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I've always thought that this chapter is about your motives and intentions. Let's take a look at the verse... 6:1 Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in he…
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It's very good that you're both close to God, because loving God is what you need to love others. But as someone has already said, just because the love exists doesn't mean that it's practical to begin a relationship. There's nothing wrong with bein…
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Wow, thought I was the only one too lol [quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=7089.msg94113#msg94113 date=1220408004] Interesting subject. I remember hearing a priest say that once you start to pray, the devil will put his finger in your mouth and …
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Guys, I have to thank you all for this topic...you have no idea how much it's just helped me. Superman, your post actually brought tears to my eyes, as did the story. I'm angry at myself now for being so empty, and I'm gonna change that! God bless
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ophadece, the petition has been made known to my whole church, God bless you!
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I always like to think of the sign of the cross as a source of power - the cross our Lord used to trample death. As everyone else has said the devil can't stand the cross, he flees from it! A word of advice I got from a bishop once was whenever thin…
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Wow congratulations! I really do envy you, being baptised at a young age it's hard to appreciate its importance. God bless you brother, the whole of heaven is rejoicing for you :)
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I've attended a short British Orthodox service, but not a full liturgy I'm afraid. You're right that they pray the liturgy of St James, which I learnt during a conversation with a British Orthodox priest. As far as I know, they pray the same Matins …
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Hmm...yeah, I see what you mean. Sorry - my mistake, didn't think about it enough before I posted :)
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I agree 100% with coptic pharaoh- it's the exact same advice my confession father gave me when I asked him about this. Have you ever heard the phrase "an idle mind is the devil's playground"? It's exactly as coptic pharaoh explained. PopeKyrillos, …
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Forgive me, but I would like to disagree with some points :P SaintaMaria, you're definitely right about the psychological state of a teenager - we do like to be loved, wanted and respected...and we go through a phase of thinking that our parents or…
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I don't know about the light thing, but there's plenty of philosophical/scientific scholars who advocate the existance of God using the "design argument", more formally known as the Teleological Argument. It's basic ground is that since there is evi…
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Haha, another excellent thread Vas. I've never given any thought whatsoever to this before. It's a very interesting thought, and I have no idea how anyone would ever find out the answer. Does it matter to us as Christians? No, not really...just as s…
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I do not think that Christ was defending Himself here, for He did not defend Himself during any other time during cruxificition. However, He told the servant that because it was a sin to talk to the high priest in an improper way. Thus, so that nobo…
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Thankyou for sharing this Mike. "Comparative Theology" is a very nice book, and all simple to understand :D God bless HH Pope Shenouda for all his efforts in these writings. Matthew
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I agree with you to some extent...and it does upset me sometimes. The way I see it, there are a few different approaches to the same problem. From what I hear, there is currently a massive interest in reviving the Coptic language among scholars and …
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Hello, I know exactly how you feel - may the Lord grant you peace and joy. I recommend you read Psalm 91 (He who dwells in the secret place...). If you have the phone number of a priest then giving him a call might be a good idea, this is what helpe…
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i think he meant that during these hard times the copts aren't building eachothe up, but rather breaking eachother down, they're not uniting...but constantly getting into fights with eachother and sometimes just not acting very coptic... Sadly, this…
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Hello, welcome! I'm new here too and I can tell you that everyone here is AWESOME :D Looking forward to learning from you, Matthew
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I personally don't agree with the protest approach. Forgive me, but this is my own personal opinion...not a definitive answer or anything! I think it's easy to forget that the Coptic Church has seen nearly 2,000 years of persecution, hatred and viol…
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All the replies in this topic are exactly what you need, and SuperMAN's post applies to ALL of them! Taking things one step at a time is definitely the key, for example: Fasting- don't try suddenly fasting EVERY fast, Wednesday and Friday. Fast a p…
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Every friendship goes through a difficult phase...we can't help that as it is our human nature, but remember the role of love! If you said some mean things to her, then I can understand why she might be upset...and you should understand why she is u…
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First, what are the psalms that are to be said going to church and where exactly are they to be said and why are they said. If you give me an answer please tell me what is your source of your information (for example, a specific book) Take a look a…
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Hello Marta, nice to meet you :) I'm new on this forum as well, and I can assure you that everyone on here is very nice and clever. I'm looking forward to getting to know you, and I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do :) I wish you all the best i…
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[quote author=clay link=topic=6839.msg91812#msg91812 date=1214629943] I recommend St. Athanasius, "On the Incarnation". [/quote] You are a genius :D
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Haha Alexandria all the way! If you ever go to Paris, make sure to let me know. I speak French-and I'm proud of it! I've visited Paris quite a few times - prayed with Abouna Ephraim and Elisha once upon a time. I wanna speak French :(
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Lol I definitely don't hate the French :P In fact, Paris is one of my favourite places in the world! I just wish I could speak French though :(
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Brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all your thoughts, words and prayers...they really made a difference :) May God bless you all and keep you all to support His children :) God bless, Matthew
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[quote author=PopeKyrillos link=topic=6801.msg91647#msg91647 date=1214516757] This conversation is even worse that the "What do our names mean?". ROFL [/quote] Haha, you're just jealous :P But feel free to join in :D