How does the Old Testament and New Testament relate to each other in the Orthodox Church?  Is there a connection and continuity in worship in the area of hymns, icons, and other distinctives of Orthodoxy?  His Eminence discuses how God related to His people through the Old Testament record of the Tabernacle.

From Solomon’s temple to remnants of the synagogue icons, the Old Testament revelation of how to worship God are continued and fulfilled in the New Testament cycle of liturgical services.

Orthodox worship is a solid, unbroken stream of worship that flows from the Old Testament into the New Testament worship. Abp. Lazar list quickly the Old Testament references to Jesus Christ.

A little about the author of the this post - Matt Cuthbertson is the father of 3 and a husband to 1. He is a convert to the Orthodox Church from a convergence movement background. Read more from this author