Faith Issues - Tasbeha.org Community https://tasbeha.org/community/categories/faith-issues/p77/feed.rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:46:15 +0000 Faith Issues - Tasbeha.org Community en-CA can two people https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3199/can-two-people Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:48:10 +0000 HeLlOmYnAmEiSbOb 3199@/community/discussions Tablets https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3241/tablets Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:32:22 +0000 Cherry88 3241@/community/discussions
I was just thinking about the new abortion tablet that is being introduced into some western countries, (i hope some of u will know wat i am talking about, ;))

I am completely against it. Aside from the fact that i believe a child shouldn't have 2 pay for the mistakes of the mother (with or without tablets), If this new method is introduced, the decision to have an abortion may be taken less seriously as it will simply become a matter of taking tablets. Also, those who choose 2 take this tablet may not learn from their previous experience because it was so easy for them to get out of the situation and so women may enter a cycle of relationships followed by abortions...

Some people are also of the opinion that these tablets may have a significant affect on the population...?

Thoughts/Comments??]]> Sorry https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3201/sorry Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:45:15 +0000 3201@/community/discussions
And I know it's a sin to fight with someone, but would it be a fight over something that's really big, like if they did something horrible to you? Is that allowed or not?]]> Music https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/404/music Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:55:39 +0000 TitanicAddict 404@/community/discussions Matthew Ch.2 https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3233/matthew-ch-2 Sun, 12 Feb 2006 23:13:21 +0000 youstina04 3233@/community/discussions Matthew Chapter 2
choose a verse that hit you the deepest and why did you choose it?
in what way this verse touch you heart
in Matthew Ch2 is there a verse i can learn something from it.
thanks guys
i like to hear from you guys ;D


]]> If someone receives the Holy Spirit when they are saved or at baptism, why... https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3217/if-someone-receives-the-holy-spirit-when-they-are-saved-or-at-baptism-why Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:17:37 +0000 mikeforjesus 3217@/community/discussions
If thats true ?
]]> Can someone explain https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3206/can-someone-explain Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:23:15 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3206@/community/discussions

I might know I want to know what u'se think...

And this


It happens sometimes that the demons suggest some thoughts to you and then urge you to pray against them, to oppose them, and then quickly withdraw to make you fall into delusion, imagining that you have already begun to conquer thoughts and to intimidate the demons. "153 Texts on Prayer", St Nilus of Mt Sinai, "Early Fathers From the Philokalia," translated from the Russian text, "Dobrotolubiye," by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, eighth edition, (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1981), pp. 127 - 135.

[Thats sad if thats true I think]

And this

It is not always possible to fulfill the usual rules; one must take circumstances into account and try to fulfill what they make possible, as far as one can. The demons themselves are not unmindful of this law. So, being in constant enmity with us, they prevent us from doing what is possible and urge us to do what is impossible. Abba Evagrius the Monk(Texts on Active Life no. 28)

And this

Oppose the devil and try to discern his wiles. He usually hides his gall under an appearance of sweetness, so as to avoid detection, and he fabricates various illusions, beautiful to look at – which in reality are not at all what they seem – to seduce your hearts by a cunning imitation of truth, which is rightly attractive. All his art is directed to this end – to oppose by all possible means every soul working well for God. Many and varied are the passions he introduces into the soul to quench the Divine fire, in which all strength lies; but above all he overcomes it by the inertia of the body and all this is connected with it. None the less, when he sees at last that some men guard themselves from all this and accept nothing from him and show no promise of ever obeying him – he withdraws from them with shame. Then the Spirit of God comes to dwell in them. And when the Spirit of God comes to dwell in them, He brings them rest, or lets them enjoy rest in all their activities, and makes the yoke of the Lord sweet for them, as it is written in the Gospels "and ye shall find rest unto your soul" (Matthew 9:29), although they have taken His yoke upon themselves and are bearing it. Then they become indefatigable, both in the practice of virtue and in carrying out obediences and night vigils. They feel no anger at human calumny and have no fear, whether of man, beast or spirit; for the joy of the Lord stays with them day and night, gives life to their reason and is their food. Through this joy the soul grows and becomes apt for all things or perfect; and through this joy it ascends to heaven. St Anthony the Great, "Early Fathers From the Philokalia," by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, (London: Faber and Faber, 1954), pp. 46-51

and this


The said of Abba Pambo that his face never smiled. So one day, wishing to make him laugh, the demons stuck wing feathers on to a lump of wood and brought it in making an uproar and saying, “Go, go!” When he saw them, Abba Pambo began to laugh and the demons started to say in chorus, “Ha! Ha! Pambo has laughed!” But in reply he said to them, “I have not laughed, but I made fun of your powerlessness, because it takes so many of you to carry a wing.” Abba Pambo, from Sr. Benedicta Ward, “The Desert Christian,” (New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1975), pp. 195 - 198

he never smiles?


and this

You should also know the following subterfuge of the demons: at times they divide themselves into groups. Some come with a temptation; and when you ask for help others come in the guise of angels and chase away the first, to make you believe that they are true angels, and fall into vainglory, through having been granted such a thing. "153 Texts on Prayer", St Nilus of Mt Sinai, "Early Fathers From the Philokalia," translated from the Russian text, "Dobrotolubiye," by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, eighth edition, (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1981), pp. 127 - 135
From

http://www.orthodox.net/gleanings/demons.html


Just answer what you think you might be able to and dont be proud if you know the answers.. thank God ?


