"Woe is me! What comforts and delights are prepared for us; but there is no one who has
labored for salvation, no one who desires such things. Instead we prefer that which is present,
temporary and impermanent. We never even bring these eternal de…
"The word head is used in two different senses here, since otherwise absurdity would result. The distance between Christ and man is far greater than between man and woman, on the one hand, or between Christ and God on the other, and is of a differen…
[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=12724.msg149540#msg149540 date=1324981750]
I am writing a paper on this subject, but for now it is enough to quote a few of the Fathers as I am going out..
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Father Peter,
Please notify us as to when th…
[quote author=Biboboy link=topic=12724.msg149480#msg149480 date=1324825781]
This is all speculation - pious speculation, perhaps, but sometimes mixed with pagan stories and old wives' tales - but it's all unnecessary for our salvation. What we know …
[quote author=metouro link=topic=12723.msg149460#msg149460 date=1324681655]
This is frightening. Does this mean that some fathers believed the soul to be unconscious and inactive after death?
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If this is true, how in the world do the spiri…
[quote author=Biboboy link=topic=12724.msg149477#msg149477 date=1324789967]
Those, at least, are the inherited paganisms in Christianity. These days, however, we tend to "comfort" people who lost a family member or a close friend by telling them tha…
[quote author=Biboboy link=topic=12639.msg148743#msg148743 date=1323319870]
You said St. Augustine mentions this verse "frequently." I replied to the negative, because he did not use it frequently. His frequent term is "Truth." You may have come acr…
[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=12639.msg148719#msg148719 date=1323307448]
[quote author=✞TheGodChrist✞ link=topic=12639.msg148718#msg148718 date=1323307025]
The fool says in his heart there is no God." (St. Augustine)
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That was not…
Gabe,
To be quite honest, I don't think you're a real atheist.
I think you are hiding behind a facade of atheism to cover up other personal reasons for not wanting a God.
And this is disheartening to say the least...
"The fool says in his heart…
[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=12654.msg148656#msg148656 date=1323288309]
Wait a minute. If Dzheremi - 8.3, then Remnkemi = -11.5 at least. Is there a way to write -11.5 to 1000th power? That's probably what the TITL the credibility meter would g…
[quote author=GabrielYakub link=topic=12639.msg148608#msg148608 date=1323238281]
Imikhail,
I was trying to make the point that I do have a standard of what i consider believable, that I don't arbitrarily dismiss evidence because it co…
[quote author=Timothym link=topic=12639.msg148594#msg148594 date=1323230594]
Take a look at our big brother VY Canis Majoris (which means big dog btw :) )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4iD-9GSW-0&feature=related
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Stunning...
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[quote author=Timothym link=topic=12653.msg148604#msg148604 date=1323236039]
As far as I know, in all ancient churches, at first, the hymns were simpler so they were congregational in nature; meaning that there was no choir at first.
However, as Ch…
Has there ever been a time in the Coptic Church when the choir was completely separate from the diaconate?
Maybe the sheer complexity and variety of hymns have something to do with it becoming the "deacon's job."
The Armenian Orthodox Church still…
[quote author=TITL link=topic=12654.msg148580#msg148580 date=1323220063]
Dzheremi is credible!! ;D
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Along with your shoutbox, a credibility meter would be a nice touch. ;D
Thought this was relevant:
Question:
What would Your Grace's answer be, if asked by a hardcore skeptical atheist about your beliefs? Reasoning must be a completely rational and intellectual explanation without any reference to the Holy Bible or an…
Here are some links:
Orthodox Wiki: Homosexuality
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Homosexuality
The Homosexual Christian
http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/ethics/hopko_homosexual_christian.htm
Understanding Homosexuality: An Orthodox Chri…
[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=12652.msg148518#msg148518 date=1323150879]
All of us have gone without food during our fasts. We all know what it is like to go without food. Do all of us know what it is like to be without food? Going witho…
[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=9491.msg148516#msg148516 date=1323150541]
I agree that it may have been over the top. There are few things that really set me off, and insulting my Savior by saying He is not God, is unacceptable. I read so much of t…
[quote author=Stavro link=topic=9491.msg148474#msg148474 date=1323111177]
"...speaking the truth in love." (Ephesians 4:15)
The truth about heretics is: They are heretics. Telling them they are heretics saves their souls. This is true love.
We hav…
[quote author=George_Mina_Awad link=topic=12639.msg148455#msg148455 date=1323102002]
Now I look back and see how foolish I was, but going through that phase has made my faith stronger today.
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Agreed. God sometimes uses these periods of doub…