September 7, 2017
Philemon is a brief letter with only 335 words in the Greek text, and it appears in the New Testament without any specific context. Philemon and Onesimus, the main characters in the letter’s story, are unknown elsewhere in the New Testament. Many, if not most of the details, are lost to us as readers to […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 22, 2013
Peter Jay Martin, following in the footsteps of his father Joseph Lemuel Martin, authored a book that surveyed Revelation. Published by the McQuiddy Company (the Gospel Advocate publisher) in 1913, it was entitled The Mystery Finished, or The New Heavens and the New Earth. Peter’s book is not as well known as his father’s (The Voice of […]
11 Comments | Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Bible-Revelation, Christology, Church, Gospel, Kingdom, Millennialism, New Heavens and New Earth, Politics, Postmillennialism, Revelation | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 27, 2012
On Sunday, Jesus had entered Jerusalem triumphantly only to walk into the temple, see everything, and then go back to Bethany apparently frustrated. On Monday Jesus returned to the temple and angrily cleansed it. On Tuesday, as Jesus taught in the temple courts, the authorities confronted him about his actions, his relation to Rome and […]
3 Comments | Biblical Texts | Tagged: Anointing, Christology, Gospel, Judas, Mark 14:1-11, Oil, Poor, Woman | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 21, 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.] Jesus accomplishes the divine mission to make […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 9, 2009
The octogenarian David Lipscomb, knowing his last years were upon him, intentionally broached subjects and pressed points that he hoped would shape the future of the church. Here are few examples. Debates Need to End. Lipscomb thought that debates between “Baptists and disciples” needed to change or cease. They needed to stress the commonalities more […]
6 Comments | Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Baptists, Churches of Christ, Debates, Gospel, Humilty, Ministry of Jesus, Obedience, Poor, Rebaptism, Salvation Army, Sectarianism, Sermon on the Mount, William Booth | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks