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II. 1. The Old Testament people of Israel were the prototype of the peoples of God the New Testament Church of Christ. The redemptive feat... Read More

III. 1. The Church as a divine-human organism has not only a mysterious nature not submissive to the elements of the world, but also a... Read More

IV. 1. God is perfection, therefore the world created by Him is perfect and harmonious. Life is observance of the divine laws, as God Himself... Read More

V. 1. In the contemporary state, citizens participate in the government of the country by voting. Most of them belong to political parties, movements, unions,... Read More

VI. 1. Labour is an organic element of human life. The Book of Genesis says that in the beginning "there was not a man to... Read More

VII. 1. Property is commonly understood as a socially recognised form of people's relation to the fruits of labour and to natural resources. The basic... Read More

VIII. 1. War is a physical manifestation of the latent illness of humanity, which is fratricidal hatred (Gen. 4:3-12). Wars have accompanied human history since... Read More

IX. 1. Christians are called to be law-abiding citizens of their homeland on earth, accepting that every soul should be "subject unto the higher powers"... Read More

X. 1. The difference between the sexes is a special gift of the Creator to human beings He created. "So God created man in his... Read More

XIII. 1. The Orthodox Church, aware of her responsibility for the fate of the world, is deeply concerned for the problems generated by the contemporary... Read More

XIV. 1. Christianity, having overcome heathen prejudice, demythologised nature, thus contributing to the development of natural science. With time, science, both natural and humanitarian, became... Read More

XV. 1. The mass media play an ever-increasing role in the contemporary world. The Church respects the work of journalists called to provide the public... Read More