https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/faith-issues/p64/feed.rss Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:12:10 +0000 Faith Issues - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5229/i-know-the-bible-doesn-t-say-so Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:15:09 +0000 mikeforjesus 5229@/community/discussions
but why did not God the Father incarnate and became man?

Was God the Father also united with the human body of Jesus Christ since God the Father is was never seperated from God the Son.. they are one

I hope I don't confuse anyone..  and I advise people to read coptic orthodox theological books if ever confused .. ones that refute heresy..

but how can I know the truth as someone said if I do not ask questions?

perhaps God will reveal to me personally some things.. He does sometimes or maybe all the time.. but I want an answer fast


this issue of God the Father has not been on my head for a long time but just came to me today.

I read after this from a site where someone is saying do not say thankyou father for coming and dying for us .. he/she says God the Son did that

well I think God the Son is the same person as God the Father there is not two different Gods.. oh wait but don't christians believe in three persons. One God ? Im confused about that now

The Son is like the thoughts of a mind and the Father is the mind.. the mind never existed without thoughts.. it would not be a mind.. I read that from a coptic orthodox site]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5248/david-and-goliath Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:50:44 +0000 kerestina 5248@/community/discussions Anyways, ive been exploring the history of this story and found it quite intriguing. THUS I have a couple of questions/raise points of discussion
1)Was Joseph the carpenter a descendant of David?
2)When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years." The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown Genesis 6:1-4, These giants were known as Nephlims. Goliath himself was a member of the Anakim also known as Nephlim (I think), a race of giant people who inhabited the Philistine cities in the neighborhood of Hebron. The Anakim appear to have been an aggressive, war-mongering people who terrified the Israelites.
"The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them." (Numbers 13:32-33)
does anyone know about this? Is it ok to be discussed?

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5278/orthodox-bible-study-error Fri, 04 May 2007 23:36:04 +0000 mikeforjesus 5278@/community/discussions
It says When God said to abraham so shall your descendants be.. it was not plural but singular about Christ

But I don't agree with this.. since God told Abraham to look at the stars and number them if he can

obviously the LORD was talking about his many physical seed or his children who by faith are made his children...



Maybe it is important to agree with this commentary for salvation.. maybe there is something I have not considered

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5242/heavenly-mother-as-god Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:01:00 +0000 icontrol2002 5242@/community/discussions 2 main points.

(1) God is both Male and Female:

Using the verse in Genesis 1:26 “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” and in Genesis 1:27 “so God created man in His own image; of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (God created Adam and Eve), interpreting it that God is both male and female, and mentioning that we are familiar with Heavenly Father but we forget “our” Heavenly mother” who is considered “God”. She then began to read small verses from certain places in the Bible talking about the Heavenly mother or the bride.
I then told her that God has no gender because He is in the form of Spirit. At which she responded to me to prove it using the Bible.

What does the Bible mean by OUR and US when referring to God in Gen. 1:26? ???

(2) Only the Father and the Mother can give us eternal life:

She said: Just as we came in to this world with both our earthly parents (father and mother), we will also be able to enter into the eternal life through our heavenly father and mother. She then began to say that, quoting from Revelations 22:17 “and the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.” And in this passage she said that only the Heavenly father (Spirit) and the Heavenly mother (bride) can give us eternal life (water of life).

I am going to meet with her again and I need to be ready. Now I am not trying to bash her faith or even try to convert her, but to let her know what we as Coptic Christians believe.

Essentially I need help in finding verses from the Bible to let her understand that we do not have a “Heavenly mother” who is considered “God”.
I also need to help interpreting what is meant by the verses that she used above, to what we as Coptic Christians believe.

Thanks a bunch and GB :)]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/4811/how-old-may-have-adam-been-before-his-first-sin Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:12:20 +0000 mikeforjesus 4811@/community/discussions
did God expect Adam to be without sin for 1000 years?

Also if Jesus died for us why do those who believe in Him die still?
if they didn't die then it would be a miracle and proof that christianity is the true religion.. but then where would faith be?
why did God make it that faith is necessary for salvation?

And how come jesus only had to suffer for a few hours and not for all eternity to pay the debt that we owed the Divine Justice (if that is true or makes sense)?


