Foundations of the Orthodox Faith
A first orientation to what the Eastern Orthodox Church believes — the Holy Trinity, the Incarnation, the one Church, Holy Scripture, Holy Tradition, and the goal of the Christian life.
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Foundations of the Orthodox Faith
Placeholder — the full foundations tour is being written from our research library.
Before you read anything else on this site about Orthodoxy, start here. This page will lay out, in plain English, what Orthodox Christians confess — and why those confessions are not new ideas but the faith once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3).
The outline
- The Holy Trinity — one God in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- The Incarnation — Jesus Christ, true God and true man, one Person in two natures.
- The Church — one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, founded by Christ and indwelt by the Spirit.
- Holy Scripture — the inspired and authoritative word of God, read within the life of the Church.
- Holy Tradition — the unbroken handing-down of the faith from the Apostles through the Fathers and the Councils.
- Theosis — the goal of the Christian life: union with God by grace, conforming us to the image of Christ.
Each bullet will become its own full chapter. Until then, the Our Journey page tells the story of how these truths captured our family.