please pray for me]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6834/but-why-does-the-church-allow-fish Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:10:48 +0000 6834@/community/discussions Why did the Church decide to allow us to eat fish for this fast? and not say... Tiramisu??
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6833/new-church-foundation-rites Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:34:14 +0000 pharo_of_egypt 6833@/community/discussions Hello Everyone
Peace and Grace of Our Lor and Savior and the Blessing of our fathers the Apostles' Fast be with us all Amen…

I'm looking for the rites (prayers) of a new church foundation. I need a file that contains this prayer.

Pray for me

God Bless

سلام و نعمة رب المجد يسوع المسيح و بركة صيام الأباء الرسل تكون مع جميعكم

أنا محتاج طقس وضع حجر أساس كنيسة جديدة.
صلوا من أجلى ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6829/has-anyone-ever-witnesed-a-coptic-adult-baptisem Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:04:56 +0000 bigeee 6829@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6821/name-day Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:39:09 +0000 6821@/community/discussions
I was just curious, u know the in Greek Orthodox Church, they give their kids 2 names: One for the day of their birth, and then one for the saint's day that the child was baptised on. In effect they have 2 birthdays: One for the day of their birth, and then the other for their name (its called their "Name's Day").

Do we have anything similar in our Church? Did we have anything similar in our CHurch?

I just wish to reassure everyone that even if we don't, I'm still happy being Coptic (ya3ni.. more or less)

THanks]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6824/the-hour Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:18:58 +0000 bigeee 6824@/community/discussions
thank you god bless all of you]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6819/i-have-been-trying Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:03:24 +0000 bigeee 6819@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6817/i-finally-kissed-the-cross-in-abonas-hand Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:11:38 +0000 bigeee 6817@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6798/the-thread-that-was-started-the-other-day Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:46:35 +0000 bigeee 6798@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6444/sugar-in-orban Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:48:00 +0000 6444@/community/discussions Pray for me]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6815/do-protestants-catholics-go-to-paradise Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:37:53 +0000 6815@/community/discussions Hello (again!)

I was just wondering : If the Coptic Orthodox Church doesn't recognise the baptism of catholics, nor protestants, then does it feel that these people will not go to paradise? If Christ said that no one can enter the kingdom of heaven, unless they are baptised by water and Spirit, then how does it see these denominations that it is not in communion with respect to qualification into paradise??

What about protestants ? They do not have baptism as a sacrament - its more of a gesture. What happens?? Does the CoC recognise the salvation of non Orthodox Christians?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6810/downloadable-video-of-teaching-coptic Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:29:47 +0000 hany58 6810@/community/discussions I'm looking for a website that contains Downloadable Videos of Teaching Coptic Language, if you know any, please let me know,

thanks ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6816/converting-to-coptic-orthodoxy-i-hope-this-is-the-right-forum-for-this-questio Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:48:04 +0000 calebjohnson77 6816@/community/discussions
I have been trying to decide what to do, because I was at this point of indecision.  I was trying to make up my mind between converting to the Catholic Church or to Eastern Orthodoxy.  But I was uncomfortable with both.  I tend towards pacifism and I believe in the power of fasting. (I regularly fast for world peace, etc.)  Also, I am uncomfortable with the church cozying up to political power.  Both the EO and the Catholic churches thus made me a little uncomfortable, although I liked the grandeur of both, as well as the Apostolic origin and the sacramental nature of the Churches.

Then I discovered the Coptic Church.  I should say I rediscovered it, because I had heard of the Coptic Church before, but because it was "Coptic Orthodox Church" I thought that it was a church in communion with the Eastern Orthodox Churches; I did not realize that the Church was separate, and much closer to the simplicity of the Church that I am comfortable with.

My question is, what should I expect upon converting? How long will the process take? Is there a similar rite to the Catholic Rite of Initiation?  Also, I am gay, but I am celibate (I do not have sex, but I cannot control attraction). Is this something that would cause me to be rejected by the Church?]]>