Why can't God dwell with sinners in heaven like He dwelt with them on earth?


]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5201/vatican-ii Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:57:25 +0000 5201@/community/discussions Although we are already out of communion with the RC, how do we stand with respect to Vatican II? What did this bring with respect differences between us and the Roman Catholics?
The only thing i can see in Vatican II is that they abolished Latin in their masses. (of course the churches who still pray in latin, as far as i understand, are the Traditionalists). This, by the way, makes me think of the effect of having Coptic in our mass?

Thanks for any feedback concerning this issue.]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/650/where-is-god Thu, 23 Sep 2004 17:37:31 +0000 arubaiscrazy 650@/community/discussions
GOD BLESS

this a website if u want to know more about this event!
htttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_massacre]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5223/1st-epistle-of-john Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:45:21 +0000 why 5223@/community/discussions any information about its context? and introduction to the book? who wrote it??

[glow=red,2,300]COMMENTARYS?? (a link of comentaries to this book)[/glow]

PLEASE make sure that it is a NKJV coptic orthodox commentary
ASAP!!
THANKS ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5228/why-what-do-you-think Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:17:00 +0000 stgeorgebrooklyn23 5228@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5037/our-faith Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:20:22 +0000 LifeinChrist 5037@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5221/what-is-it-talking-about Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:55:15 +0000 copticluva 5221@/community/discussions i just wanted understand some things. Everytime i read the bible, there is always some things i don't understand. Wheather it's a verse or 2 or the whole chapter. i really don't feel comfortable not knowing what i read. can anyone help me?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5167/fighting-self-righteousness Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:20:40 +0000 Lover of the father 5167@/community/discussions
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5214/hope Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:47:33 +0000 kokiie 5214@/community/discussions How does one overcome this spiritual obstacle?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5198/related-verses-in-the-bible-about-temptation-and-tribulation Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:47:29 +0000 why 5198@/community/discussions

thankyou
+WHY+ ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5112/how-old-are-you Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:19:36 +0000 egy 5112@/community/discussions
when i was in sunday school my teacher asked the class how old they thought they were, some people said 10, other said 18 becasue they are so mature and so on and so forth

then, she said that PopE Shounda said that everyday that you sin is not considered a day living, can you believe that?

now here is my real question, do u think that you spent a whole day [24 hours] withiut sinning at all and if you did, how old are you

i just thought that this was really interesting so i wanted to share it with you


EgY
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5216/god-s-will Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:57:48 +0000 5216@/community/discussions I'd like to know how you know whether something in life is God's will , or is it just luck. If its luck or plain "chance", even "chance" can have good and bad effects? How do you know its from God?

Also, if you pray for something, and find all the doors closed except for ONE door; how do you know that THAT particular "open" door is from God?

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3782/the-way-we-say-the-gospel Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:36:44 +0000 lildude30894 3782@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5199/related-verses-in-the-bible-about-the-importance-of-sunday-schooll Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:49:57 +0000 why 5199@/community/discussions
in this case i know there is no direct verse on this topic, but one that may have an indirect message and pls provide the evidence or explanation along with the verse
thankyou
+WHY+  ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5197/related-verses-in-the-bible-about-thankfulness Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:46:47 +0000 why 5197@/community/discussions
thankyou
+WHY+ ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5196/related-verses-in-the-bible-about-depression Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:42:58 +0000 why 5196@/community/discussions
(can include lonliness)
thankyou
+WHY+]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5141/which-is-the-greater-virtue Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:49:31 +0000 mikeforjesus 5141@/community/discussions
I still don't know how monks will be judged on the last day.. they seemed to be accepted by God.. (like saint anthony) yet they never served people maybe (did they visit a prisoner, give encouraging words, feed the hungry? ).. and did they ever use their talents? I know some did.. some painted religious icons.. but what about those who have a talent in maths or science or some other talent?


monks make themselves poor so does that exclude them from giving to the poor?
will praying for the afflicted save them without serving? didn't james say..



James 2 (King James Version)
14What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 

FROM
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james 2;&version=9;



also if everyone became a monk or nun noone would serve right?

It has been said that monks give fruit on a greater scale than married people yet there was a story of a monk whom God showed to him someone or someones equal or greater than him the person or persons being married people..

