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    please forgive me and a question

    Certainly talk to your priest. There are prayers and services in the Book of Needs for sufferers of demonic attack. I would also ask the priest to do a house blessing. Cheers, Dn Kevin
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    The Filioque: What does Rome believe?

    I do not have any expectations of you. I merely stated that you come to reading of the Fathers from a certain lens. We all do. Your lens is Latin in essence. I don't see how this is derogatory or inaccurate. The Fathers statements are clear? How is it then that this thread was necessary if...
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    The Filioque: What does Rome believe?

    I can only respond to this in sadness. In this one post you besmirch our Church, our hierarchs, clergy, and theologians throughout the centuries. You claim to have seen our side of things and have been shown the light, knowing that personal experience with God and St Peter cannot be readily...
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    The Filioque: What does Rome believe?

    God forgive me for getting on this board again. I had to answer this, though. It is interesting that you use these words interchangeably: primacy and supremacy. While all Orthodox would readily acknowledge the former, the writings of the Fathers never assume the latter. You read the Eastern...
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    Redemption of Satan??

    I have reread this entire thread multiple times, and I have come to this: I have not promoted heresy. I have not advocated that any being whatsoever will be saved post-Judgment. I have advocated, consistently, prayer and the hope of the salvation of all. I do not think we can do less. I have...
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    Redemption of Satan??

    I believe it to be a bit unloving in my response, so I deleted this post.
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    Redemption of Satan??

    Well, hopefully I can make myself clear this last time because I'll be out of touch for a bit. I cannot say more than I have said for fear of repeating myself ad infinitum. And I hate to quote myself, but: Well, first I would say that no salvation is possible without repentance. The problem...
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    Christian Fiction

    Have you read any George Williams? He's a great Christian writer from the early 20th century. It's very British, but that's a good thing. Fr Dn Kevin
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    Redemption of Satan??

    Well, first I would say that no salvation is possible without repentance. The problem seems to be an opposition to universalism which holds that eventually, even after eons, all will eventually repent and be saved. I do not know if this will happen, I do not love as I should, nor am I far on...
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    Redemption of Satan??

    Then let us part as brothers, in mutual peace, love, and respect. May God richly bless you as you continue in your catechumenate, and may He bless us all. God bless, Fr Dn Kevin
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    Tollhouse

    This is an excellent treatment of the subject, balanced and honest. It is really worth a listen. God bless, Fr Dn Kevin P.S. and please, for the love of all that is good, do not get your information on this subject from an internet forum. Fr Hopko is reputable and holy. Listen to him, not...
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    Redemption of Satan??

    A brief point, if I may. In the Liturgy, during the Anaphora at the elevation of the Gifts, the priest prays: It is within the context of our ascent into the eternal present of God that we pray even for all past, present, and even future. Within the Liturgy, we acknowledge the Second Coming to...
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    Redemption of Satan??

    True. And you must admit that neither does reading the Fathers divorced from the life of the Church. Yet, you had asked me to speculate, and so I did: And the content of Met Kallistos is not teaching universalism, but the same teaching found in St Gregory of Nyssa. And as a point of...
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    Redemption of Satan??

    Philothei, I appreciate your thoughts. Just to be clear, I was not suggesting a priest was not informed. As to Met Kallistos (he ceased to be T. Ware long ago), I have not read anything by him that says women should be ordained, only that the Church must answer this question in a manner that...