January 5, 2016
The only Hebrew word for repentance used in Jonah—to turn (sub)—appears only in this section of Jonah. Twice it describes the Ninevites (Jonah 3:8, 10) who turn away from evil, but twice God is the subject of the verb (Jonah 3:9). God also turns. Nineveh repented, and—in response–so did God. Nineveh’s Repentance From the time […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Arminianism, Cosmic, Creation, Divine Repentance, Jonah, Jonah 3:7-10, Nineveh, Open Theism, Reformed Theology, Repentance |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 5, 2013
Ever since the emergence of open theism on the evangelical scene in the 1990s, there have been several attempts to saddle Arminianism with the theological interests of open theism. On the one hand, Reformed theologians find it to their advantage to identify Arminianism and open theism, if for no other reason than the slippery slope […]
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Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Arminius, Calvinism, Concurrence, Evil, Governance, Jacobus Arminius, Open Theism, Providence, Reformed Theology, Suffering |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 18, 2010
Twenty-five years ago this month I defended my dissertation at Westminster Theological Seminary. I remember that I was confident but somewhat intimidated at the same time. It was a weird feeling. One goal of a dissertation is to know more than your Professors on the topic. 🙂 At the same time, they know some things […]
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Church History, Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Arminius, Calvinism, Dutch Theology, Enlightenment, Jacobus Arminius, John Locke, Philip van Limborch, Remonstrantism, Remonstrants |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 23, 2009
[Note: I am attempting to keep these SBD installments under 2000 words each, but that is–of course–quite inadequate for the topics covered. Consequently, these contributions are more programmatic than they are explanatory or defenses of the positions stated. You may access the whole series at my Serial page.] Defending God is not my job. Good […]
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Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Calvinism, Christology, Concurrentism, Eschatology, Evil, God, Good, Problem of Evil, Providence, Reformed Theology, Suffering, Theodicy |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 14, 2009
[Note: I am attempting to keep these SBD installments under 2000 words each, but that is–of course–quite inadequate for the topics covered. Consequently, these contributions are more programmatic than they are explanatory or defenses of the positions stated. You may access the whole series at my Serial page.] God elects us in Christ through faith […]
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Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Assurance, Calvinism, Covenant, Election, Faith, Grace, Israel, Predestination, Reformed |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 24, 2009
In my previous post I summarized the conclusions of Keith Stanglin in his recent book Arminius on the Assurance of Salvation: The Context, Roots, and Shape of the Leiden Debate, 1603-1609. In this post, I want to offer an extended theological comment on the nature of assurance for Calvinists and Arminians. I will indulge this […]
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Theology | Tagged: Arminianism, Assurance, Calvinism, Faith, Grace, John Calvin, Salvation, Soteriology', temporary faith |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 23, 2009
Given some recent comments, I thought I would share my review of a recent book that will soon appear in Restoration Quarterly. The author, Keith Stanglin, is a friend and former student (indeed, he was my Graduate Assistant for several years) at Harding University Graduate School of Religion. He now teaches at Harding University in […]
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Books | Tagged: Arminianism, Arminius, Assurance, Calvinism, Despair, Faith, Gomarus, Keith Stanglin, Reformed, Secruity, Soteriology', Trust |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
December 22, 2008
Recently a researcher in Europe asked for a copy of my article The Righteousness of Saving Faith: Arminian Versus Remonstrant Grace (published in Evangelical Journal in 1991) to assist his investigation of Arminianism. It gave me the opportunity to dig it up and put it on my website. The article is based on my Ph.D. […]
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Church History, Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Arminianism, Arminius, Atonement, Calvinism, Churches of Christ, Faith, Guy N. Woods, Justification, K. C. Moser, Limborch, Merit, R. C. Bell, Remonstrant Brotherhood, Stone-Campbell |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 10, 2008
As an addendum to my series on Calvinism and Arminianism I want to connect this discussion to the conversions of Barton W. Stone and Alexander Campbell. Both first approached God through the lens of Calvinist theology and preaching. Neither could find assurance through that preaching because they were not certain of God’s love for them. […]
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Books, Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Alexander Campbell, Arminianism, Assurance, Barton W. Stone, Calvinism, Grace, Love, Reformed Theology, Salvation, Security, Stone-Campbell, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks