Can We Trust That Christian Orthodoxy Got It Right? – Part 6
Why the Historic Faith Still Speaks Today
What does orthodoxy mean to us?
We’ve traced Christian orthodoxy from Jesus Himself to the formation of the creeds and the canon. We’ve seen how the faith was preserved, clarified, and passed down through living tradition. But now comes the real test:
What does it mean for the human heart?
How does orthodoxy shape the way we live for Christ?
We live in an age of expressive individualism—where truth is confused with preference, subjective claims are treated as objective facts, and identity is self-constructed. In this world, orthodoxy can feel like an old grandmother with a cane: stifling, outdated, oppressive.
But orthodoxy isn’t about suppressing the self.
It’s about recognizing who we are in light of the truth the gospel reveals.
Orthodoxy preserves truth.
Right theology reveals Christ.
And Christ reveals God.
In 1 Corinthians 15:13–14, Paul writes:
“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.”
Orthodoxy roots the gospel in history—not mythology.
That Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
The resurrection isn’t just one doctrine among many.
Its implications run through everything:
Christ’s divinity, the Trinity, the nature of love, the Incarnation, the cross, and the hope of our own resurrection.
Orthodoxy informs the truths around which our lives revolve.
And most importantly—it gives us purpose.
In a world of shifting values, orthodoxy offers something rare:
Stability. Rootedness. Continuity.
It reminds us that we are not the first to ask hard questions.
That doubt is not new.
That our faith has been tried—and found trustworthy.
Orthodoxy preserves our understanding of:
- Who God is
- The theology of salvation
- Who Christ is
- What the Spirit does
- The role of the Church
- The coming Kingdom of God
It bears the Christian hope from the first century to the modern age.
Orthodoxy bears the witness of the disciples of Christ—proclaiming His good news to every generation.
The Church must continue in orthodoxy:
To preserve the gospel.
To speak the truth.
To pass on the faith faithfully.
As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:3–8:
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve…”
To live it.
To teach it.
To pass it on.
So, Can We Trust That Christian Orthodoxy Got It Right?
Yes.
Not because the church was perfect.
But because the gospel is powerful.
Not because tradition is infallible.
But because truth is resilient.
Not because we understand everything.
But because we trust the One who does.
Orthodoxy is not the end of the journey.
It’s the road that leads us home.
Let’s walk it well.
Apologetics in the Lion City 