https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/faith-issues/p50/feed.rss Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:29:35 +0000 Faith Issues - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7652/what-did-the-carnivors-in-paradise-eat Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:23:44 +0000 Hailemikael 7652@/community/discussions
So, what did the lions and tigers eat? Did they hunt like they do now?

Thanks.]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7302/hebrews-6-4-6-can-we-lose-our-salvation Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:45:46 +0000 epchois_nai_nan 7302@/community/discussions “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.”
Hebrew 6:4-6

That passage sends shivers down my spine every time I read it. Does it mean what it sounds like? Can a good Christian sin and in so doing forfeit their salvation? Could the verse be talking about repeated sins like addictions or swearing where people do them over and over again and repeatedly damage their spiritual lives?

From what I've read, that's not supposed to be what it means, if so, are there any other verses that support a less literal meaning of the passage above, verses that affirm that God's mercy is limitless?

In short, the question is, is there anything that we can do on Earth that will stuff us up so bad that repentance is impossible even if we want it? To me that sounds like what the verse is suggeting but I don't think that's consistent with the rest of the Bible...

I'm interested to hear what people think about this...

God bless you all

Pray 4 me ;D

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6267/theosis Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:09:30 +0000 abflab91 6267@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7576/st-mary-relation-to-david Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:39:45 +0000 boulest 7576@/community/discussions just want to find out how is St Mary is related to David, is it any where in the bible?
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7699/more-interested-in-the-bible Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:29:14 +0000 geomike 7699@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/2047/st-charbel-lebanon-s-baba-kyrillos Fri, 08 Jul 2005 21:42:59 +0000 matt88 2047@/community/discussions Just the other day a lebanese friend of mine told me about this maronite saint called Charbel Makhlouf. He told me a few of the miracles by this saint, and that despite the fact that he died more than 100 years ago his body is still 100% preservd by god, to the extent that he still has blood in his body that sometimes seeps from his body as well as body sweat. Since my friend told me about this saint ive become very interested in him. I found these 2 sites (among the countless) that were about him! >

www.charbel.org/

www.marcharbel.com/

He was only a monk but made great things happen! It is for this reason that he seems (to me at least) as almost a lebanese version of baba Kyrillos! Anyway if any of you are interested do check out the above website! If anyone has already heard of St charbel i would be interested to know! ;) Ma salaama :)]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7696/intercessions Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:52:11 +0000 geomike 7696@/community/discussions Thanks in advance,







Pray for me the chief sinner,
Michael
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God bless...in need of a lot of prayers,
Marianne
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Please pray for me and for a beneficial Great Lent!!]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7624/who-is-jehovah Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:36:30 +0000 Hailemikael 7624@/community/discussions
What do you all have to say about JEHOVAH?


Thank You.]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7642/life-changing-please-help Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:04:24 +0000 strengthwarrior 7642@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7636/fasting-prayer Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:43:47 +0000 neighbor 7636@/community/discussions thankyou in advance!
godbless]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/1171/gossip Wed, 02 Feb 2005 21:50:24 +0000 maryk 1171@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7645/return-to-old-values-for-our-children-s-sake Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:50:32 +0000 rpm 7645@/community/discussions
These days, we are increasingly hearing stories such as the one below:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4607406/Boy-of-13-becomes-a-father.html

         Likewise, we read of all sorts of unimaginable, perverted acts taking place against children and even month-old infants. Its becoming a big bad world out there. Questionable acts involving "consenting adults" are increasingly take place around us. As a parent, I dread to think how the world has changed for the worse from the time we were kids in the 70s & 80s. Today, you hear of kids doing substance abuse, filming / sharing vulgar videos, getting into bad relationships and basically trying to prove something to their peers. How do we insulate our youngsters from going wayward and falling victim to these disturbing trends?

Unfortunately many people have a very casual "none of my business" attitude towards such incidents. Our sensitivity seems to have become numbed by the almost daily occurrence of such incidents. Only when somebody known to us is directly affected do we sit up and take notice.

