Chapter Three: Creation and Fall
“...the Creator of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen.” 1. Creation and Evolution The Bible says: [In the beginning He created […]
Chapter One: On the Constitution of Faith
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed: Faith: I believe. God the Father: In one God, Father, Almighty. Creation: Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible
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Publisher's word for the third edition
It is the third edition of the book “Introduction to the Christian Doctrine,” and its first and second editions have been sold out. We felt the need to reprint it out of necessity
Chapter Seven: The Orthodox Church and the Christian Union
(The schism between Rome and the Ecumenical Church is undoubtedly the greatest calamity to which humanity has been exposed. And the greatest blessing humanity can hope for.)
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Chapter Six: Holidays, fasting, and individual prayer
(The real purpose of prayer is to enter into a dialogue with God. This dialogue is not limited to a few hours in which a person prays.
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Chapter Five: Secrets
(He who was our visible Savior now dwells in the sacraments.) Leo the Great, Pope of Rome. The sacraments occupy a central place in Christian worship. He says:
Chapter Four: Orthodox Worship or Heaven on Earth
(The Church is heaven on earth, and in it the God of heaven resides and works.) Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople (died 733) Doctrine and Worship: It is narrated in (History
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Chapter Three: The Church of God
(Christ loved the church and gave himself for it) (Ephesians 5:25). (The church is one with the Lord. She is his body, his flesh, and his bones. The church is the vine.
Chapter Two: God and Man
(In his boundless love, God made himself as we are, in order to make us as he is)… Saint Irenaeus (died in the year
Chapter One: The Noble Tradition: Sources of the Orthodox Faith
(Keep the deposit) (1 Timothy 6:20). (Holy Tradition is the life of the Holy Spirit in the Church).. Vladimir Lossky. The inner meaning of Holy Tradition: The history of Orthodoxy is distinguished externally
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introduction
This book constitutes the second part of the book (The Orthodox Church) by Timothy Ware, which was published in English in 1963 and then reprinted.