Being that many of the early Fathers taught that it was angels who copulated with women, why did HH Pope Shenouda dogmatically fight against this belief? It is really disturbing how some of our Hierarchs are willing to teach things contrary to the F…
Remember, at one point in the Church's history it seemed like Arianism was ultimately going to conquer the Church. However, by God's grace, Saint Athanasius, and those of like mind with him, fought for the Orthodox faith and they were victorious. I …
[quote author=Biboboy link=topic=13681.msg159636#msg159636 date=1347026104]
EO and OO ecumenical dialogue at its best!
Here:
http://youtu.be/AX470zoKWIo
:o
[/quote]A disgrace to the Church, and to Christianity in general, really.
[quote author=arsenios link=topic=13675.msg159630#msg159630 date=1346991017]
You mean the book about assassination attempts on former presidents?
[/quote]Yes.
[quote author=imikhail link=topic=13615.msg159568#msg159568 date=1346643589]
You know what the problem is? You cannot just teach Orthodoxy without refuting the heresies that dominates the thought of Copts and specifying their origin. In doing so, y…
I also do not agree with Sherene's assessment. Some heretics like Eutyches and Origen were both very devout Ascetics, but that does not excuse them from their innovations and errors. So your statement that "no matter how a Christian person is good o…
[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=13615.msg159559#msg159559 date=1346628326]
I hope you realized I was joking.
I do not wish death upon anyone
RO
[/quote]I do. And I agree.
[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=13615.msg159556#msg159556 date=1346617642]
So we can only pray that God may have mercy on us and that He may repose the souls of all our living Protodox clergy and servants in the Paradise of Joy in the bosom…
[quote author=peter_saad link=topic=13666.msg159554#msg159554 date=1346616167]
[quote author=Smirser link=topic=13666.msg159548#msg159548 date=1346594832]
GOD DON'T NEED YOUR PRAYERS
BUT YOU NEED GOD TO LISTEN TO YOU
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Huh?
[/quote]"For you a…
[quote author=Stavro link=topic=13615.msg159552#msg159552 date=1346614888]
If I may change the topic... How do we bring our Church back to its authentic Orthodox Theological roots?
It needs a miracle. When you need a miracle, you pray.
So we can o…
^Thanks for the reply. I agree that the there is no "hypostatic union" of the human hypostasis to the hypostasis of the Spirit (this idea is blasphemous and absurd). Because a hypostatic union is union where two elements combine to form a compound h…
[quote author=imikhail link=topic=13615.msg159542#msg159542 date=1346573856]
6 - [Against the heresy that] We accompany Christ in His redemptive sufferings
[/quote]What does this mean exactly? Brackets mine.
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[quote author=Severian link=topic=13615.msg159539#msg159539 date=1346571330]
^Imikahil, specifically, what heresies do you think has crept into the Church?
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Read P…
^I agree with you 110%. It's amazing how quickly this forum went downhill after Fr. Peter left. He was the only one who kept this forum together.
Depending on how things play out these next few weeks, I may permanently leave Tasbeha.
Sherene_Maria…
^With all possible respect, your reference to John of Damascus as "St." is uncanonical. Not only is he not a Saint of our Church, but he also wrote polemical treatises against us, our Saints, and our Christology. Nevertheless, thanks for providing t…
^Thanks for the explanation.
Below is a very good Youtube video by a Chalcedonian gentlemen about the significance of the Orthodox Church's use of the Greek Septuagint, as opposed to the Hebrew Masoretic. The presentation was really interesting, p…
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[quote author=ReturnOrthodoxy link=topic=13615.msg159516#msg159516 date=1346459537]
It has to come from the top. It heavily depends on the next patriarch, his views, a…