| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CHURCH TRIUMPHANT | CHURCH TRIUMPHANT – A term for members of the Church, the saints who have departed this life, as distinguished from the members of the Church Militant on earth, still in warfare against sin and evil. (HEB. 12:23) Not that there are two churches, we believe in only One Holy Cathlic and Apostalic Church, all members… Read More |
| ONE CHURCH | ONE CHURCH – The Church is one because God is one, and because Christ and the Holy Spirit are one. There can only be one Church and not many. And this one Church, because its unity depends on God, Christ, and the Spirit, may never be broken. Thus, according to Orthodox doctrine, the Church is… Read More |
| HOLY CHURCH | HOLY CHURCH – The Church is holy because God is holy, and because Christ and the Holy Spirit are holy. The holiness of the Church comes from God. The members of the Church are holy to the extent that they live in communion with God. Within the earthly Church, people participate in God’s holiness. Sin… Read More |
| CATHOLIC CHURCH | CATHOLIC CHURCH – The Church is catholic because of its relation to God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. The word catholic means full, complete, whole, with nothing lacking. God alone is full and total reality; in God alone is there nothing lacking. Sometimes the catholicity of the Church is understood in terms of the Church’s… Read More |
| APOSTOLIC CHURCH | APOSTOLIC CHURCH – The word apostolic describes that which has a mission, that which has “been sent” to accomplish a task. Christ and the Holy Spirit are both “apostolic” because both have been sent by the Father to the World. It is not only repeated in the Scripture on numerous occasions how Christ has been… Read More |