ORTHODOX CATECHISM,

compiled by His Grace Artemy,

Bishop of Grodno and Volkovysk

INTRODUCTION 4

PREREQUISITES 4

THE NECESSITY OF FAITH AND GOOD WORKS FOR THE SALVATION OF MAN 4

WHAT IS FAITH? 5

OBJECT OF FAITH 6

DISTINCTION BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH 6

THE NECESSITY OF FAITH IN THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION 8

WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR SALVATION. 9

THE CONCEPT OF THEOLOGY, DOGMATIC CONSCIOUSNESS 10

DOGMATIC CONSCIOUSNESS AND HERESY 11

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DOCTRINAL TRUTHS IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN 11

ORTHODOX CATECHETICAL LITERATURE 11

ON DIVINE REVELATION 12

THE NATURAL AND SUPERNATURAL WAYS OF KNOWING GOD 13

Two Ways of Natural Knowledge of God 14

Supernatural Knowledge of God 14

HERALDS OF DIVINE REVELATION AND THE COMPLETION OF REVELATION IN CHRIST 14

THE FULLNESS OF NEW TESTAMENT REVELATION 15

ON SACRED TRADITION AND HOLY SCRIPTURE 15

On Holy Tradition 15

The importance and necessity of the Holy Scriptures. Traditions in the Christian Church 15

Signs of True Tradition 18

Divine Revelation is the principle of the unity of the Holy Spirit. Lore 18

The three levels of the Holy Scriptures. Lore 18

On the Holy Scriptures 19

Signs of the Divine Origin of the Bible 23

Rules for Reading the Holy Scriptures 25

The Relation of Holy Scripture to Holy Tradition 26

Rule of Faith 28

Liturgical Tradition 28

St. Scripture is the most important of the forms of the Holy Scriptures. Legends 28

DIVINE REVELATION AND THE CHURCH 30

ON THE SYMBOL OF FAITH 31

THE CONCEPT OF ECUMENICAL COUNCILS 32

On the First Article of the Symbol of Faith 34

/God is the Creator of the World 44

The motivation and purpose of creation. 46

On the Perfection of Creation 47