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Eastern Orthodoxy
A Christian Faith that believes in Jesus Christ as both Son of God and God, and in the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Church. God is defined as the Holy Trinity, which is One God in Three Persons (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit). The statement of the Orthodox Christian faith is the Nicene Creed.
752 Questions
If you don't marry in a church can you raise your children orthodox?
No, for you to raise your children in the Orthodox faith, you yourself must go through the sacraments of the church. Marriage being a sacrament, you must raise marry in the Orthodox Church first before you raise your children as Orthodox.
Are eastern orthodox icons made of oil or charcoal?
No. The components of most portable Orthodox icons are wood (as a base) covered with linen and then covered with gesso. The paints themselves are usually derived from minerals naturally found in rocks and sands mixed with a medium such as an egg yolk/ vinegar mixture. Some artists are known to have used a "wax encaustic" method, meaning that the pigments were mixed with wax then applied to a properly treated wood panel. It is believed that Saint Luke the Evangelist used this method for his icons of the Virgin Mary, Although a more well known icon using this method is the Savior of Mt. Sinai.
Who created the Catholic church and how?
Catholic Answer
The Catholic faith emanated from God from the beginning of time, and was established on earth definitively from the side of Jesus Christ on the cross outside of Jerusalem when He side was pierced by a spear, around 33 A.D.. Then it was shown to the world at Pentecost with the coming of the Holy Spirit, fifty-three days later. In other words, God created the Catholic Church out of love for men, and He continues to sustain it in existence until the end of the world, again, out of Love.
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994
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The Church is born primarily of Christ's total self-giving for our salvation, anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist and fulfilled on the cross. "The origin and growth of the church are symbolized by the blood and water which flowed from the open side of Christ as he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth the 'wondrous sacrament of the whole Church.'" Sacrosanctum concilium 5) As Eve was formed from the sleeping Adam's side, so the church was born from the pierced heart of Christ hanging dead on the cross. (Cf. St. Ambrose, In Luc. 2, 85-89: J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latina {Paris: 1841-1855} 15, 1666-1668)
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"When the work which the Father gave the Son to do on earth was accomplished, the Holy Spirit was sent on the day of Pentecost in order that he might continually sanctify the Church." (Lumen gentium 4; cf. Jn 17:4) The "the Church was openly displayed to the crowds and the spread of the gospel among the nations, through preaching, was begun." (Ad gentes 4) As the "convocation" of all men for salvation, the Church in her very nature is missionary, sent by Christ to all the nations to make disciples of them. (Cf. Mt 28:19-20; Ad gentes 2; 5-6)
Yes, because it was founded by Jesus Christ in 33 AD, on the Day of Pentecost in Jerusalem, and has remained unchanged for over 2,000 years.
Do you need to be confirmed before your baby can be baptized?
No. There are no prerequisites to being baptized. Only that you (as an adult) desire to be baptized. Baptism, however, is a prerequisite to being confirmed. Adults, if they are to be baptized, are usually confirmed on the same day.
Why did Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholicism and Islam end up in such close proximity to each other?
The question is meaningless. I presume you mean to ask why are Islamic controlled lands so close to Eastern Europe. The answer to that is because the prophet Mohammed and his successors tried to take over Europe, in their pursuit of world conquest and domination. Little has changed in 1,400 years.
What are two differences between the eastern and roman churches?
1)The filoque in the Nicene Creed (Orthodox say that the Holy Spirit "Proceeds from the Father," whereas Catholics say that the Holy Spirit "Proceeds from the Father AND the Son").
2) The Orthodox go by the Julien Calendar, whereas the Catholic goes by the Gregorian Calendar.
Is the bishop the highest authority in the eastern orthodox church?
Yes, the Eastern Orthodox Church has deacons, priests and bishops.
What is an aristotelian orthodoxy?
Aristotelian orthodoxy believes that one becomes virtuous or acquires virtue by habituation. It also states that one becomes courageous by doing courageous acts and abstaining from non-courageous acts.
What is the difference between the Greek cross and the church of England cross?
A Greek cross is simply an equal-sided cross, where all of the bars are the same length (+) but there is no such thing as a 'church of England cross'. Protestants, which includes Anglicans, generally use the Latin cross (which has a longer bottom bar) and the Celtic cross (which has a circle in the middle). If anything, the Celtic cross is the most commonly used cross in the church of England, Ireland and Scotland.
However, all of these crosses are considered to be the same in Christianity and have no difference at all, apart from reflecting a person's individual style or cultural expression. All crosses are regarded as being the sign of Jesus Christ and therefore holy.
