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« Reply #45 on: July 19, 2012, 11:32:55 PM » |
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and i thought to myself, 'why don't i make a vow, so that i will enter a monastery', and by doing so, i will have nothing stop me from going, for i have made a vow. Forgive the bluntness, but this way of thinking is dangerous. It is putting your will above God's will, the complete antithesis of monastic humility and forbearance. What if something happened, and you were unable to enter monastic life? |
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« Reply #46 on: July 19, 2012, 11:34:54 PM » |
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And i think this is what the previous posters wanted to know, and i withheld it
Lord have mercy!
The Lord leads me in the path of righteousness, How great is our Lord!
LBK, i know! You are right! What is wrong with me today! Truly, this is from the evil one
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This I will never understand: How a Christian can justify the crusades or any man going to war, even if he is trying to defend himself or others. Love your enemies - Thou shall not kill - Deliver me from the guilt of bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation
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« Reply #47 on: July 19, 2012, 11:45:59 PM » |
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And i think this is what the previous posters wanted to know, and i withheld it
Lord have mercy!
The Lord leads me in the path of righteousness, How great is our Lord!
LBK, i know! You are right! What is wrong with me today! Truly, this is from the evil one
My brother do not be too distressed, may the Lord shelter all of us, but we all face these sorts of attacks, the important thing is to do as you just have done, by the grace of God,sincere humility is our best defense. may the prayers of the Saints be with us, and May the Lord continue to guide you in the Way. remember this sinner in your prayers. |
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To God be the Glory in all things! Amen!
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« Reply #48 on: July 20, 2012, 12:20:03 AM » |
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To grow the hair and beard is fine if you are doing it for personal preference or even as an outward sign of your personal spiritual commitment. However, I think the idea of taking any sort of Nazarite vow or any other vow in an individualistic manner that is not ordained by the Church is a dangerous concept. The Bahitawi monks of Ethiopia essentially live and dress in Nazarite custom, but I am pretty sure their vows are consecrated by the Church.
Just my thoughts. Others can correct me if I'm wrong.
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« Reply #49 on: July 20, 2012, 12:29:48 AM » |
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St. Paul condemned it if I remember correctly but don't monastics always have long hair with very stylish pony-tails?
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"'Blessed are the peacemakers' For those are peacemakers in themselves who, in conquering and subjecting to reason all the motions of their souls and having their carnal desires tamed, have become in themselves a Kingdom of God."-St. Augustine of Hippo
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« Reply #50 on: July 20, 2012, 12:38:55 AM » |
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St. Paul condemned it if I remember correctly but don't monastics always have long hair with very stylish pony-tails?
Fashions change with time. I think the Byzantines were scandalized by the slavs because their men wore pants. |
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« Reply #51 on: July 20, 2012, 01:26:14 AM » |
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From what I understand of Orthodoxy in Russia, it's generally only clergy that grow beards and maintain long hair, and seminarians specifically maintain short hair and are clean shaven, lest they come across as presumptuous.
That is a practice going back to Tsar Peter "the Great", not an Orthodox tradition. |
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« Reply #52 on: September 08, 2012, 08:47:06 AM » |
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What's with the hair and beard threads on OC.net? The only people I've met who have problem with men's long hair have been Pentecostals and even among them it's pretty rare nowadays. No yiayia have given me bad looks despite my hair but these threads on OC.net seem to pop out periodically.
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Just a little reminder: this forum is not called OrthodoxChristianityUSA.net   |
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« Reply #53 on: September 08, 2012, 08:55:06 AM » |
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What's with the hair and beard threads on OC.net? The only people I've met who have problem with men's long hair have been Pentecostals and even among them it's pretty rare nowadays. No yiayia have given me bad looks despite my hair but these threads on OC.net seem to pop out periodically.
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