What Does the Orthodox Church Believe? (Eastern Orthodox, Russian, Greek, etc.)

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In 1054, there was a split between the Latin -speaking Church of the West and the Greek -speaking churches of the

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East. This split became known as the Great Schism, in which the Pope of Rome and the Patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated each other.

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To this day, the division remains between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Like Roman Catholicism, the

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Eastern Orthodox claims to be the true church, tracing its origin through an unbroken line of apostolic succession.

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They believe Jesus is the Son of God, that God is Triune, and the Bible is His Word. However, they're still a

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Roman Catholic knockoff. The Orthodox Church denies justification by grace through faith alone.

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Even though the Bible says there's no other way a person can be saved. Instead, the Orthodox Church says Christians receive salvation through a process of faith works and partaking in the sacraments.

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Like the Roman Catholics, the Orthodox Church believes the sacraments literally become the actual flesh and blood of Christ, a false doctrine known as transubstantiation.

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Though the Orthodox Church teaches the Bible is the authoritative Word of God, they believe the church is equal in authority and no one should interpret the

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Bible apart from church tradition. The Orthodox Church prays for the dead and says it's possible for salvation to occur after death.

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But the Bible says it is appointed for a man once to die and after that comes judgment. We have this life only to turn from sin and follow

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Christ. It's possible for a person to attend an Orthodox Church, hear about Jesus, and become a Christian.

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But if they're growing in the knowledge of God and His Word, they should not remain under the false teaching of the