February 22, 2017
Paul describes salvation in three tenses—past, present and future. We have been saved (Ephesians 2:8), we are in the process of being saved (2 Corinthians 2:15), and we will be saved (Romans 5:9-10). Theologians have generally summarized these “tenses” as “Justification, Sanctification, and Glorification.” The Stone-Campbell Movement has recognized each of these, but different people […]
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Uncategorized | Tagged: Baptism, Eschatology, Faith, Glorification, Justification, Sanctification, Soteriology', Stone-Campbell |
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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
June 16, 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.] The Father elects, redeems and saves in […]
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Theology | Tagged: communal, Community, Declarative, Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Faith, Forgiveness, Glorification, Grace, individualism, Justification, Kingdom of God, Participatory, Salvation, Sanctification, Soteriology', Transformation, Trinity, Works |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 22, 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.] The Holy Spirit, as the personal presence […]
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Theology | Tagged: Assembly, Eschatology, Glorification, Holy Spirit, Indwelling of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Pneumatology, Presence, Redemptive-History, Sanctification, Transformation, Trinity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks