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Plucking the TULIP (1) – An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki offers an Orthodox critique of Reformed theology, specifically the doctrinal formula TULIP, arguing for a more relational approach to salvation than to the more forensic and mechanistic approach of the Reformed tradition.
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Salvation, Reformed Doctrine Of Predestination, Orthodox Church
Holy Saturday and the Harrowing of Hell
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki shows how in the Orthodox tradition hell is not a fearful place of torment and punishment, but rather a battlefield where a great battle was fought and Christ triumphed over the enemy Death.
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Hell, Holy Saturday, Orthodox Church, Harrowing Of Hell
An Orthodox Critique of the Cultural/Dominion Mandate
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki offers an Orthodox critique of Christian Reconstructionism, arguing for an understanding of the cultural mandate in the context of the Eucharist, not in theocratic rule.
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Federal Theology, Orthodox Church, Eucharist
Plucking the TULIP (4) — An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki offers an Orthodox critique of Reformed theology, specifically Reformed monergism and its "heretical implications," arguing instead for a personal approach: personal faith in Christ and personal union with Christ that transforms us.
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Persons, Reformed Doctrine Of Predestination, Orthodox Church
Remembering Our Ancestors
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Robert Arakaki introduces the Sunday before Christmas, known to the Orthodox as the Sunday of the Holy Genealogy, the day the Orthodox Church commemorates the ancestors of Christ from Adam to Joseph.
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Christmas, Genealogy Of Christ, Liturgics, Orthodox Church
An Eastern Orthodox Critique of Mercersburg Theology
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki offers an Orthodox critique of Mercersburg Theology, arguing it as a failure to reconnect with the Church’s ancient roots and to recover the unity of the Church.
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Orthodox Church, Mercersburg Theology, Fathers Of The Church
Evidence for Christ’s Descent Into Hell
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki explores Christ’s descent into Hell from the perspective of scripture and Church tradition.
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Orthodox Church, Descent Of Christ Into Hell, Hell, Harrowing Of Hell
The Triumphal Entry – Palm Sunday
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Worship and the Sacraments, Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki examines the Triumphal Entry of Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church liturgy and worship.
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Palm Sunday, Christus Victor, Orthodox Church
Plucking the TULIP (3) — An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki offers an Orthodox critique of Reformed theology, specifically its monergistic understanding of the Trinity, arguing instead for a more relational understanding.
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Trinity, Filioque, Reformed Doctrine Of Predestination, Orthodox Church
Orthodox Christmas
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Robert Arakaki offers commentary on the “Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ – Vespers service” in the Orthodox Church.
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Christmas, Hymn, Vespers, Orthodox Church
Preparing for Lent
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Worship and the Sacraments, Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki shows both the theological and liturgical place of repentance in lenten preparations, and follows with an examinations of repentance in the Reformed and Orthodox traditions.
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Lent, Repentance, Orthodox Church, Reformed Churches
Holy Thursday
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Robert Arakaki introduce the Service of Holy Passion in the Orthodox Church, where the passion narratives from all four Gospels are read in twelve instalments as a long meditation on Christ’s death on the Cross.
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Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Liturgy, Passion Of Jesus Christ In The Four Gospels
Geneva Bible for Orthodox Russia?
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Scripture
Robert Arakaki offers a cautiously skeptical assessment of the New Geneva Study Bible from the perspective of the Orthodox tradition.
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Geneva, Versions Of The Bible, Orthodox Church
Orthodox Worship Versus Contemporary Worship
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki uses Old Testament patterns to contrast Orthodox worship and Contemporary Christian worship.
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Worship, Old Testament, Orthodox Church
Following Christ in Holy Week
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki introduces and outlines the various services during Holy Week in the Orthodox Church, linking them to a discipleship that follows Christ closely.
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Holy Week, Orthodox Church, Discipleship, Pascha
Does John 6:44 Teach Predestination?
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Scripture, Article about Theology
In this commentary on John 6:44, Robert Arakaki examines the text from both a Reformed and an Orthodox Church perspective.
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Predestination, Reformed Doctrine Of Predestination, Orthodox Church, Calvinism
Plucking the TULIP (2) – An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
Robert Arakaki offers an Orthodox critique of Reformed theology, specifically the doctrinal formula TULIP's understanding of the Trinity, arguing that the Orthodox approach allows for free will and genuine love.
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Free Will, Reformed Doctrine Of Predestination, Orthodox Church, Trinity
Why Evangelicals Need Mary
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki challenges the misunderstanding that Orthodox Christians worship Mary.
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Mary, Orthodox Church, The Blessed Virgin Mary
Discipleship: Orthodox & Protestant
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Theology
In this essay from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki examines the subject of discipleship to highlight some similarities and differences between the Orthodox and Reformed traditions.
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Discipleship, Orthodox Church, Reformed Churches
The Biblical Basis For Icons
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith Blogs
Article about Scripture, Article about Theology
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki outlines a biblical case for the use of icons in worship and theology.
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Incarnation, Image Of God, Icon, Christian Iconography
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