[quote author=Ioannes link=topic=12745.msg149790#msg149790 date=1325462362]
[quote author=geomike link=topic=12745.msg149788#msg149788 date=1325460859]
What do you mean that Protestantism has entered into some church functions? Wow, well I am glad i…
[quote author=peter_saad link=topic=12756.msg149727#msg149727 date=1325341583]
When I was young, I used to always look forward to that night when we get to pig out after church. But I feel like that's wrong now. This isn't true fasting. As George sa…
[quote author=John_S2000 link=topic=12741.msg149686#msg149686 date=1325268985]
Scandalous bad example :'(
http://www.christian-dogma.com/vb/showthread.php?t=167038
GBU
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If I had watched that as a atheist, I would have died an atheist.
I don't think that's what he was saying either; you should definitely try to reach His godly level. None of the saints ever reached Christ's level of godliness (that would be impossible to do, since he IS God). But they sure as heck strived for it.
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[quote author=Father Peter link=topic=12727.msg149522#msg149522 date=1324909092]
It is always easy to criticise those who do not know Christ. It is easier than criticising ourselves.
On Christmas Eve I narrated the Biblical account of the Nativity …
I don't mean because people are skipping church over it; I mean because the 2nd most important holiday on any Christian calender has been turned into a vain, secular, materialistic, narcissistic parade.
[quote author=Remnkemi link=topic=5986.msg149404#msg149404 date=1324512905]
Ok, since you twisted my arm peter_saad.
If you know Coptic, you will know that the Fraction for the Virgin Mary and the Angelic orders starts out "Behold, today on this ta…
[quote author=servant33 link=topic=5986.msg124502#msg124502 date=1292358335]
Doesn't O MARY already have the English text of the arabic words printed on it in the Coptic Presentations version?
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I don't think that one was well-done at all.
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the psaltery and harp!
Praise Him with the timbrel and chorus;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and organs!
Praise Him with pleasant sounding cymbals;
Praise Him upon the cymbals of joy!…
I think the biggest thing hurting our church (which may ultimately lead to atheism) is indifference. Some don't see the point you're making, Ioannes, about how this life is not for the moment (which may be difficult to comprehend or "sink in" if you…
[quote author=Biboboy link=topic=12639.msg148739#msg148739 date=1323317787]
Of course he didn't. No church father did so, because citations were invented in the 16th century.
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They would usually mention an author.
[quote author=imikhail link=topic=12644.msg148477#msg148477 date=1323112945]
[quote author=I Believe link=topic=12644.msg148476#msg148476 date=1323112249]
Ok so I have another question to add on to this...@Peter_Saad you said they are doing it in th…
[quote author=✞TheGodChrist✞ link=topic=12639.msg148460#msg148460 date=1323107231]
[quote author=George_Mina_Awad link=topic=12639.msg148455#msg148455 date=1323102002]
Now I look back and see how foolish I was, but going through that phase has made …
[quote author=Biboboy link=topic=12639.msg148444#msg148444 date=1323061969]
Agape,
I'm not sure why everyone is so hard on Gabriel here already, when he just introduced himself. Perhaps he may have turned to atheism in his quest to understand more …
As a couple people here have already said, I don't think there's anything enjoyable about the physical aspect of fasting.
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. An…