Ok thanks Angel.  I had never heard the term before, not even in my ministry classes. Thanks 

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I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is

IN GOD WE TRUST
Karen Carter  '74
-KC- Ministries


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> Coptic Christians are Egyptian Christians.  They were converted by St Mark
> who wrote the first synoptic (Presenting or taking the same point of view;
> used especially of the first three gospels of the New Testament).  I don't
> of course mean the first gospel to appear in the bible.  Rather I mean the
> first ever written after the ascension of our Lord.
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> From: Karen Carter <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Question?
> 
> 
> > I believe all Christians will make it to Heaven. God does not go by
> titles.  He goes by what is in the heart. And I don't care if you say we
> Catholics. What is a Coptic Christian? I have never heard of it.
> >
> > --
> > I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out
> there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there
> is
> >
> > IN GOD WE TRUST
> > Karen Carter  '74
> > -KC- Ministries
> >
> >
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> > > Are there many protestants who feel we Catholics will not enter heaven
> > > because we don't subscribe to many of their beliefs?  If I say we
> Catholics
> > > why then is it not correct for me to say you protestants.  I am perhaps
> > > wrong in saying we Catholics when I perhaps should qualify that
> statement by
> > > saying rather "we Roman Catholics" which would then differentiate us
> from
> > > the Greek, or Russian orthodox, or the Coptic Christians.  After all the
> > > Jews when they speak do use the term falasha ethiopian when referring to
> > > those Jews.  I will be more careful in future.