John Mark Hicks

Unity is not only a given but a process. Paul calls us to maintain the unity the Spirit has created (Ephesians 4:3), but then calls us to grow up into unity (Ephesians 4:13). In other words, God has created unity, and we are one! But this unity is not always visible or realized in our […]

Hebrews 10:1-18 Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who approach. Otherwise, would they not have ceased being offered, since the worshipers, cleansed once […]

Introduction A.   The culture of the Greco-Roman world, including and perhaps especially Corinth, was highly sexualized. Public pornography was displayed on its city streets and on the walls of homes. B.   The Corinthians were puzzled by the sexual constraints of the Judeo-Christian worldview. Distancing oneself from former habits and practices in the sexualized world of […]

Ministry involves struggle, wounds, and hardships. Yet, Paul refuses to lose heart; he won’t give up. What drives this perseverance? It is because he keeps his eyes fixed on what is unseen rather than on what is seen. He keeps his eyes on eternal glory rather than temporary affliction. He keeps his focus on the […]

 With these below and my previous posts (1970s articles and Contending for the Faith articles), I collected my twelve articles that were published from 1977-1979 when I was 20-22 years old.   In a future post I will reflect on my theological journey through those years (maybe 🙂 ). “Holy Spirit Baptism in 1 Corinthians 12:13?” […]