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Recent content by davidlazarus

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    Coptic bike club for sydney

    Blessings all, I live in Sydney, Australia and have noticed a growing number of our people, especially our youth, are getting into motorcycles. Although as yet it isn't a lot, I've been thinking about whether forming a Church bike club might be a good idea. My reasoning is it is safer to ride in...
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    Persecution of Copts

    Many Protestants, especially the Evangelicals, are far from "Christian", at least as compared to how the faith was originally heard. They often reject the sacraments and priesthood as nothing more than symbolic gestures or works of men. Most also percieve any Church that follows the...
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    Please pray for me

    Blessings to you Elizabeth Maria, May our God, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ heal you in every way that you be a living testimony to the glory of His name. Peace and Love to you and yours. David Lazarus
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    Roman Catholic Baptism valid if...

    Blessings Zhilan, although I am far from an expert I am surprised that any Orthodox Church, be it Eastern or Oriental accepted a Roman Catholic baptism, but if the Eastern's did, then I have learnt something. In relation to your question, I imagine you would be baptised and possibly Chrismated...
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    Christians in the Middle East

    Blessings "palestinianboy", I was thinking about what you said and thought to myself, every good sandwich needs salt. Maybe that's what you and all Christians are. "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my...
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    My Oriental Orthodox Friends!

    Blessings Anglian, Thank you for your kind words, perhaps it is just the excellent example set down here by people such as yourself that have set a high standard of Christian love, fellowship and dialogue, and of cause by the aid of the Lord to guide us in how He would have us interact with...
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    My Oriental Orthodox Friends!

    Blessings to you Tom, no need for apologies. All any can do is reply as time and circumstance permits. In relation to Mrs. Worley and the issue of women’s ordination, this is unfortunately an issue that has been greatly influenced by the world’s present stance on women’s equality and...
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    My Oriental Orthodox Friends!

    Blessings Tom, It is good to hear your Church is no longer continuing to ordain women priestesses as the pagan religions did for their deities. May I ask if you know if Mrs Worley has renounced this false claim or does she still maintain her position? Another question I would like to ask...
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    Why we reject the Council of Chalcedon ?

    Blessings to all, Forgive me if I am wrong as I am not an expert in these things, but there is also another issue other than the orthodoxy of faith that undermines the credibility and authority of the Councils of Chalcedon and after. At Chalcedon, St. Dioscorus and others were both illegally...
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    Sign in thread, drop a note!

    Thank you Anglian, may I say that in the few posts I have read so far, I have already been edified greatly. I pray the Lord allows me to be so edifying to others Peace and love to all. Dave
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    My Oriental Orthodox Friends!

    Blessings Tom, I have only just begun posting here and am greatly interested in your Church and its history, structure and teachings. Please forgive me if I am in error, but on what I believe to be your Church website I found a reference to a Rev. Mtr. Marlyn Worley, acknowledging this...
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    Question about the doctrine of Once Saved, Always Saved.

    Blessings all, As an EX-protestant, from my experience I have found the confusion of those who hold to the "once saved, always saved" belief is they assume they have already been born again in the Holy Spirit by simply committing their life to Christ through a basic prayer and in some cases...
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    Roman Catholic Baptism valid if...

    Blessings "roman0catholic", I believe not, if we compare this to all cases in scripture, we always read of submersion, not a sprinkling of water. Also, if we consider the case of Simon the sorceror and the Samaritans in the book of Acts, they had faith and were baptised, yet they did not...
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    Sign in thread, drop a note!

    Blessings to all, Just introducing myself, My name is David and live in Australia, I was baptized Lazarus because I was baptized on Lazarus' Day, (it seemed very appropriate) I was born in a Roman Catholic family but fell away. Eventually became a Pentecostal but found their teachings didn't...
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