December 20, 2022
In January, 2021, Bammel Road Church of Christ in Houston, TX, asked me to share my understanding of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 with them. This is the ZOOM video for January 24, 2021. This presentation affirms the principle of “headship” (which needs definition) and the interdependency of women and men “in the Lord.” In the assembly, […]
No Comments » |
Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, Assembly, Authority, Female, Gender, Headship, Praying, Prophesying, Women |
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 15, 2015
This is an amazing story. Even Jesus is amazed. It is amazing because it involves a Roman centurion, who symbolizes occupying power. Luke’s readers, thirty to forty years later than the story itself, are probably amazed that the story’s central character is a Roman soldier. Rome, at that time, still occupied Israel, and Rome was […]
1 Comment |
Biblical Texts | Tagged: Authority, Centurion, Faith, Jesus, Luke 7:1-10 |
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 28, 2012
Leaving Perea and nearing Jericho, Jesus led the way towards Jerusalem. This is a determined, focused step in Mark’s description; Jesus is headed to Jerusalem. The disciples are alarmed (amazed) and others accompanying them are afraid. Apparently, they were astonished and concerned that Jesus was headed to Jerusalem where his enemies were numerous and powerful. […]
1 Comment |
Theology | Tagged: Authority, Bible-Mark, Gospel of Mark, Greatness, Kingdom of God, Mark 10:32-45, Power, Service, Suffering |
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
September 24, 2011
This story is the first of five where Jesus enconters conflict. Jesus becomes controversial in the eyes of some, particularly the religious leaders. Jesus forgives sin, eats with sinners, defies the traditions about fasting, and heals on the sabbath. Jesus does not conform to the traditons of the elders and he assumes a role in the […]
No Comments » |
Biblical Texts | Tagged: Authority, Bible-Gospel of Makr, Forgiveness, Healing, Mark 2:1-12, Paralytic, Son of Man |
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 15, 2009
Yes, it is true. I wrote articles for Contending for the Faith, edited by Ira Y. Rice, Jr., in the late 1970s. Ira Y. Rice, Jr. was a good friend of my father Mark N. Hicks. Ira would stay in our home, it seemed, at least once a year. He would either hold a meeting […]
19 Comments |
Personal, Theology | Tagged: Authority, Church Organization, Church Polity, Elders, Holy Spirit, Indwelling of the Holy Spirit, Ira Y. Rice, Jr., Leadership, Pneumatology, Polity, Sanctification, Scripture, Shepherds, Word |
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 13, 2009
This is quite daring, I must admit. Or, it might be rather idiotic. But in my quest to place my published writings on this webpage, I now turn to the 1970s. It is rather chilling and sometimes quite illuminating to actually read what I wrote thirty years ago (wow! I really am that old). It […]
6 Comments |
Personal, Theology | Tagged: Apostleship, Authority, Baptism, Bible-2 Thessalonians, Bible-Corinthians, Bible-Galatians, Bible-Romans, Calvinism, Creation, Divorce, Faith, Gender, Homosexuality, Justification, Marriage, Original Guilt, Original Sin, Patternism, Paul, Sanctification, Scripture, Speaking in Tongues, Spiritual Gifts, Tongues, Total Depravity, Women |
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
August 13, 2008
Do we need “authority” for what we believe and practice in the kingdom of God? I think so. It seems that Jesus was concerned about that very question when he raised it with his inquisitors regarding the baptism of John. “By what authority” seems to be a legitimate question (Matthew 23:23-27). [Perhaps someone might quibble […]
12 Comments |
Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Assembly, Authority, Baptism, CEI, Christ, Christ Event, Christology, Churches of Christ, Command, Example, Hermeneutics, Inference, Interpretation, Lord's Supper, Postive Law, Restoration Movement, Sacraments, Stone-Campbell |
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks