May 30, 2015
Below are summary statements that correspond to chapters or sections of chapters in my most recent book Enter the Water, Come to the Table (Leafwood, 2014). They summarize the theology present in the book, which is deeply rooted (I hope) in the story of God as given to us in Scripture. I am grateful for […]
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Theology | Tagged: Baptism, Eschaton, Eucharist, Israel, Lord's Supper, New Creation, Sacrament, Sacraments |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 18, 2015
Elect exiles. Scattered across the Roman provinces of modern Turkey, these Christians are called “exiles” due to their social dislocation within a culture hostile to their new way of life. Though “exiles,” they are nevertheless elect. But for what or to what are they elected? What does this election mean? In part, it means they […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: 1 Peter, 1 Peter 1:3-5, Arminian, Calvinist, Doxology, Eschatology, Eschaton, Faith, Inheritance, Regeneration |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
January 16, 2010
What is salvation? In my first post in this series I proposed the below chart as a way of answering that important question. In this post I will comment on the sixth sector (6). Past Justification Present Sanctification Future Glorification Personal Forgiveness of Sins and Relationship with God (1) Moral (Inner and Outer) Transformation (2) […]
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Theology | Tagged: Community, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Eschaton, Fellowship, Glorification, Heaven, Intimacy, Kingdom, Salvation, Unity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
September 12, 2008
There are many hermeneutical issues surrounding the Apocalypse, of course. And I will assume my own perspectives in this final installment on “Reverse the Curse.” One of my primary assumptions is the progressive cyclical undestanding of the seven seals, trumpets and bowls of wrath in the second vision (“in the Spirit,” 4:3) of Revelation (chapters 4-16). […]
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Theology | Tagged: Bible-Revelation, Consummation, Cosmos, Creation, Curse, Eschatology, Eschaton, New Creation, New Earth, New Heavens |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 2, 2008
I offer this methodology for thinking theologically about any particular theme or communal practice in Scripture. What I offer, however, is neither comprehensive nor complete but a theological trajectory. I hope to get more practical with this in the next few posts. A Basic Methodology First, and foundationally, the Christ Event (incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Assembly, Baptism, Christology, Church, Creation, Ecclesiology, Eschaton, Hermeneutics, Lord's Supper, Ministry of Jesus, Sacraments, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 1, 2008
After a “deserved” break (for you as well as me), I now return to my series on “theological hermeneutics.” (For the previous articles, see the heading “Hermeneutics” on my Serial Index page.) My last few posts in this series emphasized the redemptive-historical character of Scripture as a function of the narrative plot of God’s story. In […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Christology, Church, Eccelsiology, Eschatology, Eschaton, Hermeneutics, Image of God, Ministry of Jesus, Patternism, Restorationism, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 17, 2008
When I think of the dramatic story of Scripture in terms of divine presence (as I did in my previous post on theological hermeneutics), my mind always turns toward the absence of those whom I have loved and lost. This may seem a strange twist, but it is a natural flow for me because divine presence […]
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Hermeneutics, Pastoral Care, Spirituality, Theology | Tagged: Assembly, Comfort, Death, Divine Presence, Eschatology, Eschaton, Grief, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Care, Presence, Providence, Worship |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 14, 2008
At this point I am tempted to reproduce an earlier post entitled An Increasingly Common Analogy. Instead, I will simply ask those who are interested to read it. In summary, we are participating in a theodrama (to use Vanhoozer’s term in his Drama of Doctrine). On the analogy of a five act (or six, depending […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Christology, Creation, Drama, Eschatological, Eschaton, Hermeneutics, Image of God, Interpretation, Israel, Jesus, Ministry of Jesus, Script, Story, Theodrama, Theology |
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