Question #25
of An Orthodox Catechism
Question
What believest thou when thou sayest, I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth?
Answer
I believe the everlasting Father of our Lord Iesus Christ,1 who made of nothing Heaven and Earth, with all that are in them; who likewise upholdeth2 and governeth the same by his eternal Counsel and3 Providence. This God I believe to be my God and Father for Christ sake; and therefore so trust in him, and rely on him, that I make no doubt but he will provide all4 things necessary both for my soul and body; and further, whatsoever evils he sendeth on me in this troublesome life, he5 will turn them to my safety; seing both he is able to do it, as being6 God Almighty, and willing to do it, as7 being a bountiful Father.