The Orthodox Christian Church is the One True Church: The Church that Christ established and entrusted with ministry after his saving Passion and Resurrection; the Church that the Apostles guided and expanded upon receiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; the very One Body of Christ.
Worry Ends When Faith Begins. The Magnificent Story of a Life-Changing Journey to God.
Worry Ends When Faith Begins. The Magnificent Story of a Life-Changing Journey to God.
Worry Ends When Faith Begins. The Magnificent Story of a Life-Changing Journey to God.
in that it upholds and professes Christ’s teachings, as handed down by Holy Scripture and Tradition. We Orthodox uphold the radical revelation of God’s work - his life, death, and Resurrection - as revealed by Holy Scripture. And we acknowledge the living and continual work of the Holy Spirit in our Holy Tradition, through the writings of the Holy Fathers, the miraculous labors of the Saints, and our own participation in the Sacraments.
in that it has maintained a 2,000 year unbroken chain of episcopal succession, from the original disciples of Christ all the way to the Orthodox bishops and church leaders of today. No other body of Christian worshippers can claim this historical apostolicity, as all Protestant denominations, and even the Catholic Church, were once part of the One True Church, having broken off for either political, dogmatic, or cultural reasons.
a united community of brethren that all strive towards the fulfillment of Christ’s ministry. The Orthodox Church is made up of many self-ruling jurisdictions, but all are part of the One Faith and the One Church. You might encounter titles like “Greek Orthodox Church” or “Russian Orthodox Church”. But all Orthodox churches that make up the One Orthodox Church are canonical, and they are in communion with each other, all striving together to seek and to reflect the One Mind of Christ.
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