I wanted to become a monk before and still might.. if its Gods will.. I think it might be more suited to me.. yet I am having some problems understanding things.

I hope I can enjoy God more being a monk. I hope it is not all labor and weariness but that you can have some rest in Gods love..
Why does God want someone only to suffer in his life if its all just weariness?
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5164/the-fig-tree-passion-week Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:55:03 +0000 5164@/community/discussions Our Church sent us the reading for Monday's Passion week service. It was on the Fig Tree that Our Lord cursed because it did not bear fruit. The homily on the reading, was saying that Christ was cursing hypocrisy (that the tree showed from the outside that it was bearing fruit, but when He came to eat from it, it had no fruits).

The homily goes on to mention that the fruits we should have are those of the Holy Spirit (that which are stated in the New Testament: Self Control, Joy, Patience etc).

My questions are as follows:

a) How exactly can we have the fruits of the Holy Spirit. You see, we are all baptised, but is that enough? Does being baptised give me these fruits??

b) Its clear that we are only the vessels of the Holy Spirit. That we bear fruits (or we should bear fruits) of the Holy Spirit that abides in us. So, when we falter, when we sin, when we get angry and have no patience, when we swear, or when we lie, how can we say that the these are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?

How can we distinguish between what are the fruits of the Holy Spirits, and what are the fruits of someone's upbringing: Their manners, their kindness, their tolerance... these are also fruits of people's personality. What then distinguishes fruits coming from the Holy Spirit and those arising from someone's own personality?

c) Christ, in this passage, is attacking hypocrisy (according to the homily): that something is shown to be good on the outside, yet in the inside is empty. But even if I do good works, and i BEAR the fruits of the Holy Spirit, and let's say, one day i swear and get angry at someone, is this hypocrisy? Am i hypocrite??

For me a hypocrite is someone that preaches good, yet does the exact opposite: That demands mercy, yet is merciless. That commands respect, yet is disrespecful. 

But having fruits of the Holy Spirit is a grace. I think its something that we are priviledged to bear, so those that do not have such fruits, how can they be considered hypocrites?


Thanks,]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/1038/sabbath Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:42:10 +0000 Mark423 1038@/community/discussions
I'm looking for scriptural evidence supporting why we have the Sabbath on Sunday as opposed to Saturday like seven day Adventists. Also, any randomness about seven day Adventists and how they differ from us.

-Mark
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5166/help-please-with-strengthening-my-spirtual-life-quick Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:06:04 +0000 copt4eva 5166@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5123/computer-and-holy-week Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:28:42 +0000 egy 5123@/community/discussions
EgY]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5126/1-john-5-7 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:37:47 +0000 contramondo 5126@/community/discussions
have u heared any things or arguements on ... [ 1 John 5:7 ]

5:7 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one

there is a huge arguements on this verse ... they say that this verse is not exist in the very old bibles
i`ve seen lots of site orthodox nd cotholic nd scientists of the bible and theology that only talk on this topic
they saying that this verse does not exist in the old greece scriptures and nowdays italian and french bible don`t have this verse too .. bcoz they scripted it from another old scripture that is more correct than our original script
nd now , in the newer versions of the holy bible they deleted this verse ... NIV versions

nd also they r saying that n old patrology ... fathers who had arguements on the trinity didn`t include this verse in their arguements although, this is one of the clearest verses that explain the trinity .. those father like St, Athanasius - St, Tertullian - St, Cyprian - St. Jerom - St. Augustine and others.

so, is this verse truely exist or not ?
nd what is the meaning of ( bear record in heaven ) ???]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5148/communism-in-the-bible Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:38:30 +0000 [Deleted User] 5148@/community/discussions
32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. 34 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
36 And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, 37 having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Is this somehow a biblical justification of Communism, and could these verses be rightly used to prove that the bible "prefers" communism?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/4862/big-bang-evolution Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:05:54 +0000 davidschanter 4862@/community/discussions Man was equal to animal before he recieved the breath of God (which is what makes us different from the rest of creation)
We don't know how God created the world...but I feel that it is wrong to be against evolution.
Give me ur insights
Thank you]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/5053/tomb-of-jesus Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:12:26 +0000 CopticPete 5053@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3289/is-myspace-wrong Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:47:20 +0000 stcyrilson 3289@/community/discussions