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some people have strange ideas. what you actually need to do to prepare for the end is to love God, care for the poor, study the Bible, pray a lot, take Holy Communion, and love the people around you. you should also pray for your enemies and love t…
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whoah! hang on in there. we are praying for you. i am in the wrong time zone to stay on line for long, but you are in my prayers. we value your contributions to this forum and would love you to stick around. but your friends love you looooots more t…
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hey, welcome back boricua orthodox, long time no see! i hope you write some more, i find your posts very interesting. :)
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tell us more about yourself, kheasha, are you a psychologist? welcome to the forum.
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the end of the world is not yet, but there are people who lie and say they know when it is. don't listen to them and flee to the forrest! but if you are somewhere where it is not safe to be a Christian, sometimes you need to flee, that is different…
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it's ok to marry other orthodox people as well, are you in a country with very few orthodox people?
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thanks. however i think everyone wrote really sensible and interesting stuff on this thread. :)
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from reading father peter's earlier posts, we can do a waist bow when the altar server says 'worship God in fear and trembling' and we are still allowed to touch the ground and then the bishop's hand. but no sagda/metania/bowing with forehead on the…
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still i think this does not sound much like how it happens (or should happen). we should not rush to get married and only think, wow, i'm glad i got that man/woman before anyone else. instead we should trust God to guide us and check everything out …
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i believe if you are very patient and try to do God's will all the time, you will have friends and support for the marriage. sometimes God wants us to love our enemies until they become our friends. sometimes He wants us to look somewhere else for f…
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can i quote you on that (i am thinking of another forum)? thanks for the useful information. :)
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if you are in a society where people are being 'taken' so quickly without those doing the 'taking' stopping to think, then it is the society that is wrong, not you.
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yea! thanks. we really appreciate your hard work :)
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may God bless u, keep up the good work. remember our enemy hates this kind of thing. don't make his day by arguing among yourselves or getting depressed when things don't go to plan. just a tip :)
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one of the ways to change the title is to reply and then use a different title. it will still show the old title when someone goes to 'forum' and then to 'random issues', but the title that shows on the right side of the tasbeha.org home page will b…
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mahraeel, you said 'God was not in the relationship from the beginning'. so it seems to me that God IS testing you both to see you both putting Him before your relationship with each other. would you really still love and follow Jesus even if you ca…
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yes. as we get closer to God (Bible study, prayer, church) we get less scared. so it's normal to be scared and that fear should make us run closer to God. it is not nice when friends and relatives die, but we should remember God rewards all those wh…
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in AD70, the romans attacked jerusalem and destroyed it nearly completely as prophesied by our Lord Jesus. people had to get out quick to survive, they did not have time to take any possessions with them. in the same way, at the end of the world, w…
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u mean the people who want to get married are both really great and wonderful and really spiritual in their own opinions, especially the guy?? ;) to be honest, if no-one (priests, friends, relations) supports it, maybe the people need to step back…
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good point :) i think that summarises the dicussion about free will and God's overall control nicely.
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yes, so lets write more english language orthodox hymns... ;)
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hi, titl, u know i don't really understand it either, but i think that is because i am not close enough to God to really understand how you can do such as big a thing as submit your will to God so totally that you trust God (and your parents/priest)…
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the 'true love' in movies is not true, it's a fairytale. having a 'love' marriage does not (at all) mean there won't be serious disagreements later on. indeed the expectations may be higher, because both people may think they are marrying a characte…
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we will keep praying. your kids love you. stay with them. they will learn more good than bad things.
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on your side note, he was busy with the oriental orthodox festival in london. :)
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sounds like you're homeless yourself, do you mean you were sent out for a walk or you no longer live with your family? you could see if there is a local neighbourhood watch in your area and talk to the people in charge and see if there are any probl…
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hi, i am european, and people in my church talk about european news/politics and are very welcoming. you should take the advice of jerusalem 2, who is a very cool and wise person :)
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if you disagree with your parents, get some neutral person (ideally someone like a mature auntie/uncle) to give advice to all of you. some parents will never think anyone is good enough for you, so waiting indefinately is not always the best way. bu…
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lots of people get it, indian catholics, other african Christians etc. it is something that permanently identifies a person with God, and no-one can forcibly remove it, so it is more permanent than wearing a cross around your neck. i think any sort …
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hi, title changed! let us all pray for each other and love our enemies :)