Faith Issues - Tasbeha.org Community https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/faith-issues/p56/feed.rss Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:27:16 +0000 Faith Issues - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA what year was Papacy established https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6517/what-year-was-papacy-established Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:13:09 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6517@/community/discussions only 144,000 people will be redeemed from earth? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6437/only-144-000-people-will-be-redeemed-from-earth Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:45:46 +0000 6437@/community/discussions I just read a verse in the Book of Revelations and there was a verse that said only 144,000 people will be redeemed from earth, in other words only 144,000 people will go 2 heaven.
i just want to know if it's simbolic or literal. i no that jehova's witnesses ppl think it's literal.
I've been thinking about it all the time and that number represents on sand out of a whole beach to me.

~100%4JESUS]]> Verses of cymbals https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6521/verses-of-cymbals Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:30:47 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6521@/community/discussions He died for us because...... https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6513/he-died-for-us-because Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:16:26 +0000 6513@/community/discussions Our Lord died for us to forgive us our sins and save us. But i dont get how does dying for us on a cross mean that were saved and our sins are forgiven... can u help  me out please.

]]> John chapter 14 https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6507/john-chapter-14 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:05:11 +0000 f753789 6507@/community/discussions John 10:14-30
I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father." Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings. And many of them said, "He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?" Others said, "These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, "How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. I and My Father are one."
-what is the feast of dedication?
and
-why didnt the jews want to believe that He is Christ?

thanx in advance
pls keep my weakness in ur prayers
-sister in Christ]]> How many time do you confess? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6501/how-many-time-do-you-confess Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:53:25 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6501@/community/discussions HELL! https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6503/hell Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:57:41 +0000 icocbechristos 6503@/community/discussions Did you ever wonder wonder what hell is like?
well I heard that it has many levels.
and that the best thing you can get if you weren't too bad is that you stay in black room and keep regretting what
you have done bad on earth during your life for eternity!
can anyone complete what i know and if you have a book in pdf. format from an orthodox view can he send it to me ?
thank you and God bless you all![center][/center]]]> Ethiopia? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6490/ethiopia Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:26:30 +0000 Schoyen 6490@/community/discussions
I've applied for a two week post there at the end of this summer, teaching advanced translation theory and textual criticism to Bible translators on the field.  Apparently there are a good number of local tribes there who don't have a Bible in their own language.

I'm assuming that there is some kind of connection between the Coptic church and the Church in Ethiopia, or that there might be a Coptic population in Ethiopia.

Also, if anyone has relatives who can provide low cost tours.... :D]]> The sign of Yonas/Jonah https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6494/the-sign-of-yonas-jonah Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:14:15 +0000 Hezekiel 6494@/community/discussions  
"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth"

What does the Lord mean by this? Was the belly of the fish the tomb of Yonas for 3 days/nights , ie, was Yonas dead or alive? Why is the story of Jonah so significant to understand the death and resurrection of our Lord? Are there any parallels?

What do you think?
]]> a little help please. https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6483/a-little-help-please Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:34:08 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6483@/community/discussions 4:1-5 "What then shall we say was gained by [1] Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness." 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness"

if anyone wants to write something for themselves heres the link. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=8BGhl8rfVL4]]> 2 Kings 1 (Elijah) https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6336/2-kings-1-elijah Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:26:40 +0000 Marmoura99 6336@/community/discussions
in this passage, what does it mean that Elijah "departed"? does that mean that he passed away or does it mean that he just left wherever he was (location wise)? I was very confused about this because at first, i thought it meant that he had departed and then when i kept reading a couple of chapters down, the Bible says that he ascended to heaven so i started doubting my interpretation!

Remember me always in your prayers.
-Your sister in Christ -]]> whats the big deal with the idea of purgatory? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6158/whats-the-big-deal-with-the-idea-of-purgatory Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:48:37 +0000 duck 6158@/community/discussions
"The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a "purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven," which is experienced by those "who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified" (CCC 1030). It notes that "this final purification of the elect . . . is entirely different from the punishment of the damned" (CCC 1031). " (As defined on catholic.com....http://catholic.com/library/Purgatory.asp)

I know we have all asked the question when we were younger to our parents or our sunday school teachers, "What happens if we don't confess a nanosecond before we die??" because we all know...

"The purification is necessary because, as Scripture teaches, nothing unclean will enter the presence of God in heaven" (Rev. 21:27)

And the usual response (atleast to me) is that if we were truly repentant then God will accept there repentence although they are still guilty without the need of confession and communion.

