Why Orthodoxy Is the One True Faith (Orthodox Christian Perspective)

 

Orthodox Christianity teaches that it is the true faith because it has preserved the original and unchanged teachings of Christ and the Apostles for over two thousand years. Unlike other Christian traditions, Orthodoxy did not add or remove doctrines, but kept the same apostolic faith, worship, and spiritual life from the early Church.

1. Unbroken Apostolic Continuity
   The Orthodox Church believes it has maintained an unbroken line of teachings, sacraments, and bishops going back directly to the Apostles.
2. Pure and Undistorted Doctrine
   Orthodoxy never accepted later innovations such as the Filioque, papal supremacy, or other teachings added in the West. It maintains the same theology defined by the first seven Ecumenical Councils.
3. The Original Christian Worship
   The Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church is the same ancient worship of the early Christians, full of Scripture, reverence, and deep spiritual meaning.
4. The Experience of the Saints
   The Orthodox Church produces saints who perform miracles, see divine light, and experience God directly. This living holiness is seen as proof that the Holy Spirit remains in the Church.
5. Unity of Faith and Spiritual Life
   Orthodoxy preserves not only the original doctrine, but also the original spiritual path: repentance, humility, asceticism, noetic prayer, and the healing of the soul.
6. The One Church of the Creeds
   When we confess in the Creed, “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church,” Orthodoxy understands this not symbolically but literally — that it is the same Church founded by Christ Himself.