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Philemon and the Book of Sirach
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
Article about Scripture
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki argues that reading Philemon against the Book of Sirach shows how the Apocrypha influenced the moral teachings of the New Testament and informed the Apostles' writings.
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Apocrypha, New Testament, Orthodox Church, Philemon (book)

Plucking the TULIP (1) – An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Orthodox Church

Plucking the TULIP (4) — An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Orthodox Church

Remembering Our Ancestors
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Orthodox Church

An Eastern Orthodox Critique of Mercersburg Theology
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Church Fathers

Plucking the TULIP (3) — An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Orthodox Church, Relationship

The Triumphal Entry – Palm Sunday
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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

Preparing for Lent
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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 Saturday and the Harrowing of Hell
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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

Orthodox Christmas
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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

Holy Thursday
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Passion, Orthodox Church

Geneva Bible for Orthodox Russia?
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Orthodox Church

The Biblical Basis For Icons
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Iconography, Face

Orthodox Worship Versus Contemporary Worship
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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

Does John 6:44 Teach Predestination?
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Orthodox Church, Calvinism

Plucking the TULIP (2) – An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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, Orthodox Church, Trinity, Love

Why Evangelicals Need Mary
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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 (mother Of Jesus Christ), Orthodox Church

Discipleship: Orthodox & Protestant
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
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

Why We Need an All-English Liturgy
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki calls out a "language problem" in the Orthodox church, arguing for an all-English worship service.
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Liturgy, Language, Orthodox Church

Theosis and Our Salvation in Christ
Robert Arakaki | Ancient Faith
Article about Theology
In this article from the Orthodox tradition, Robert Arakaki uses scripture and the Church Fathers to introduce the doctrine of theosis.
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Jesus Christ's Humanity And Divinity, Glory, Salvation, Orthodox Church
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