Now the catholic dogma seems to solve this problem apparent problem, but takes it a few steps further in defining which sins let gives you hope in purgatory (venial and mortal)....howeever if we removed this boundary line of sins, do you think the dogma can hold?

Basically what I am saying is that, we die in sins for sure no matter what....And nothing can enter heaven unclean...see the gap that a dogma similar to purgatory (but not exact to the catholic version) can fill?

This is just a thought that has been running around in my brain for some time now....thoughts any1?
]]> washing of the desciples feet https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6449/washing-of-the-desciples-feet Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:29:14 +0000 f753789 6449@/community/discussions i have a couple questions regarding the conversation that Peter had with the Lord Jesus Christ wen He was washing the desciples feet
John 13:6-10
6 Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?”
7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.”
8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!”
Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”
9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!”
10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”
-wat was Christ washing their feet from? sin?
-and y if He didnt wash his feet will he not have part in heaven? wats the symbolism?
- is there any reason in specific y it is washing the feet rather than any other part of the body besides showing Christs' humility?
-it also mentions that to be clean He only needs to wash his feet..wat is meant by this?

pls inform me of anything that needs clarification, thanx in advance

pls keep my weakness in ur prayers
-sister in Christ]]> AMAZING https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6448/amazing Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:54:49 +0000 6448@/community/discussions image I'm not kidding when I say amazing because I wasn't crying just normally, but seriously I was bawling, don't think this is just some little silly thread about nothing, it really is life-changing take the chance and watch it!!

Forever,
Coptic Servent]]> Yes or no https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6427/yes-or-no Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:44:09 +0000 mannan 6427@/community/discussions Bible Game https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6296/bible-game Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:12:13 +0000 6296@/community/discussions
Forever,
Coptic Servent]]> what about intentions..? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6422/what-about-intentions Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:47:31 +0000 copticcross3 6422@/community/discussions It could be for you or against you. like if you havee good intetnions ..but execute them the wrong way and cause problems, or you just generally never get around to do anything...does God see the God and give you somethig for that?
What if you have bad thoughts...ideas...ect. but dont act on them?

]]> Sunday School Lessons https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6426/sunday-school-lessons Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:38:33 +0000 MeeMz 6426@/community/discussions Hello everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone has any good advice of how to teach sunday school lessons.
For example, Ways I can involve the children... etc

Thanks in advanced
God Bless]]> Self-defence https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5976/self-defence Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:15:13 +0000 5976@/community/discussions Thanks in advance.
Kirmich]]> support our belief https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6330/support-our-belief Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:56:53 +0000 6330@/community/discussions a few weeks ago mi freinds nd i were discssing religion during our lunch period.  so it was me and this other girl who is brethren.  she says it is a tipe of christianity juss like orthodox, catolic nd protestants.  so she says we follow the bible exactly the way it is written so i don think they actually do n they may be talkin it literaly? now i told her id have the answers to her questons after april becuz as u can prob see i think it is teh ebst time to gather mi thoughts durinh holy week. 

so she asked y do u have priests nd bishops..in the bible it says to have"elders''.  so she has a grop of man in her church.

she aslo said that women r not suppposed to have a say.  i meen in mi church in staten island girls noe almost everything yahni.  tehy arent as powerful but tehy can talk?
she doesnt do teh sign of teh cross and said wen we say our father hoo art in heaven... we start with father not jesus.  so she is s aying that jesus is not as important as the father.  yet they r teh same one.  nd in matt. chapter six Jesus Christ himself told u show to pray. 

she also doesnt have an altar.. so pleeze guys help me outt here with quotes, sayings, truths, beliefs anything to prove wats rite.  yet i dont want it to be a quarrel becuz no matter wat she wil prob stick with wat she thinks is rite. 

noww.. just on friday me nd mi catholic frends wered dicussin gay ppl nd i was saying it was a sin. tehy r catolic but tehy presonaly dont like the bible.. tey think it is not a sin.  yahni god created adam and eve not adam nd steve.  so i said it was ritten in the bible but tehy were liek twelve aplostles wrote the bibel not God.  i meen i noe that god rote it through them u noe?  but ten i was asking taht brethren friend of mine nd she said it was a sin so yea

i am so sryy to bother uu guys nd if i relli confuesed u.. plzz help me out here thank u so much again

