Lawrence

Coptic Orthodox Christian | Front End Engineer @ Amazon | Blogger

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

New blog post is up!

https://t.co/riWOaHIxqL

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@miaphysite3 @qamin_zana This happens to me almost every time I order from Amazon, the longer the book the more likely it’s like this

[Capturing Christianity @CapturingChrist]

Btw, Christianity is extremely based (on evidence).

• Its core claim is a public, historical event, not a private revelation
• The central miracle was proclaimed immediately and locally, where it could be checked and rejected
• The movement grows in the same place the falsifying evidence would have existed
• The earliest sources are close to the events they describe (by ancient standards)
• The founders gain nothing (power, sex, wealth) and suffer for the claim
• The resurrection is treated as falsifiable (cf. “if Christ is not raised…”)
• Women are named as first witnesses despite this being culturally disadvantageous
• The theology precedes later institutional power, not the other way around
• The religion survives intense persecution before it gains political backing
• Christianity expects ongoing miracles, not just a one-off founding event
• Many modern miracle claims are documented, investigated, and survive scrutiny
• There are standing institutions devoted to saying “no” to bad miracle claims
• Some Christian miracles (e.g., Zeitoun) involve mass public witnesses, not just individuals
• Christianity is comfortable appealing to forensics, medicine, archaeology, and history
• Its truth claim is so historical that disproving one event would collapse the system

Embrace Christianity.

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@I010203II As he says, pray for him

[ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܩܲܩܝܫ ♰ دانيال قاقيش @subdeacondaniel]

This post is not a debate post, this is matter of fact, according to history, conciliar minutes, and modern scholarship. This is an informative post. If anyone has a problem with the information presented in this post they can go write their feelings in their diaries or something. The Letter of Ibas of Edessa to Mari Dadisho of Selecuia-Ctesiphon was accepted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 as proof of Ibas’ “orthodoxy.” Ibas was present at the council and the letter was read out loud in the presence of all.

Acts of Chalcedon:

“163. Maximus the most devout bishop of the city of Antioch said:
‘From what has just been read it has become clear that the most devout Ibas
is guiltless of everything charged against him; and from the reading of the
transcript of the letter ***produced by his adversary*** his writing has been seen to
be orthodox.”

Between Chalcedon and Constantinople 532, this was a point of embarrassment for the Chalcedonians, who, according to Dr Brock, Fr Price, and others, were trying to remove the evidence of this from the records, as this was incriminating. By 553, Emperor Justinian pushed the narrative that Ibas did not write the letter and that it was a forgery in order to condemn the Three Chapters: Theodore of Mopsuestia, Ibas of Edessa, and Theodoret of Cyrus - (who is still officially venerated by the Eastern Chalcedonians according to their council in Nicaea in 787,) to exonerate Chalcedon of this embarrassment. Pope Vigilius of Rome was initially against this, defending the Letter of Ibas to Mari, until he was forced to change his mind under duress, having been put under arrest by the Emperor. Latins venerated by the Chalcedonians, such as Isidore of Seville & Columbano, continued to argue for the orthodoxy of the Letter of Ibas. By the end of the 6th century, Pope Gregory of Rome stated the letter was a forgery, in order to be consistent with the Council of Constantinople 553.

Part of being a Christian is honesty. The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church known to the Westerners as Oriental Orthodoxy will never accept the dishonesty and revisionism of the Chalcedonians and their following councils. May the one Lord Jesus Christ guide you to the straight path. Kyrie Eleison. Maranatha.

Please see Dr Sebastian Brock, from his article “The Conversations of the Syrian Orthodox under Justinian (532)” & Fr Richard Price from “Acts of Chalcedon” footnotes both highlighted here:

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@Craig_Truglia @Zip0000000 @he_negash You kept the part that he was misled in the very beginning of your comment. Provided the clarification after that portion

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@jaydyer We’ve survived your tradition persecuting us and to think we can’t survive your disgusting efforts to belittle us. Thank you for making our church stronger and pushing us all to educate ourselves more.

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@redeemed_zoomer Who says we don’t have strong institutions? You’re usually more charitable than that RZ. We’ve been in unity since 451 and have kept the orthodox faith since the beginning even at the hands of martyrdom. What’s your measure of strength?

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@KenoticT @CCyrillian @ChaseHaggard1 @C2Antiquity @AnaniasFather Social media with apologetics makes this all so messy more especially for those younger. Could you imagine if we saw constant live streams / YouTube videos of the fathers back in the day? We see and communicate more of one another than we need to be. Has its blessings and curses

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@CCyrillian Aside from the obvious answer being the Bible, Silent Patriarch is a complete conviction on my life especially since his life being so recent. Had to put the book down many times after reading certain segments. His life in prayer changed a lot for me.

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[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@elonmusk it would be cool to have the balance settings accessible from the rear display if people in the back wanna focus the audio load on or away from them

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

If it helps here’s the exact part I’m referring to as to how Eusebius describes the palace burning and the torture put upon Christians

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@simmoneshah As a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church I don’t believe this statement of “self-immolation” is accurately depicted from your sourcing of the New Yorker. Here’s a citation from what Eusebius mentions about this burning of the palace event

https://t.co/8L3lGs6K6c

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

I kindly ask if you could correct your segment in this article especially not sourcing from The New Yorker where you got your research from as it’s historically inaccurate to what I already showed you what Eusebius says himself

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@AnthonyPAlicea @udemy I think it’s a very overlooked and misunderstood concept especially for the front end

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@AnthonyPAlicea @udemy Latency please 🙏

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@MarkRober Goes to show that we really should be more careful and critical when praising and giving a sense of blank pass for launched products that have serious fundamental concerns to the product

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@MarkRober This is also a criticism to product hunt which it seems overwhelmingly people loved and supported the idea. There seems to be a divide in the mindset that needs to be addressed in greater detail to inform people.
https://t.co/ONvhUbMK5C

[Lawrence @iLarryy]

@spectatorindex @MrBeast gets more than this on every one of his YouTube videos