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The Orthodox Christian Church was born on Pentecost in AD 33 with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles (see Acts 2:2-4). Through the missionary labors and martyric witness of countless men and women, and through the unbroken handing-down of the pure apostolic faith, it spread to every corner of the world: first the Near East, then Europe, Africa, and Asia. Orthodoxy was planted ...
Sep 1, 2014 · Learning about Orthodox Christianity, reading the Bible, the lives of saints, the writings of the past, going to Sunday school, attending a lecture, reading Orthodox literature also shape an Orthodox identity. There is no “one-and-done” activity that can create an Orthodox identity.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with its headquarters located in the City of New York, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America according to the Orthodox ...
origins of Christianity. Often there is the eerie feeling in such places that Peter or Silas or Timothy had been there just yesterday. The church at Damascus, for example, stands in direct historical continuity with the Christian congregation that once received its would-be persecu-tor, Saul of Tarsus, and then baptized him (Cf. Acts 9:1-19).
But do Orthodox people believe, like the Buddha did, that there are several paths to divinity, and that Christ is not the only one? RESPONSE : Orthodox Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, Who together with the Father and the Holy Spirit brought about all that exists.
May 20, 2023 · Arguably one of the oldest forms of Christianity, with a global population of more than 260 million adherents, Orthodox Christianity is a major religious system, with networks of believers on almost every continent (Pew Research Center, 2017). In the United States, where Orthodoxy is comprised of diasporic, immigrant, and convert populations ...
Mar 2, 2024 · For centuries, church pronouncements declared that Orthodox should ‘hear, believe, and confess, but not read Scripture’—even understanding Scripture was optional (p. 324). Such sentiments long delayed translation of the Bible into modern languages, especially Russian and demotic Greek.