/
mahraeel
plzzz p4m sister in Christ]]> Beautiful Video https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5945/beautiful-video Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:46:50 +0000 Meena_Ameen 5945@/community/discussions http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=139f9c4c0036b123ee12 ...i luv it... tell me your opinions]]> Abraham https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6384/abraham Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:34:17 +0000 f753789 6384@/community/discussions
i have a few questions about Abraham from Genesis Ch 18

Genesis 18:1-4
1 Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre,[a] as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, 3 and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. 4 Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
-how did Abraham know that the 3 men was God (he called them Lord), these 3 men i think represent the trinity..the Father, Son ,and the Holy Spirit.( if the 3 men r not the trininty wat r they?) How did Abraham c the Father? i remember reading somewhere in the Bible that whoever sees the Father will die(sorry i dont have the exact verse right now)
-in verse 4 y does Abraham use "yourselves"(plural)? wasnt the 3 men the hypostasis of God representing ONE God?..

Genesis 18:10-14
10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son.”
(Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” 13 And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD?
- y didnt God punish Sarah and Abraham for their disbelief in getting children as Elizabeth and Zachariah were?

pls inform me if something is unclear and needs clarification
thank u in advance

pls keep my weakness in ur prayers
-sister in Christ

]]> How do u Explain Genesis to Outsiders? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6400/how-do-u-explain-genesis-to-outsiders Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:04:06 +0000 coptic pharoah 6400@/community/discussions
God Bless

Cotpic Pharaoh]]> The question of the Divinity of God. https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/44/the-question-of-the-divinity-of-god Sat, 04 Oct 2003 14:29:44 +0000 fellowcopt 44@/community/discussions Questions on Baptism https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6102/questions-on-baptism Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:12:33 +0000 6102@/community/discussions
I have a few questions on Baptism that I really need answering:

a) What exactly was the baptism of John the Baptist?

If the Church baptism is one of purification and Justification, what was John baptising for?

b) Why did Christ need to be baptised for?

If John the Baptist's baptism was for repentance, why did Christ need this? Although there is the explanation: "we should be complete in all righteous deeds"; but why should He have been complete in this?

c) Baptism was not a jewish a feast. How is it then that the jews accepted or respected someone baptising them?? How was this seen by the jews??

d) John the Baptist said that "... one will come before me who will baptise you by the Holy Spirit & Fire". What does this mean??

      (i)  How can we be baptised by fire? What is this fire for us??? What does this mean??
      (ii)  When did Christ actually baptise anyone?? We are baptised in the Church, but Christ Himself did not really baptise one person. If this is the case, then how is it our priests baptise?

Please excuse my english, if ANY of my questions were not clear, please let me know, and I'll try & rephrase them.

THank you,]]> Jehovah's Witnesses https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5994/jehovah-s-witnesses Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:08:17 +0000 aidan 5994@/community/discussions
One thing particularly bothers me, 'Verily I say unto you, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.' With a change in punctuation, 'Verily I say unto you this, thou shalt be with me in paradise' you get a partial confirmation of their doctrine of soul sleep, i.e. there is no conscious life for humans between death and the general resurrection. Bible concordances don't help much on this one and Orthodox teaching seems unclear.

What's the answer?]]> Can someone translate this Miracle,pls? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6355/can-someone-translate-this-miracle-pls Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:41:03 +0000 Hezekiel 6355@/community/discussions Here is the URL:

http://www.stmina-monastery.org/ArabicPopeKiryllos_rcvd16Mar08pdf.pdf

Thanks in advance.]]> The Sin of Judging https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6294/the-sin-of-judging Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:50:04 +0000 abflab91 6294@/community/discussions
Thnx and God Bless]]> Myron https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6084/myron Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:45:41 +0000 Meena_Ameen 6084@/community/discussions
Are they saying what i think their saying? or is this a misunderstanding? The the Myron i recieved when baptised contained spices that actually touched Jesus's Body while in the tomb?

]]> How do you explain... https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/6309/how-do-you-explain Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:55:39 +0000 LauraForChrist 6309@/community/discussions
I know our job as coptic christians isn't to try to persuade others, but how would you explain these situations to a protestant, non-christian, etc.?

For example, I tried to talk about intercession of the saints with someone one time, and they counteract what I say : ex. I told them that we ask the saints to pray for us, then they say well how would they pray for you, they're dead... etc.

I guess what i am really trying to say is, how to defend your faith?]]>