What God doest Orthodox believe in?

Question

Where is this religion most practiced and where did it come from Please

I am not downing your faith, I want to learn alittle about other faith other then my own..

Answer 1

10 centuries ago, there was the great schism of the christian church!
This was definitely due to political and power reasons. Thus, they tried to separate and "discover" dogmatic differences, which both sides (Catholic and Orthodox) are ready to overlook in case the churches will be united again!
For example, "filioquve" is that the Spirit is sent by the Son also! Now, if you ask most believers they do not know neither what their church promotes nor what it really means!

Answer 2

The Orthodox churches (those descended from the eastern rites that split off from the Roman rite) believe in a Triune deity, Father Son and Holy Spirit, who revealed Himself to the Israelites, who inspired Scripture and spoke through the prophets. This God became man in the form of Jesus, ministered the Gospel, was crucified, died, and rose from the dead.

These churches took root in the lands of the Byzantine Empire (while Catholicism spread through the lands of the Holy Roman Empire), with some exceptions. The Russian, Greek, Ukrainian and Assyrian churches were all Orthodox, although the Coptic and Syrian rites were Catholic.

The distance between Orthodoxy and Catholicism is very small (there are a few doctrinal matters), and not much larger between Orthodoxy and Protestantism, evangelicalism, or nondenominationalism.

You have a lot of questions about the orthodox branches of Christianity. Find a service or two, you could learn a lot. You can find these churches generally in larger cities or where there were significant settlements of eastern European immigrants.

Answer 3

I am going to assume you are referring to the Orthodox Christian faith.

Orthodox Christians believe in the same God and Savior that Catholics and other Christians believe in. It is in many ways similar to Catholicism. It is practiced mostly in Russia, Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, Romania, Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Palestine, India, Egypt, and other places.

The Orthodox Church originated with the original Christian Church, founded by the Apostles. It basically constituted the segment of the church that was not part of the diocese of Rome. The Christian Church -- called Orthodox in the east, and Catholic in the west -- was divided into several patriarchates (leading churches) that were in communion with one another (meaning they recognized each other as fully in union with them). These included Rome, Alexandria, Constantionople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and so forth. All but Rome were considered part of the East, and hence part of the Orthodox Church.

Until the early part of last millennium, the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church were in communion, and hence were part of the same church. Very unfortunate events transpired in 1054 which lead to the mutual excommunications of the Patriarch of Constantiople and the Pope of Rome. Eventually the churches separated from each other.

The Orthodox worship different from the Catholics. The liturgy they use is fundamentally similar but different; it's called the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Customs are different as well; they have married priests and use leavened bread in the Eucharist. None of these things conflict with Catholicism, and in fact there are branches of Catholicism, called the Eastern Catholic Churches, that follow the same customs and way of worship as the Orthodox.

This is a very broad topic. For more information you may wish to consult Wikipedia, .

Answer 4

Well, I think to answer this question one would have to know if we are talking about Judaism or Christianity. There are Orthodox branches in both.

Answer 5

Same as any other Christian faith, cept the cults like Jehovah's Witness and other distorted Christian sects.