What do you know about the Orthodox Church?

Question

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You can read a few things here.

May God be with you!

Answer 1

The Eastern Orthodox Church is not a single church but rather a family of 13 self-governing bodies, denominated by the nation in which they are located (e.g., the Greek Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church, etc.). They are united in their understanding of the sacraments, doctrine, liturgy, and church government, but each administers its own affairs.



The head of each Orthodox church is called a "patriarch" or "metropolitan." The patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) is considered the "ecumenical," or universal, patriarch. He is the closest thing to a counterpart to the Pope in the Roman Catholic Church. Unlike the Pope, who is known as VICARIUS FILIUS DEI (the vicar of the Son of God), the bishop of Constantinople is known as PRIMUS INTER PARES (the first amongst equals). He enjoys special honor, but he has no power to interfere with the 12 other Orthodox communions.



The Orthodox Church claims to be the one true church of Christ, and seeks to trace its origin back to the original apostles through an unbroken chain of apostolic succession. Orthodox thinkers debate the spiritual status of Roman Catholics and Protestants, and a few still consider them heretics. Like Catholics and Protestants, however, Orthodox believers affirm the Trinity, the Bible as the Word of God, Jesus as God the Son, and many other Biblical doctrines. However, in doctrine, they have much more in common with Roman Catholics than they do Protestant believers.



The doctrine of justification by faith is virtually absent from the history and theology of Orthodoxy. Rather, Orthodoxy emphasizes theosis (literally, "divinization"), the gradual process by which Christians become more and more like Christ. What many in the Orthodox tradition fail to understand is that “divinization” is the progressive result of salvation…not a requirement for salvation itself. Other Orthodox distinctives that are in conflict with the Bible include:



The equal authority of church tradition and Scripture

Discouragement of individuals interpreting the Bible apart from tradition

The perpetual virginity of Mary

Prayer for the dead

Baptism of infants w/o reference to individual responsibility and faith

The possibility of salvation after death

The possibility of losing salvation

Answer 2

Oh sorry, I thought you were asking a question, not advertising.

Aw heck I'll answer it anyway. As far as I know, the Orthodox Church is based on the rejection of the papal office being in Rome, but rather believed it should be in Constantinople.

Hopefully that answers your "question"

God bless

Answer 3

The Michael Collins of Christianity's Apollo 11.
The Jose Carreras of Christianity's Three Tenors.
The Larry Fine of... you get the idea.

Answer 4

>>What do you know about the Orthodox Church?<<

That it is virtually invisible to Protestants, the majority of whom believe that the Catholic Church alone uses images/icons, believes Mary was ever-virgin, and has a canonical impediment to men marrying after ordination.

Answer 5

Orthodox Church teachings are not biblical but belief on traditional characters. Not true religion of God,
jtm

Answer 6

I know that it is the modernized Ancient Christian. I embrace the Ancient Christian and is living like the Apostles!
Be blessed.