What do eastern orthodoxy believe?

Answer 1

This is known as the Nicene Creed. It is a statement of the Orthodox Faith. We believe in one God, God the the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, True God of True God; begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were created.Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and became man; and was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose from the dead, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, in His glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. Yes, We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father; who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets in one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. We confess one baptism for the remission of sins; and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the coming ages. Amen

Answer 2

MAIN BELIEFS (DOGMAS) OF THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Not necessarily in any order) GOD. Worship the Holy Trinity as God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matt 28:19). Worship Jesus Christ as Lord, Saviour and the Word (Logos) as God. (John 1:1). Believe in God as the Creator of the Universe and all things on Earth, including human beings, and totally reject the pagan beliefs of evolution (John 1:3). Believe that Christ was resurrected from the dead, for our sins. (Mark 16:6, Luke 24:46-47). Believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father and the only way to salvation. (John 14:6). Believe that Holy Communion is the actual Body and Blood of Christ. (Matt 26:26-28). BIBLE AND TRADITION. The Bible or Holy Scriptures and the Holy Tradition are kept equally sacred. (2Thes 2:15, 1Cor 11:2)). The first centuries of the Church had no Bible, but the Church had the oral tradition handed down from the Church Fathers who, inspired by the Holy Spirit, defined the 27 Books of the New Testament Scriptures in 367 AD. The Council of Carthage in 419 AD confirmed the books of the Old and New Testaments. THE CHURCH. Jesus Christ Himself founded the Orthodox Church on the Day of Pentecost in the year 33 AD. “I will build My church.”(Matt 16:18). Believing in God and being baptized (by triple immersion in water) are essential in order to be a member of the Church and to be saved (Mark 16:16). The Orthodox Church can trace its history from the Twelve Apostles and their successors right up until the present day. This is known as the Apostolic Succession of bishops. The highest authority in the Church is an Ecumenical Council or Synod of Bishops, as has existed since the 1st Century, when the Apostles would come together to consider theological matters. (Acts 15:6, 21:18). The Orthodox Church has a collegial system of government. The Ecumenical Patriarch is the ‘first among equal bishops’ and the Church totally rejects the idea of any one person or Pope as ‘supreme leader’ of the Church. Note: This idea of papal supremacy was even rejected by Pope John XXIII at the Council of Constance in 1414, and again by Pope Martin V at the Council of Basel in 1431. VENERATION (HONOUR). Honouring the Virgin Mary as the ‘Bearer of God’ (Theotokos) and as the Mother of God is an essential part of our Faith. (Third Ecumenical Council, 431 AD) Even the Angels of God greet Mary with great respect and honour: “Rejoice highly favoured one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” (Luke 1:28). Honouring the righteous and Saints of God is an essential part of our Faith. (Prov. 10:7, Rev 5:8, 8:3-4). Honouring the Holy Icons is an essential part of our Faith. (Seventh Ecumenical Council, 787 AD, Exodus 26:31, Hebrews 9:5). Note: Icons are honoured or venerated, but not worshipped. Note: St Luke himself (the Evangelist) painted over 70 holy icons, mainly of the Virgin Mary and Christ. Honouring the Holy Cross is an essential part of Christian worship. (Mark 8:34, Gal 6:14, Eph 2:16) Those who do not believe in the Cross cannot be disciples of Christ. (Luke 14:27) MEANING OF LIFE. The whole meaning and purpose of our life, including the Bible, the Law, the Prophets, and all other Old Testament commandments, can be summarised by the Greatest Commandment that Jesus Christ gave us. This Great Commandment is: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind…the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-40) “There is no other commandment greater than these.”(Mark 12:31). We therefore require both faith (love of God) and good works (love of neighbor) in order to be saved. Faith alone cannot save us. (James 2:14, 17-20) ESCATOLOGY (END TIMES). The First Coming of Jesus Christ was as the Messiah and Saviour of humanity. The Second Coming of Christ will be as the Great Judge of the living and the dead. No one knows the date of the Second Coming of Christ. (Matt 24:36). The Second Coming will be visible in the clouds (Mark 13:26), but Christ will NOT walk on the earth again and will NOT bring in a thousand years of peace. (This is a false teaching of some Protestant groups). The ‘thousand years of peace’ in the Book of Revelation refers to the period between the First and Second Comings of Christ. It is a metaphorical expression for a period of fullness of time or completion. (2Peter 3:8). The person who appears on earth and pretends to be Christ will in fact be the Antichrist. (1John 2:18). The reign of the Antichrist (beast) on earth will be seven years. The first half of those years will be as a ruler of peace, and the second half will be as a ruler of war. Then the true Jesus Christ will appear in the sky and will destroy the beast and all his followers who accepted his mark. (Rev 19:20). Then Jesus will Judge the living and the dead, and the earth will pass away. (Mark 13:31, Rev 21:1). The Second Coming of Christ marks the end of the earth. From then onwards, we will either exist eternally with Satan or eternally with Christ in the New Jerusalem, depending on how we have been judged. (Matt 25:46).

Answer 3

The Oriental orthodox communion believe in exactly the same dogmas as the Eastern orthodox communion after a meeting between the two churches concerning the nature of christ coming into conclusion that they used different words to describe the same thing.