“Born Again” Experience or Baptismal Regeneration?
Author: Robert Arakaki
Robert Arakaki administers the Orthodox-Reformed Bridge, “a meeting place for Evangelicals, Reformed and Orthodox Christians.” He attends Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Which Path to Church Unity? Recognition vs. Reception
The Great Apostasy: John Calvin and the Fall of the Church
Is Conversion to Orthodoxy Escapist? A Response to Pastor Steven Wedgeworth
Editor’s Note: We’ve been posting a number of replies lately to Calvinist pastor Steven Wedgeworth, not so much because we organized together to target his writings, but mainly because he has undertaken to criticize Orthodox Christianity in a recent series of pieces, and several of our writers feel that they are worth responding to. On 16 May 2013, The Calvinist International posted an article…
New Apostles or Old Heresy? An Orthodox Perspective on the New Apostolic Reformation
I was recently asked to help organize a memorial service for a mutual friend. When I was told that the “Apostle Johnson” would be doing the service, I didn’t know quite what to make of it. I knew of the Apostle Paul who traveled around the Roman Empire planting churches and writing authoritative epistles that churches were obligated to follow. The Apostle…
Remembering St. Nicholas, Recovering a Christian Heritage
Orthodox Worship Versus Contemporary Worship
Within the past few decades, a new form of worship has become widely popular among Christians. Where before people would sing hymns accompanied by an organ, then listen to a sermon, in this new worship there are praise bands that use rock band instruments, short, catchy praise songs, sophisticated Powerpoint presentations, and the pastor giving uplifting practical teachings about having a fulfilling…
An Orthodox Critique of Mercersburg Theology
Mercersburg Theology’s High Church Calvinism: A Dead End? In recent years a renewed interest in Mercersburg Theology has emerged among Calvinists. This can be seen by Keith Mathison’s Given For You: Reclaiming Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper (2002), W. Bradford Littlejohn’s The Mercersburg Theology and the Quest for Reformed Catholicity (2009) and Jonathan G. Bonomo’s Incarnation and Sacrament: The Eucharistic Controversy between Charles Hodge and John Williamson…
Why I Did Not Become Roman Catholic: A Sort of Response to Jason Stellman
I recently read former PCA pastor Jason Stellman‘s explanation for why he decided to head towards Rome. As I read through his “I Fought the Church, and the Church Won” (which has subsequently been removed from the website that published it) I was struck by the absence of any mention of the Orthodox Church. It is as if he had no awareness of the…
Why Evangelicals Need Mary
In recent years growing numbers of Evangelicals have become interested in Orthodoxy. Many want to convert to Orthodoxy but have difficulty with certain Orthodox teachings. Without question, one of the most difficult obstacles for any Protestant Evangelical interested in Orthodoxy is Mary. A large part of the problem lies in a communications gap between Evangelicals and Orthodox. Unlike Eastern Orthodoxy which has…