The symbolism of the church: the church exterior and interior

nd holiness of God Himself, and commune most fully and perfectly with the divine life of the Kingdom of God which Christ has brought to the world. We do not have a comfortable past, present or future. But we can accept and transfigure misunderstanding, suffering and persecution because we know the risen Lord, God with us.
Orthodoxy sees itself as simple Christianity, no more, no less; not something exotic or strange, not an unfamiliar Eastern form of the Church, but as the very Body of him Who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
«We have seen the Resurrection of Christ; let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, who alone is without sin. We venerate Thy Cross, O Christ, and we praise and glorify Thy holy Resurrection. For Thou art our God; we know no other save Thee; upon Thy Name we call».