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i don't get what does that mean???

u can read it here:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John 15:18-27;&version=31;]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3355/question Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:07:58 +0000 topdawg 3355@/community/discussions
49 I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!. [NKJV] Glory is due to our God to the age of all ages. Amen

Thank you in advance. ???]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3350/bible-questions Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:19:28 +0000 mikeforjesus 3350@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3349/jesus-body Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:46:40 +0000 mikeforjesus 3349@/community/discussions



]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3333/saint-abanoub-poor Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:23:01 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3333@/community/discussions Can that be true? you cant buy your way into heaven can you?
it seems maybe like something catholic..
Maybe I read it wrong or do not understand something properly..

If that was true I recommend for all of us to do this...

Also it was said by Archangel Michael to Saint Abanoub something like "whoever utters a lie in your church will never prosper" .. who has never told a lie in church? maybe not many.. so maybe fewer people who go to St Abanoub churches in the world as compared to other churches will be saved or something ? ? ?]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3313/matthew-1-19-25 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:59:38 +0000 WWJD86 3313@/community/discussions In these verses, it says that Joseph was the husband of Mary, so does that mean that Mary was married, and Joseph was her husband which makes joseph the father of Jesus?? Thank you for clearing this up.


Pray for me as i do for you.]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3312/matthew-1-genealogies Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:57:36 +0000 WWJD86 3312@/community/discussions I was wondering if you can tell me what "begot" means. i kept on reading it over and over again and im curios. thank you for clearing this up.

Pray for me as I do for you]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3320/did-some-popes-not-want-church-icons-idol-worship Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:03:17 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3320@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3321/st-john-of-the-cross-brother-lawrence Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:33:05 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3321@/community/discussions ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3305/gospel-excerpts-4-agpeya Wed, 22 Feb 2006 04:32:09 +0000 Cherry88 3305@/community/discussions Just wondering u know with the agpeya...why are the specific gospel excerpts chosen...like u know the one about simeon and the one about the beautitudes...is it mayb to do with the hour that the prayers are read...?

God bless u all guys and pray for me]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3279/adoption Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:31:38 +0000 3279@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3311/fasting-and-repentance-by-h-h-p-shenouda Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:34:57 +0000 taghaby 3311@/community/discussions [center]Fasting and Repentance[/center]

[[center]H.H. POPE SHENOUDA III [/center]

Those who fast and receive no benefit from it must have fasted in a wrong way; in this case, what is to blame is not fasting itself, but the method followed.

Fasting is a period of concentrated spiritual activity, a period of loving God and adhering to Him. As a result of this love, one who fasts is lifted above the level of the body and its concerns. He soars above worldly matters, to get a taste of the heavenly. It is a period of sacred feelings towards God, and ultimately, it harbours the feeling that one is close to, and familiar with, Him. It is a period of being spiritually content with the self and with God, and of standing against the Devil.

Days of fasting are specifically for spiritual energy, and are a period of storage.

From the depths of spirituality acquired, through fasting, one who fasts receives spiritual energy which supports him during his non-fasting days. Thus, he who is honest in his spiritual activity during Lent, for instance, receives a spiritual stock that strengthens him throughout the following fifty sacred days, during which there is neither fasting nor metanoias.

If one wants to fast in a spiritual fashion, one must bear in mind the following remarks:

1. Fasting must be spiritual in its target and motives.

It should not be performed as an obligation, for praise, or out of custom. In fasting, one must place the love of God above materialistic and bodily things, in order to allow the soul its chance.

2. Fasting should be a period of penitence and purity of heart.
In fasting, the person must lead a holy life, acceptable in the sight of God, in which he confesses his sins and repents, then partakes of the holy sacraments.

