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PREAMBLE Whereas the Russian Orthodox Metropolia was legal ly and canonically granted autocephalous status and thus has become th e Orthodox Church in America and Whereas this historic event is considered the mos t constructive step towards the esta. However they can be used at any time They are designed to help instill the Orthodox underst anding about our response to people in need In addition to the minilessons provided below be sure to copy and distribute the enclosed handout for students to Comparative Theology series. St Mark‘s servants prep course. Orthodoxy and the non- Orthodox. All we have been given is the . WAY. God has never told us the spiritual status of the non-Orthodox. - you can’t find it in any of the Fathers, or Scripture. Orthodox Church A Visitor’s Guide to Orthodox Worship 3615 McCausland Ave St Louis, MO 63109 (314) 645-1905 V. Rev. Martin Swanson, pastor A St. Basil the Great Orthodox Church Table of Contents the Church. Roman Catholic VS Eastern Orthodox. Church Dividing – 1 . Christian’s view of Jesus. Some – full god, some – full human, some – half and half. Nicene Creed said both human and god. Causes of the 1054 split of the Christian (Western and Eastern Church). Early Christianity. Possibly as for the 1. st. century CE Christians were a sect of Judaism. Church centres on the concept that Jesus was God’s son and was sent to earth, was crucified and then ascended into heaven. It’s Good for . You!. Part I. Overview of the Series. Try to do this in four parts. Today: What is the Bible?. Next: Basic Avenues of Biblical Interpretation. Then: “Issues” That We Bring to Bible Study. One of three main Christian groups. 200-300 million Orthodox Christians in the world. Based on elements of Eastern European and Middle Eastern culture. Sometimes referred to as “Byzantine Christianity”. Chapter 9:. The Byzantine Empire . and . Orthodox . Europe. . Two Christian civilizations develop out of the splitting of Roman Empire.. East (will practice Greek Orthodoxy). Byzantine . Empire. West (will practice Roman Catholicism). the Greek state . Article 3 of the Greek constitution states that “. the prevailing religion of Greece is that of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ. .” . The same article includes a number of rules pertaining to the organization and self-administration of the church, which is actually a legal entity incorporated under state law. Introduction. The study of ancient Greek religion is broad topic that encompasses a multitude of approaches and perspectives. Historical vs. Social . Religion for the Greeks is something eminently . social. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. What is the New Testament canon?. What drove Christians to establish a new canon?. How was the New Testament canon formed?. Why were certain books considered but then rejected from the canon?. 13 July 194kiq ORIGINAL ENGLISH smart RECORD OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING held in Lausanne on Wednesday 13 July 1949 at 3130 pm Present Mr Benoist France ropresentatfve Of the Patriarch of Constantino TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1 Tigi shall not sell supply or offer for sale for use in California any consumer products in violation of ARB consumer products regulations set forth in title 17 CCR Section 9450 As the Christian church grew throughout the Roman world, the challenges the church faced changed:. Church leaders became politically powerful. The church struggled to keep believers unified on many arguments about their beliefs:.