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BulletinA BRIEF CATECHISM(What every Orthodox Christian should know)God's Ten Commandments  These commandments (also called The Decalogue) contain
the teaching of the Old Testament Law, given by God
to Moses (Exodus 20:1-17). The Orthodox Christian is
obligated to follow them because they are the foundation
of the Old Testament, which is fully realized and fulfilled
in Christ.I am the Lord, your God! You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make unto yourself any graven images, or fashion the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on earth below, or that is in the waters under the earth: you shall not bow down to them nor worship them. For I am the Lord your God. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: six days you shall labour, and do all the work you have to do. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. Honour your father and your mother, that it may be well with you and that your days may be long upon the earth. You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, you shall not covet your neighbour's house, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any of his cattle, nor anything that is your neighbour's. The Two Great Commandments of GodThese commandments, which our Lord Jesus Christ distinguished as the Great Commandments (Matthew 22:34- 40) sum up the Ten Commandments of God and the entire teaching of the Law and the Prophets. They were already present in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18).The first and greatest commandment: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The Church CommandmentsThe life of an Orthodox Christian is based on Holy Tradition and maybe summarized in the following precepts:Observe the ecclesiastical Holy Days. Attend Church services on Sundays and Holy Days. Keep the fasts prescribed by the Church. Confess your sins and receive the Holy Eucharist (Communion) as often as possible, especially during the four lenten periods established by the Church, and on all the great feasts. Abstain from holding marriage feasts or parties during days of fasting. Truths of the FaithThere is only one God, Who created and governs all things, Who cares for all.God is One, yet a Trinity of Three Persons (hypostases): God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. That is why God is called Trinity Consubstantial and Undivided. The Son of God, Jesus Christ, was born of the Immaculate and Most-Pure Virgin Mary and from her received human flesh, becoming man. He suffered and died on the cross for us and for our sins, was buried, and rose from the dead on the third day. After forty days He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. On Pentecost (50 days after Paschal the Holy Spirit, Who proceeds from the Father, descended on the apostles and abides continually in the Holy Church of Christ. The grace of God, faith, and good works are necessary to attain salvation. After death, human souls experience a foretaste of either eternal happiness or eternal torment. After the awesome judgment they receive their just reward - either the heavenly mansions or the devil's hell. The Church, which Jesus Christ established while He was on earth and of which He is the Head, is governed through the bishops, by the Grace of the Holy Spirit. She is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. |
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