3. Fasting should be a period of spiritual nourishment, and it should follow a strong spiritual schedule.

[glow=red,2,300]more[/glow]
http://www.youthbishopric.com/HomePage.asp?Lang=en

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3296/the-fast-introducing-lessons Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:14:34 +0000 mnc_hnn 3296@/community/discussions
i am asking if you can help me finding articles about the resurrection fast and how to get ready for it

also any articles about why we fast
how we fast
and facts about fasting

and i wish that i can find those suitable to be taught in sunday school
also i need this asap!!! plz it's for next weekend!!!

and if any of you have any ideas about how can these things be taught plz post 'em or email, pm me
thanks looking fw to many replies!!!
GBU]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3273/do-not-eat-blood Sun, 19 Feb 2006 07:33:25 +0000 mikeforjesus 3273@/community/discussions
During confession he would point out the sins people had forgotten or of which they had difficulty repenting. Thus he told one woman about a person who was committing a certain sin. And when Vladyka left, it dawned on this woman that this was her sin. Then she ran after him and weeping asked him for forgiveness. The same woman had the habit of cooking blood and preparing sausages from it. Vladyka said to her:

"You know, I also used to eat blood, and did not repent of it. But then my bishop said to me: 'You know, Grisha, I have to excommunicate you from the Church for seven years.'

"'For what?'

"'For eating blood.'"

And then the woman understood that it was not Grisha who had eaten the blood, but her. And she repented.

"

From
http://www.orthodox.net/russiannm/gennadius-sekach-schema-metropolitan-04-of-06.html

So I should not eat meats with blood.. am I right?
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3307/pay-your-tithes-and-firstfruits Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:31:14 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3307@/community/discussions ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3286/two-robbers-crucified-with-christ-are-they-insurrectionists Mon, 20 Feb 2006 02:28:03 +0000 mikeforjesus 3286@/community/discussions do you thats true?
maybe they were insurrectionists

I thought maybe they stole something.. e.g money
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3280/god-the-father-and-god-the-son Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:33:20 +0000 minabdalla 3280@/community/discussions
i got another question 2... do u guys no how were are all called sons of God.. how is THE SON OF GOD different .. how could we prove that THE SON OF GOD is GOD..not like us

and last bu tnot least.. on good friday while jesus was on the cross.. he said i mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is translated, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?.. what is he saying.. God the father has forssken him???


thanks so much.. i hope this is not too much]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3102/pictures-of-jesus Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:16:46 +0000 mikeforjesus 3102@/community/discussions
maybe we should not try to think how Jesus looks or imagine the way His gentle and humble features look?


]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3196/jesus-increased-in-wisdom Thu, 09 Feb 2006 02:01:58 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3196@/community/discussions
52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Maybe this has been talked about before...

If He choses for His human nature not to know certain things (if that makes sense) then could He have sinned (I know He did not sin though) due to a lack of wisdom...

Was Jesus able to discern between what is right and wrong even from birth? if not it seems He could sin without knowing..


Im not sure if I make sense


]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3282/what-does-aha-mean Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:29:13 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3282@/community/discussions
3Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

From
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm 70:3;&version=9;


Mark 15:29 (King James Version)

29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

From
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark 15:29;&version=9;

instead of Ah, NKJV has Aha!

is it like or close (?) to haha?

Does it mean anything ... does Aha, Aha mean anything maybe?

What do you think?
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3272/numbers Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:14 +0000 3272@/community/discussions https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3277/fascinating-article-about-a-syrian-stigmata Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:57:20 +0000 matt88 3277@/community/discussions
Also, i just want to say that their is no doubt at all that this is real, and in fact i have seen a video of her actually suffering the stigmata and so on. Raban Maak

http://www.livingmiracles.net/Myrna.html]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3256/verses-demoting-the-corruption-of-homosexuality Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:37:57 +0000 StVictor 3256@/community/discussions
Im just looking for certain verses proving that homosexuality is wrong. I'm looking for a couple just so that I can back up my responses in religion class.

Please put in the verse and its origin please if you can, thank you. ]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3260/is-this-sad-truth-or-not Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:20:17 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3260@/community/discussions Sources of the Coptic Church Hymns
+ We have mentioned that Philo (1st century) told that the Early Christians did take the Ancient Egyptian tunes and put to them Christian texts.. Among those hymns: Gholgotha which Ancient Egyptians used when mummifying and Pek Ethronos whose first half is full of sadness and sorrow for the Pharaoh's death and the second full of joy to celebrate his wedding trip to the Sun Boat to take him to Ra3 in the world of eternity..

