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Union with [[God]], to which Christians hold that [[Jesus Christ]] invited man, requires not just faith, but correct practice of faith. This is found in [[Holy Scripture]] in the following passages:([[First Epistle to the I Corinthians|1 Cor]] [http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=53&ch=011&l=2 11:2], [[Second Epistle to the II Thessalonians|2 Thes]] [http://drbo.org/cgi-bin/d?b=drb&bk=60&ch=002&l=15 2:15]) and the [[Church Fathers]], and is linked with the term ''praxis'' in Orthodox [[theology]]. In the context of Orthodoxy, praxis is mentioned opposite theology, in the sense of theory and practice, and is a word that means, globally, all that Orthodox ''do''. Praxis is ''living'' Orthodoxy.

Praxis is most strongly associated with [[worship]]. "Orthopraxis" is said to mean "right glory" or "right worship" [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/default.aspx]; only correct (or proper) practice, particularly the correct worship, will give the correct glory to God, which is one of the primary purposes of [[liturgy]], the work of the people. Orthodox sources maintain that in the West, Christianity has been reduced "to intellectual, ethical or social categories,", whereas (correct) worship is fundamentally important in our relationship to God, forming the faithful into the Body of Christ and providing the path to "true religious education" [http://www.sf.goarch.org/religioused/TheOrthodoxDifference.htm]." A "symbiosis of worship and work" is considered to be inherent in Orthodox ''praxis''[http://www.syrianorthodoxarchdiocese.com/anagalpura.html].