What Is Orthodoxy?
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What Is Orthodoxy?
What are the Deuterocanonical books?
The Deuterocanonical books are those Old Testament books found in Orthodox Bibles but not in Protestant ones. You’ll find them in your Orthodox Study Bible…
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How do Orthodox Christians view other Christian denominations?
We believe the Orthodox Church is the Church Christ founded. The one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. Not a denomination among many, but the fullness…
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Can non-Orthodox Christians be saved?
We believe God can save anyone He wants. But we also believe the Orthodox Church is where salvation is most fully and safely found, the…
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What is the Orthodox understanding of the Church?
The Church is the Body of Christ. Not a metaphor. Not an organization of like-minded believers. The actual, living Body of Christ on earth, animated…
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Why do Orthodox claim to be the ‘one true church’?
We believe the Orthodox Church is the Church that Jesus Christ founded. Not a version of it or a branch of it, but the actual…
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What is apostolic succession and why does it matter?
Apostolic succession is the unbroken line of bishops stretching from the Apostles to today, passed on through the laying on of hands at ordination. It’s…
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Who are the Church Fathers?
The Church Fathers are the early Christian teachers and theologians whose writings and lives shaped how the Church understands Scripture, worships God, and lives the…
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What are the Seven Ecumenical Councils?
The Seven Ecumenical Councils are the great gatherings of bishops from across the Christian world between 325 and 787 AD that defined what we believe…
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What is a creed and why do Orthodox use the Nicene Creed?
A creed is the Church’s official statement of what we believe. It’s a summary of the faith that’s short enough to memorize but complete enough…
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Why don’t Orthodox include ‘and the Son’ (filioque) in the Creed?
We don’t say it because it wasn’t in the original Creed. The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed adopted by the Ecumenical Councils in 325 and 381 says the…
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What is Holy Tradition?
Holy Tradition is the living faith that Christ gave to the Apostles and that the Church has preserved and passed down through every generation since.…
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How is Tradition different from traditions?
Holy Tradition (capital T) is the living presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church, handed down from the Apostles through Scripture, worship, councils, and…
