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hi bro/ sis i think you are too worried. do you have a spiritual father / mother? what does he say about your studies? are you someone who asks a lot of himself? i think you need to know that God loves and accepts you as you are. romans 5:8 says th…
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as a doctor, i think, once the doctor or resuss team has got used to the idea and there is someone taking care of the relatives so the resuss can happen uninterrupted, then it is ok. however, i did once nearly ask the patient's daughter to join in a…
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yipee, yipee, alhamdu lillah, thanks dimyan for the link! i will always remember the 1st time i heard this, in south england, it was one of the big moments when i thought, 'surely i am going to join this church before too long'. :D :D :D
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dear gr, thanks so much for your answer, of course we say this every week in the liturgy, and i was thinking this week about why these particular fathers were chosen for this passage (as opposed to the longer list in the commemoration of the saints)…
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thanks for your answer, aiernovi, but as a non-priest ;) i am reading the church fathers in order to get to know what are the 'teachings of the church'! i have heard many good sermons in many good churches (orthodox, protestant and catholic) over …
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do u want perseverance? then pray for it, but remember it comes through suffering! (romans 5:3-5) or do u want God's power? it is made perfect in weakness! (2 corinthians 12:9) so ask God for His guidance and training (which will be tough), but do…
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catholics and protestants also believe that Christ is their saviour. i have tried telling them that it makes them orthodox but they are not impressed by that! ;) sorry, i like to joke! seriously though, this is what makes them Christian, and it is …
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just a short note, jews for Jesus are not the same as ordinary religious jews who reject the teaching of the Messiah. jews for Jesus are like 'messianic Jews'. and guys, yes, it's important to be polite, this is a discussion not an argument! (auntie…
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the peace that comes when you endure suffering. it's like floating on a wave in the sunshine with a light, cool breeze. 8)
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i only have time for a short answer (bedtime in uk!) but those from other faiths who truly seek God and try to do good will be lead by the Holy Spirit to a relationship with God through Jesus our saviour, like my friend who converted from another re…
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hi, i've met some of these lovely people, they are active in places like israel (where they are persecuted by religious jews) and among jewish groups elsewhere. they try to keep their Christian faith culturally relevant to jews from a religious jewi…
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a question for the scholars among us, didn't tertullian become a heretic at some stage? if so, should we read any of his earlier writings? is there a danger of us following his train of thought to the point of heresy if we do? i am no expert in this…
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we are praying for you, deacon mark. please pray for us too in our weaknesses, as we who have posted answers to you are also tempted in many ways and often fall. (i say this about myself, maybe the others are all v holy!) i think the question you we…
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hi mikeforJesus, u just quoted sayedna al baba so i think your post is great! ;) it's not off-topic, it's clarifying what blasphemy is. your post and father peter's post and the other great posts show that deaconmark123 was not blaspheming against …
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eritrean orthodox is a daughter church, they decided to be under the care of the coptic church after eritrea's independance from ethiopia. ethiopian orthodox is a sister church. we love them both! :)
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Update, I saw this today but it is actually from 28/05/09. this is the original source: http://inchainsforchrist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83:h-h-patriarch-antonios-of-eritrea-was-briefly-hospitalized&catid=40:pre…
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i liked father peter's comprehensive answer. people who later are leaders start off as keen servants. in matthew 19:27, saint peter says 'we have left everything to follow you'. this was before he was a priest or bishop, he was just a disciple follo…
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yeah, we are praying. may you grow closer together in this difficult time. may God be with you in your valley of shadows (psalm 22/23) may He be your strength and your sure salvation
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great answer, coptic pharoah. hallemikael, where did you get this idea about us only having free will in 20 years' time? this is not in the Bible. we all have free will, this is why we are writing about this topic, it is something we can do. eg i ca…
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in which case, it is here: http://tasbeha.org/mp3/Hymns/Major_Feasts_of_the_Lord/Pentecost/Higher_Institute_of_Studies.html but i didn't listen to it, it might not be in english the bit i can remember is: he ascended to the highest place, and gave …
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good advice, amoussa 01, but, egyboy, you should stay friends, don't loose her email address, just in case something happens in the future... a relative of mine met his future wife aged 18 (she was older by 1 year :o ), there were various reasons w…
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we are praying, may she come close to God in this hard time.
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i heard this too. i have also met people who saw it happen in out time that someone spoke a language they didn't know and a foreigner present heard God speak to him in his own language. so far it didn't happen to me, so back to the arabic books... …
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that's nothing, i was a month off! i meant the last day of the fast was 12 july! that will teach me to post stuff after working a night shift :P sorry guys!
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it was his heart that was wrong. in modern terms it would be like rushing to the shops every sale to get yet another item of clothing and the latest shaver and spending an hour in front of the mirror before going out. instead we should spend time in…