]]> Can you be baptised and chrismated and not be a child of God? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3216/can-you-be-baptised-and-chrismated-and-not-be-a-child-of-god Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:28:33 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3216@/community/discussions
Romans 8:14 (King James Version)
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

So must you be led by the Spirit of God to be a child of God?
]]> How/Which verse to choose? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3192/how-which-verse-to-choose Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:10:15 +0000 youstina04 3192@/community/discussions well i read this article about how to study the Holy Bible and it say after you have read the chapter
1. Choose at least one verse and memorize it
well if you don't know which verse to memorize
for example if i'm reading the Gospel of St.Matthew
Ch.1
I didn't know which verse to memorize
do you memorize the verse that has quotation " " or it could be just sentence
The Gospel of St.Matthew the 1st and 2nd chapter it's hard to find a verse to memorize i think so , well i could be wrong
I really need advice and guidness from you guys
like to hear from you guys
and keep me in your prayer

]]> Lying https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/498/lying Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:20:13 +0000 498@/community/discussions What is the proof? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3114/what-is-the-proof Sat, 28 Jan 2006 02:01:50 +0000 mikeforjesus 3114@/community/discussions
I think some protestants do not believe this...

Do we have proof that St Mark was the founder of our church if he was the founder?
and did other apostles found other churches?

]]> Matthew1:18-25 https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3154/matthew1-18-25 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 03:41:35 +0000 christ_lover 3154@/community/discussions how is eveyone doing?
i'm really confused and i need the right explantion
because i have bible but in the same time it's bible study and even though it's new king james and when i asked about it they told me that ok this version the church use it
but i was reading this part in the bible
Matthew 1:18-25 but i didn't like the explanation somehow because it say
1:25 Joseph did not know Mary Physically until she gave birth to jesus. The clear implication of this verse is that Mary was as virgin only until the birth of Jesus. The brothers and sisters of Jesus were probably younger siblings born to Joseph and Mary after Jesus born{13:55,56)
I felt that a wrong explantion
do you guys know good bible study other than orthodox bible study
a bible study but for the new and old testment also
because i think this explanation it's protestant bible study
]]> Revelations https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3170/revelations Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:25:16 +0000 Cherry88 3170@/community/discussions I'm really interested in the book of Revelations. At one point we were studying it at church but we've stopped, and in any case i couldn't really understand much...
I know this book is full of symbolism and stuff and i guess that's what makes it intriguing.
Has any1 previously conducted a bible study regarding the book of revelations and if so, cud they help me with how to go about reading it, etc.
P.S. If som1's already started a similar topic cud they plz direct me 2 it cos i'm not sure.
thanks, bye ;)]]> see inside https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3132/see-inside Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:37:32 +0000 3132@/community/discussions Labour not for the meat which perisheth... https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3165/labour-not-for-the-meat-which-perisheth Sun, 05 Feb 2006 08:57:40 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3165@/community/discussions
27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

From
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John 6:27;&version=9;


How or in what way can we labour for the meat which endureth unto everlasting life? if that makes sense...

If the meat which is written about here is Christs flesh that we take in communion ... we dont labour for it do we? and if the meat is the Word of God... Is reading considered labour?
or maybe we should labour to do good works and that is meat? or maybe when you do Gods commandments Christ will reveal Himself more to you through His word and that is labouring for meat? if I am truly making sense...

What do you think?
]]> what do u think https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3076/what-do-u-think Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:22:08 +0000 minabdalla 3076@/community/discussions The Elect of God https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3139/the-elect-of-god Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:45:05 +0000 Believer in God 3139@/community/discussions
Please Pray for me always,
Believer in God]]> standing before class in church https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3083/standing-before-class-in-church Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:19:12 +0000 marian6 3083@/community/discussions
I just want to know how many people on this forum are giving sundayschool lessons/ al7an lessons or any other lessons in church? (and if u dont mind, plz tell me ur age and the childrens age)

And tell me why u started 2 give and if u like it 2 stand b4 class or not.

]]> Female saints https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/280/female-saints Sun, 23 May 2004 18:13:01 +0000 battata 280@/community/discussions Fairness https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/2641/fairness Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:46:24 +0000 2641@/community/discussions I know people have heard either of these phrases:
..."That's not fair"
..."Please let it be safe" (as if you were in a game like baseball)
Well, I was wondering what do you guys think about the word fairness, what does it mean to you, how does it relate to our world, what is significent about fairness? If you don't mind sharing what your opinions are of course!

Forever,
Coptic Servent]]> Is it wrong to ___________________? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3106/is-it-wrong-to Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:10:05 +0000 KBibo8 3106@/community/discussions
Over the last few months I have been alarmed by the number of questions asking is it wrong to ________________? This blank is sometimes filled with very benign things. The problem is that it appears that we are missing the point of Christianity. Ours is not a religion of haram and halal. As St. Paul says to the Corinthians,
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify (1 Corinthians 10:23).
The Holy Spirit should guide us as to which actions are helpful and which are not. Ask yourself and ask God is this thing that I am thinking about doing useful or edifyng or not.