How do we protect our kids and teens from falling prey, bombarded as they are, by lifestyles portrayed on TV, cinema, web access and even watching the general public. Being adults, we often get so absorbed watching TV or browsing the net, what to speak of kids. I seem to think that the following issues are responsible:

1. Parents prioritizing career and social life over family life causing lonely children to seek comfort and pleasure outside home.
2. Neglect of regular prayer life due to work pressure, distractions due to TV, internet, video games etc.
3. Poor communication and failure by some parents in disciplining their children and supervising their activity.
4. Rationalizing and condoning inappropriate behavior - Some parents actually close their eyes to their childrens' inappropriate dress sense, language, disrespect for elders etc. Today's "reality show" mania is actually playing a major role in conditioning our daily behavior.   

In trying to figure out, it becomes somewhat apparent that the arrival of the information age coupled with higher earnings / disposable income is mostly responsible. Over the years, we can notice a gradual shift in our behavior and thought pattern- specifically after satellite TV, internet, video games, mobile phones became available.

Now we don't live like the Amish community that has resisted outside influence and retained their old way of life. Check this out...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish
             
I believe we must take drastic and sustained measures to counter this. I'd like us to discuss how we can cope with this flood of temptations and evil influences? This is a serious fight against the tide for the sake of our children.

God bless,
P



]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7208/agpeya-times Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:51:10 +0000 gregorytheSinner 7208@/community/discussions I read once that it was:
Morn-6 am
3rd-9
6th-12
9th-3
11th-9
12th-11

but apparently some people pray the 9th at like sunset? so is ther like a set timee for each prayer? and say u wake up at like 12pm, do u pray the mornin prayer or like the 6th hour prayer?

thanks]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7632/a-flaw-in-the-orthodox-study-bible Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:56:08 +0000 sakmak 7632@/community/discussions
I have the Orthodox Study Bible that contains an original translation of the Old Testament from the Septuagint. I was reading the book of Jonah, and Jonah 3:4 reads "Yet three days and Nineveh shall be overthrown." The New King James Version of the Bible reads "Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown."

Does anyone know if there is a mistake in the translation in one of these Bibles?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3935/idkwhattonamethistopic Tue, 23 May 2006 17:58:25 +0000 HeLlOmYnAmEiSbOb 3935@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7608/the-story-of-the-stranger Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:05:02 +0000 Vany2010 7608@/community/discussions One Christmas eve,while celebrating mass at St.Mark Cathedral in Egypt.
The entire congration were very well dressed,and there was a large numberof security guars aroundthe church because a representative of the Egyptian goverment was attending the Church to congratulate the Pope and the People for the occasion.

In The Midst of the People,an old man wearing very old Clothes tried to enter the Church and the Security guards prevendet him because of his attire.After a number of attempts the priest of the Church convinced them to let him in.He entered the church stayed in the back and kept praying with tears in his eyes.When the service was over,all the people were very happy,greeting each other,except this man;no one talked to him,As a matter of fact the people were trying to stay away from him.Ultimately one of the people found him with the tears in his eyes asked why he is crying.The old man answered"Because I am a Stranger and no one is greeting me".So,the man greeted him and wanted to give him some money.The old man told him "I need someone to invite me to his house".So the man replied"I am ready to take you but stay in a small room in my backyard"So the man asked the old man"How old are you?".He said,"I was born almost 2000 Years ago".As soon as he said that,the man knew that he was the Lord Jesus,.and the old man disappeared immediately.

The most amazing story I ever heard!!!


Please pray for Me..

