John Mark Hicks

An English version is available here. La teología sacramental, en algunos sectores del cristianismo norteamericano, necesita una reorientación desde una comprensión antropocéntrica, centrada en el ser humano, donde los sacramentos son concebidos como meros actos de obediencia humana, hacia una comprensión más teocéntrica donde los sacramentos son concebidos como actos divinos de gracia a través […]

PDF version of the Review available here. Beyond the Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved, authored by Matthew W. Bates, is a provocative contribution to the “salvation wars.” It not only explores common ground among disputants but also invites them to embrace a holistic perspective “beyond the salvation […]

Dead in our sins we walked in the passions of the flesh and were enslaved by the powers that rule and work disobedience in humanity. But God–rich in mercy–loved us by making us alive with Christ, raising us up with Christ, and seating us with Christ in the heavenlies so that God might display his […]

In the Fall of 1978, I was attending Westminster Theological Seminary (seeking a sixty-six hour degree in theology) and preaching for the Northeast Philadelphia Church of Christ. I was twenty-one years old. The church asked me to give a series of radio lessons on a station that covered the Philadelphia market. They hoped it would […]

I think this is my first published article on baptism. It appeared in Basil Overton’s World Evangelist (December 1982). Teaching and writing over the next forty-two years has adjusted the language (hopefully improved the writing as well) but the substance remains with some nuancing. John Mark Hicks, “Baptism: Salvation by Works?” World Evangelist (December 1982). […]

This book, accessible here, was published in September, 2023. In May, 2024, I was asked to summarize it for a combined adult Bible class at the Homewood Church of Christ. That lesson is available below.

I recorded these in Ghana, Africa, at the request of Dr. Nathan Bills who teaches at Heritage Christian University in Ghana. The full play list is available at this link. The six videos are:

A Literary Digression: Faith Seeking Understanding About this we have much to say that is hard to explain, since you have become dull in understanding. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid […]

Texts: Acts 1:6-8; 2:16-21, 37-41 Days 56-58 in Around the Bible in Eighty Days. The prophet Joel promised Israel, who at the time was suffering a great national tragedy, a time when God would restore its fortunes. They would never again be same and all who called on the name of the Lord would be […]

Texts: Luke 3:21-22; Luke 4:1-2a, Luke 4:16-21; Matthew 4:13-17 Days 33-36 in Around the Bible in Eighty Days. Israel needed a do-over.  Humanity needed a do-over. The Messiah comes to recapitulate the story of humanity through the story of Israel. This lesson is the beginning of the Messiah’s participation in the story of Israel in […]