I also worry that your Sunday School servants and parents are leading you into this type of thinking. Are you constantly being told don't do this and don't do that to the point that you have become tentative about a lot of things.]]> URIM https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3130/urim Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:44:48 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3130@/community/discussions
Do you think receiving spiritual illumination by looking steadfastly at the urim (if thats what you do and receive) is like looking steadfastly at coptic icons to receive spiritual illumination (if thats what you do and receive) ?
]]> 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3125/1-corinthians-5-9-13 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:12:21 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3125@/community/discussions
Immorality Must Be Judged

9 I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.”

From
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 corinthians 5:9-13;&version=50;

Some monks lived in the desert...

should we consider all people who have been baptised in the coptic orthodox church as one named a brother maybe?

]]> I THINK A VERY IMPORTANT POST! https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3081/i-think-a-very-important-post Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:43:51 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3081@/community/discussions
Maybe thats why I am painfully shy sometimes (?) ...

2 Timothy 1:7 (King James Version)

7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2 Timothy 1:7;&version=9;

]]> When your faith is weak in the Holy Trinity and Jesus https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3090/when-your-faith-is-weak-in-the-holy-trinity-and-jesus Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:04:17 +0000 mikeforjesus 3090@/community/discussions
(if you want... I think you should try it)

Mark 9:7 (King James Version)

7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

The cloud is a sign of God the Fathers presence I think...

It might help


]]> Why break the fast? https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/2905/why-break-the-fast Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:38:59 +0000 mikeforjesus 2905@/community/discussions
Another time Abba Arsenius said to Abba Alexander,
'When you have cut your palm-leaves, come and eat with me,
but if visitors come, eat with them.' Now Abba Alexander
worked slowly and carefully. When the time came, he had
not finished the palm leaves and wishing to follow the old
man's instructions, he waited until he had finished them.
When Abba Arsenius saw that he was late, he ate, thinking
that he had had guests. But Abba Alexander, when at last he
had finished, came away. And the old man said to him, 'Have
you had visitors? "No, 'he said. 'Then why did you not come?
'The other replied, 'You told me to come when I had cut the
palm-leaves; and following your instructions, I did not come,
because I had not finished.' The old man marvelled at his
exactitude and said to him, 'Break. your fast at once so as to
celebrate the synaxis untroubled, and drink some water,
otherwise your body will soon suffer.'

(Do you think im allowed to post this?)

Now I want to know how to know if you have fasted too much?
Not that I have fasted much... but I am already skinny and I think I might get sick from fasting... but that could be a lie from the devil.. have you read Spirituality of Fasting (if thats the name of the book ) by H.H Pope Shenouda III .. the devil can make you think you are missing some nutrients or something I think.]]> List of Prophesies Jesus Fulfilled https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3101/list-of-prophesies-jesus-fulfilled Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:48:09 +0000 godhelpme3691 3101@/community/discussions
I just wanted to post a list of the prophesies fulfilled by our Lord Jesus Christ. This list contains the Old Testament prophesies as well as the New Testament fulfillments. This is a great document to have as a Christian. I hope all of you benefit from this as I did.

Here is the web address, just in case you cannot access the document:

http://www.shalach.org/PropheciesTable/prophecieslst1.htm

Please forgive me and pray for me,

godhelpme3691]]> Numbers 9:6-14 https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3060/numbers-9-6-14 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:58:25 +0000 JesusisKingofKings 3060@/community/discussions

6And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:

7And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?

8And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

10Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.

11The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

12They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.

13But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.

14And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

From
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers 9:6-14;&version=9;

Why do you think the person(?) who was defiled by a dead body and the other person(?) was allowed to keep the passover?


]]> does God have anything to do with it https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3089/does-god-have-anything-to-do-with-it Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:28:53 +0000 egyptionorthobeaut 3089@/community/discussions New Heart, New Spirit https://tasbeha.org/community/discussion/3055/new-heart-new-spirit Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:25:45 +0000 mikeforjesus 3055@/community/discussions

"The Spiritual Means
Prayer is opening the heart to God, so He would enter and purify it.
It reminds us of the prayer of the tax collector who lifted up a contrite
heart before God, asking for His mercy (Lk 18:13). And so he went back to
his house justified. Therefore, you should pray to acquire purity of the heart,
while you say to God in your prayer: “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be
clean, wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow” (Ps 50)... Is not He the one who
said, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you... I will put My
Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes” (Ezek 36:26-27)... Ask
Him in your prayers to fulfil this promise."


What or who is this new spirit? the Holy Spirit?
Well why do we have to ask I thought we have the Holy Spirit when we are baptised and annointed with Holy Oil or something? I have asked God to fullfil this promise for me before I think in the past after I had sinned so much and I think it helped me to follow His commandments.. I think maybe I lost the Holy Spirit and then through this prayer? He came back to me.. or maybe I never had the Holy Spirit and through this prayer? I received Him?



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