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I think if u generally keep close to God (prayer, reading Bible, church, Agpeya, avoiding drunkenness, gossip, meanness etc) and if you ask God for guidance, He will show you. In some situations, it will be important to avoid hugging (he'll get wron…
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wow i just touched the screen on yr post to shake hands with u! ;-)
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I had a similar problem last year when I started spending more time with my arab friends (I'm european), and most of them are Coptic or Muslim and then I met my friend in the supermarket with his brother and sister in law and I kissed the woman on b…
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so why is the 11th hour prayed at 9pm and not 5pm? Is there a time warp between the 9th and 11th hours where 2 hours becomes a long sunny evening? :-)
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The gay people I have met have mainly had terrible stuff happen to them, often in childhood. So, yes, it is wrong to do it, however I think the best way to connect with them is through friendship and through showing them a different way to live, not…
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I was discussing this yesterday with my spiritual father, he said just pray a little each day, reading the psalms strengthens our spirits. Its also important to read the Bible, so each one should do what he/she can. What matters are our motives and …
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The verse I was looking for before was Isaiah 43 v 2 When you walk through the waters, I (God) will be there. May He encourage you and all who have a hard time :)
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Hi QT PA 2T, I appreciate your point, and maybe in some places the state schools are just too bad. Maybe we need both in order to have a full Christian witness. By the way, what does your screen name mean? Is it something in abbreviated coptic?
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Oops, sorry , mahraeel, i don't mean to put u off medicine, because it can also be very fulfilling, and, like any other job you do to please God, it is serving God. Just it's not as exciting as some people make out, and I don't want all these bright…
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medicine kinda sucks. like a lot of the time. so only do it if you really like it! ;) (u can quote me 2 yr parents lol) yeah and that stuff about 'contracts' sounded dodgy. God is more impressed if u r kind to unkind people, give back good for evil…
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Hi my friends, i know life is tough, but why r we so keen to send our kids to Christians schools? How r we gonna change the world if we don't spend any time living in it? I don't mean going to bars, clubs etc, i mean going to school and work and tal…
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that's right, in Geneva, Switzerland in September 1990 they all met up and decided that actually they all believed the same thing and were actually just using different words. But after that they were supposed to have lots of other meetings to resto…
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PS to my last post; I hope ep chois nai nan will not mind if i quote a link he previously posted, i have just found it: http://www.stbishoy.org.au/modules/wordpress/ (The relevant posts are Musical Mayhem Parts 1,2 and 3) I have just read part 3…
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Hi Aussie friends! I am in south England but I feel close to you theologically :) In reply to your question about studying, i am copying part of my previous answer to a question on mahreel about prayer. "First, tell God that whatever He asks you t…
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I agree with ep chois nai nan. The thing is I think everyone talks from their experience and no doubt some have seen music used in church as emotional hype and others have seen it used as a means to bring us into God's presence. So the same words on…
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Marhaban ya shabaab! I laughed out loud with every post, you guys are awesome! Matt, I'm a doctor, so all the best. Feel free to message me any questions. In fact you may know people I know, kaneesatee fee Bromley. Yes, Arabic is a haaaaaaaaaard lan…
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This is a great discussion topic! Recently we were discussing the martyrdom of St Stefanous in dars kitaab. When he died (Acts 7:55) he saw heaven open and Jesus Christ 'standing at the right hand of God'. Normally (eg Hebrews 10:13) Jesus sits down…
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Dear QT PA 2T, I believe your concern for the Church is inspired by God. Please keep praying for renewal. As you have seen in the other posts, some Churches are doing well in this, others less so. Our abouna is passionate about sharing Christ with t…
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I will try to answer your question, I don't know about your abouna but my abouna does give advice at confession, although not always as much as I want! Maybe your abouna wants you to develop a closer relationship with God in order to find your answe…
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PS yes, there are problems in Europe (I am from the UK) but Churches are starting now to fill up again, my Coptic Church received a new member (Catholic) last week and we have regular visitors. Other Churches are also experiencing increased growth, …
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I think v few people want to just copy everything, they are following the footsteps of our fathers by 'loving one another'. Maybe not all of you know, but in 1990 all the Orthodox Patriarchs met in Geneva, Switzerland and decided that the great Orth…
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marhaban ya kull! I liked this discussion so much I signed in immediately. I agree with epchois nai nan, it's the theology and the attitude of your heart that matters. Its people like you that attract people like me (white, british) to the Coptic Ch…