Austreneland says: Actually, the church of England uses a compass type emblem, or st. George's cross. The difference between Greek and St. George's would be that greek is any color and equal armed, while st. george's is always red on white and the horizontal bar is longer than the vertical one (rather like this -+-) as might be depicted naturally on an ordinary flag
Are there Eastern Orthodox Churches in Egypt?
Yes, mainly in Cairo and Alexandria. The head office is known as the (Greek Orthodox) Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Egypt, and is based in Alexandria.
What do the eastern orthodox church followers believe?
- Russian Federation: 70-80 million
- Ukraine: close to 30 million
- Romania: 20 million
- Greece: 9.5 million
- United States: close to 7 million
- Serbia and Montenegro: close to 7 million
- Bulgaria: 6 million
- Belarus: 5 million
- Kazakhstan: 4 million
- Moldavia: 3 million
- Georgia: 2.8 million
- FYROM: 1.2 million
- Uzbekistan: 900,000
- Poland: 800,000
- Germany: 550,000
- Australia: 480,000
- United Kingdom: 440,000
- Latvia: 400,000
- Estonia: 300,000
- France: 260,000
- Lithuania: 150,000
- Austria: about 70,000
- Switzerland: about 70,000
- Finland: 56,000
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yes
Unless you meant nuns.
Nuns are not allowed to marry because they devote themselves to God.
Does the Eastern Orthodox church believe in Justification by faith alone?
No, because the Bible tells us that faith by itself, without works, is dead. (James 2:17-20).
Faith alone cannot save a person. Both faith and good works are required. (James 2:14).
But then you can't build a doctrine on verses from one book. So you have to compare the book of James with other books in the Bible. If you do that then you will see that justification is by faith in Christ as a the lamb of God.
Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Rom 3:24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Rom 3:25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Ephesians 2:9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Philippians 3:9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
etc.
Which day Christ was crucified Thursday or Friday?
Thursday because he rose on the 3 daywhich would be Sunday! Christ was crucified on Friday (Good Friday). When counting, Friday is the first of the three days.
Why are western Easter and orthdox Easter different?
Easter is calculated to follow the Jewish feast of Passover. The Jews use the Jewish calendar to calculate when Passover should occur.
Catholics and most Protestants use the new Gregorian calendar decreed by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to calculate the date of Easter.
The Orthodox Church uses the old Julian calendar introduced in 46 B.C.E. by Julius Caesar.
As long as you celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, does the exact date really matter?
What is the difference between Eastern Orthodox and Western Roman?
Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics used to have many differances, but today those differances are not as great, primarily because of the changes made in the Roman Catholic Church.
The two churches started as one, but the Catholics Split from the faith, they believed that the word of God (the Bible) was reserved for the elite and upperclass a group which was gifted in the teachings of Latin. Thus Latin became a language of the church, while in Eastern Orthodox Philosophy, God was available to all and should be presented in the most common language (usually Greek but it differed from region to languist region) So that was the first major difference.
Second, the Catholic Church does not believe in following th Hebrew calendar to determine Easter, even though Jesus's crusifixion date is so intertwined with Hebrew Passover. Catholics and western cultures believe that Easter will always be the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. While Orthodox christians believe it will fall on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox AFTER PASSOVER which is in concurance with the Hebrew Calendar.
Third, the Catholics believed in the salvation of certain traits, i.e wealthy donators so indulgences and often repentance as a form of Godly currency was often used (such as 20 Hail Mary's for a sin of Gluttony) While Orthodox Christians do have confessions, they are not nearly as public with a priest as they are with God.
The Idea of the Father vs the Leader, in Catholic tradition, the priest leads his congrigation facing away from the Altar and towards the congrigation, while Orthodox priests tend to invision themselves as part of the flock by facing their back to the people.
Finally one of the most controversial aspects is marriage. Orthodox Priests permitt marriage (only before they are ordained) while Catholic Priests do not. So an Orthodox christian can marry then become a priest (but they cannot be a priest then become married).
Why do Orthodox Christians light candles when entering the church?
As a sign of faith in the saints and in Gods heavenly power. Also symbolic of Jesus being the light unto the world, that we (through faith) can also illuminate the world by joining together with fellow Christians.
What types of orthodox churches exist?
Russian orthodox. Greek orthodox. Coptic orthodox. Antiochia orthodox. Eastern orthodox. Ethiopian orthodox.
sonata da chiesa, was the sonata intended to be played in church.
What is the final split in the church called?
It is called the Eastern Schism, although it is not necessarily final, as it is still possible for unity to happen at some time in the future.
Most important bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church is the patriarch of?
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
