What are the principal teachings of Christ?

That we comprehend the truth of our life in Christ: that we are the children of God the Father; members of the body of Christ; the temple of God in which the Spirit of God dwells.

That we comprehend the purpose of our lives: which is to experience the promise of heaven; to be elevated by divine grace from glory to glory, awaiting the day of the coming of the Lord with joy.

That we strive with the aid of divine grace that we may walk in the Lord (Col. 2:6) and become an icon of the Lord Christ.

That we be aware of our weaknesses, endure the weaknesses of our brothers and sisters, and pray for their repentance and ours, saying “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

That we strive to work for the Kingdom of God, so that those who seek the salvation of their souls may be joined to the Church.

That we bear the image of Christ, as Pontius Pilate said that He always smiled but was never seen sniggering; and in certain situations, He was saddened, such as when He wept over Jerusalem which killed the prophets and rejected the Messiah, the Savior.

It befits us to accept the words of the Lord of Glory given that He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6); and to receive the seeds of eternal life that He plants in our hearts so we may enjoy the holy life, joy of the spirit, and eternity. As the apostle says, “having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever” (1 Pet. 1:23).