sorry it's a silly question, but can someone define 'soteriology'?
and while i'm feeling brave, can someone tell me what is the ecconomy of salvation?
i realise it is not that salvation is cheaper in wall mart than in harrod's, but what is it?
i agree john_s2000, our great Saviour Jesus Christ is the one foundation on which our faith is built.
i also liked father peter's posts, and was glad to get an update of all these meetings he went to. father peter, thank you for sharing and please s…
thanks for sharing, it's a big blessing.
and don't worry about yr english
vous parlez plus bien que moi en francais, quand je parle francais le monde ris (laugh) :D
may God guide you and show you the way ahead.
que Dieu vous benisse
:)
what i would like to see is EVERY orthodox Christian reaching out to the communities around them.
it is time that we as copts (and also as other Christians on these forums) reach out to our communities and worship in the language of the countries we…
these are beautiful and i like the fact they have the words.
but i was looking for a different song, the one with the chorus:
inta dost al mawta wahda (it's something like that. the english version chorus is 'resurrection is my song', it's not an ex…
good points, zoxsasi
i believe, which 'god' is it your brother wants to know without going to church and reading the Bible?
there are many 'gods', either made up by humans or spirits that confuse people with all the different religions.
if he wants…
there probably is some sort of new world order that will happen, but it's all too easy to waste a lot of time reading about it.
a lot of the people who believe in the illuminati either believe in aliens (i have seen their website) or believe that th…
2 points:
1. the patriarchs got changed because the emperor of the roman empire had too much power and used to decide who was pope.
a bit like the king/queen of britain being in charge of the anglican church, but that's another story...
2. i don't t…
geomike, i have often wondered that with other posts. my conclusion is that the system may not be perfect ;)
about being coptic, i was born into an atheist family, then became a Christian as a small child when my mum, then my dad started reading t…
there are many reasons people are fat. often it is greed. u know that's u if you grab the biggest piece of chicken/ falafel on the plate (delete according to season!) or quickly eat without seeing if everyone else has enough, or, if you eat alone, y…
i think we all need to be more like abouna youstos:
http://stmarycoptic.com/movies1.htm
i know i am not humble. i used to think i was not bad until a kind colleague at work pointed out all my faults and was very accurate! we all need 'friends' like …
u know, sometimes u get shy in the presence of clergy, esp if they are very busy. i know i am sometimes shy even of my own bishop because he is so busy and tired and everyone wants to talk to him, i feel like i want to give him a break!
so i underst…
yousieg tennis, i think it was the other way round. hallowe'en, that is hallow e'en, is short for 'hallow even', or the evening of 'hallow' feast. 'hallow' is an old english word for 'saint'.
so all saints day came first, then the pagans, who alread…