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  1. PurpleRabbit187

    Being biblical and Christlike not always the same?

    Hi everyone, gosh a post from a lecturer at my university has gotten me really confused today and I was wondering if you could help. It goes as follows "not everything biblical is Christlike. We are no called to follow the bible but to follow Christ.". I know this quote might not sit well with...
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    Looking for these religious pictures from around 1969

    Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. Lately I have been looking at some old photos of my grandma's home and they have brought back some fond memories. One is of the holy family and another is of a prayer photo? I have not been able to track down these pictures via google.
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    Resurrected body of Jesus

    Hello everyone. A thought came across my mind today. In all four of the gospels we see the resurrected Jesus no longer confined to time and space, he can move into walls, appear and disappear from one place to the other. I then assume that our resurrected bodies will be able to do the same or is...
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    why does the priest do this?

    Can someone explain the significance of the priest beating his chest/heart 3 times during the Holy Eucharist?
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    Is this a quote from Ali?

    Hey everyone, I've been looking to find this quote ascribed to Ali son of Abu Talib, which I saw a while back at a pro-palestine rally, but I've been searching the internet and nothing comes up. Anyway the quote is: "the world cannot defeat us until we accept defeat". Thank you in advance.
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    Women's pastors?

    Hi everyone, I heard a preacher say that women are not ordained in the baptist church? Is this true, thank you :)
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    Searching for prayer of penance based on 1Cor 13:4-8

    Hello everyone I was hoping someone knows this prayer of penitence based on St. Paul's letter in 1Cor 13:4-8. I was searching for it in my prayer book, but alas! could not find it.If you know what I'm talking about please send a link.I would greatly appreciate it. God bless you all :)
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    are you 'saved' at your baptism?

    My priest mentioned that 'you were already saved at your baptism'. Is this correct? I'm not very informed about Anglican theology, please help me out. I don't find the BCP to be very clear about this. I don't really understand what being 'saved' is. When my friends describe it to me, the closest...
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    The Alpha course (holy spirit weekend)

    Hello everyone. For the past 10 or so weeks I have been attending the alpha course as a way to learn more about my faith, and this past weekend we had the much anticipated 'holy spirit weekend' which was overall very much enriching to everyone. Though being a new believer and learning more about...
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    What is evil?

    I just wanted to have some insight into what the bible classifies as evil. Who is considered evil? How would this relate to the concept that man is innately a sinner?
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    warm greetings to all from Africa

    hello, i'm not very good at introductions so here it goes. i'm a 20 yr old student from South Africa. I hope this forum will help me with my search for answers concerning my faith in God. In the last few months I have considered converting to another religion, however the more I searched for...