+ In this era the gift of spiritual composing was given to many who enriched the church with hymns.. As St.Clement of Alexandria who composed the Praise of the Lord the saviour, St.Athanasios the Apostolic who composed Monogenis St.Didimus the Blind who composed many of the hymns which are still in use until today and others such as the Syrian Mar Avraam who is called the Holy Spirit's Harp and lived with the Cyrenian Sinosius (370 AC) who believed in Christianity, married a Coptic woman, lived in Egypt and composed also.. Also Hillary from Poitier (386) the first Latin Hymn composer then Ambrosius the Prince of Latin Hymns and many others who were influenced by Egyptian music.. It is worth mentioning here that the Coptic Hymns used TODAY are the same which the Coptic scientist Ibn-Kabar Abul-Barakat (Shamsel-Re`assa) mentioned BY NAME in his well known Encyclopaedia in (1320 AC) Of course it was used long before his time..

Some Hebrew influence (Jewish Synagogues Music) came from the Triumphant Jews of Alexandria (Theprapieuta)

+ Some hymns were added by HH Pope Kyrollos IV from the Byzantine church as Ton Sina, Tolithos, Ei Parthenos and others.. We should say that the last section of the Liturgy's confession was slightly affected by the Greek..
"
Pagan?

From
http://www.geocities.com/coptichymns/about/musice.htm


]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3259/jesus-death Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:42:08 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3259@/community/discussions I do not think so because while Christ was dead then who would control the universe...

Does not the Father need the Person of the Son? and they can not be seperated can They?

I found (?) this piece from from someone who found it in another coptic forum (?) ... I think it answers one or some of my questions.. I guess maybe you do not have to answer anymore if you knew the answer (?) but if you think you know something you can add then add if you want to.. or if you want to say something okay to say say it..

But I did ask other questions..

"Surely, the Divine Nature is not susceptible to suffering, but when the Human Nature underwent suffering, it was united with the Divine Logos. The Holy Fathers explained this point through the analogy of the red hot iron. They said that when the blacksmith strikes the red hot iron, the hammer is actually striking both the iron and the fire united with it. The iron(Human Nature) alone bends (suffers) while the fire (Divine Nature) is untouched though it bends with the iron. Nevertheless, suffering which is related to the Human Nature can be attributed to the Divine Nature without distinction due to their union, as there is not seperation between the two Natures. St. Paul said, "Shepherd the Church of God which He purchased with His own blood"(Acts 20:28). Here we see St. Paul ascribing the blood to God (Divine Nature) even though God is Spirit(John 4:24) and the Blood is that of His Human Nature. But as we said that after the union of the Two Natures One Entity resulted to which we refer.

Taken from Pope Shenouda's Book, "The Nature of Christ"
]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3258/discrimination-against-muslims Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:07:25 +0000 mikeforjesus 3258@/community/discussions a. Father Pishoy made a striking decision when first building the Church of Saint George, that he hired a Muslim artist to paint the Christ in Glory on the eastern wall of the sanctuary and the images of the four evangelists on the dome of the church.
b. Father Pishoy said a great artist was needed to do this work and he would not discriminate against a Muslim if he were the best qualified in Alexandria at that time.

From a word document (?)

You can download the word document (?) from? ..
http://www.stgeorgechurch.org/pafiledb/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=119

Click on download file

I think I would probably maybe discriminate against muslims in this case (?).. so that was maybe a surprise to me... Do you think what he did is right?

Would God help a Christian who follows Him paint well?
What if someone needed someone to draw Christ.. would christians be able to draw Christ better because maybe they have a better sense of what Christ should look like?

]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3111/1-corinthians-3-11-15 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:31:04 +0000 mikeforjesus 3111@/community/discussions
1 Corinthians 3:11-15 (King James Version)

11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

From
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 corinthians 3:11-15;&version=9;


]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3147/truning-religions Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:50:42 +0000 3147@/community/discussions Does anybody know the proccess that you have to go through if you aren't coptic to becoming of the Coptic Religion? I know that you have to talk to Abouna and get baptized, but after that do you like have to fast or wait to take communion or do something special? Because, It's not that big of a question, but I am just wondering?

Also, do you have to be a certain age? What if your parents dont want you to, but you really want to and can't and thats not really fair, but would you be able to without your parent's permission? I was just wondering about this. Thanks for helping...]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3250/who-are-the-elect Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:02:49 +0000 Christ4Life 3250@/community/discussions
Who are the elect?

Please reply... this is confusing me...]]> https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3105/confession Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:31:12 +0000 Coptic Love 3105@/community/discussions