Vanessa]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7611/why-did-god-want-joshua-to-fight Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:36:03 +0000 mikeforjesus 7611@/community/discussions




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mina]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7596/evolution-and-more Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:01:24 +0000 johannessolomon 7596@/community/discussions I hadn't used tasbeha.org forums for quite some while now and I was hoping for some Ershad (help) on a specific issue. I have a teacher at school, science teacher (you can see where I am going with this), she was a Christian, she claims that she stood up for science because she felt science had more backups and evidence than the bible. She is very affectionate towards the environment. She is always supportive towards causes like global warming, animal extinction, ext. But she always backups the evolution theory. I also believe in "evolving," but not to this extent: [center](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Human-evolution.jpg)[/center]
I believe the fact that humans are loosing their wisdom teeth because we are consuming softer foods. I believe that diseases like the annual flu does "evolve" so that it fights our immune system by DNA exchanging information. I need a few facts, proven facts; I have some that should be convincing. I also need backups on a few before I tell her them. Like, I need to make sure that humans are turned into dust after death. I mean minerals found in dust. Most importantly I need a verse, or paragraph in the bible that commands us, from God, to care for the world he has given us. A list, with many controversies that science and the bible both agree upon would be even better.
[right]God Bless[/right] [right]John :P[/right][center]† † †[/center]]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7602/help-me Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:40:16 +0000 deaconmark123 7602@/community/discussions
-and also this has been bothering me and i just keep forgetting to ask but, why does abouna sometimes say esheel evlogite, eshleel, or i think i heard him say eshleel evlogiso? ???







Pray for me and my knowledge]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7564/morality-cia-and-the-national-intelligence Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:02:51 +0000 7564@/community/discussions
What is the view of the Coptic Orthodox Church concerning working for the CIA? Espionnage etc?
What if your job was to kill for your country?

Would abouna be OK with that?

I mean, how does the Church view such work??

What about the military? If the Church is against the war in Iraq - how does it regard the position of soldiers who are Coptic Orthodox Americans who are killing Iraqis?

Would the Church condone such jobs for Copts who serve their country?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7593/law-jesus Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:12:42 +0000 mikeforjesus 7593@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7588/legitimate-cooperation Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:03:36 +0000 mikeforjesus 7588@/community/discussions
The professor says we can get help from each other but you can not copy the answers.

How much help is okay? Some places say discuissing the general themes and concepts.. some places for say these subjects or another subject says you can discuss approaches to solving the problems...

how much help can we get?
If we can figure out the way to solve the problem.. won't we most likely get the answer right? if we can tell each other the tricky thing about the problem.. sometimes the textbook and lectures are not good enough.

You can get help sometimes or all of the time as long as you reference that this idea was from so and so..





]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7432/assisted-suicide Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:37:33 +0000 7432@/community/discussions
How would the CoC view assisted suicides where a terminally ill man/woman wants to die rather than live in pain?

Personally, I feel it is wrong. Not because God gave us life, and we have no authority over it. (Yes, that is true however).

But for the following reason~: We will all go through old age, and with that is suffering. It seems that the only reason that people have assisted suicides is to ease the suffering of those of their immediate families who are taking care of them. But, this means that the carer feels the burden of taking care of the person in need of care than the love they have or receive from the existance of the person being cared for.

But how would the Church view such actions? Does such cases of suicide fall under the category of "unforgivable sin"?

Thanks]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7561/divorce-in-coc Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:49:18 +0000 jlomloj 7561@/community/discussions thanks in advance
marta]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7555/does-santa-claus-baba-noel-really-exist Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:43:42 +0000 7555@/community/discussions
I just wanted to know the official CoC view on Father Christmas, or Mr. Santa Claus. Did he really exist?

Was there really a saint in our Church that honestly dressed up in a red skirt and had raindeers to drive him around? I definately think the image is a charitable one, but where is this story in the Synaxar?

I don't mean to be a kill-joy nor am I anti-Santa. I remember I sent him many letters as a child, and I did get my Christmas wishes 90% of the time - but it was only to discover that it was my parents who were buying me the presents. 

Surely this is not good for the faith of children is it?

Regardless - who is he? Was he a Coptic or Catholic saint or neither? Finally, if the answer is neither - why do we as christians talk about a saint that didnt exist?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/7567/forgiveness Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:06:11 +0000 flexmd 7567@/community/discussions
1. What is forgiveness? Is forgiveness a conscious choice?
2. What are the benefits of forgiving?
3. Is there any limit to our willingness to forgive others?
4. Is there anywhere in the bible where it seems an act was unforgiven?

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