April 16, 2022
Paul began his “foolish” boasting by identifying how, as a minister of Christ, he endured hardships, dangers, threats, and loss for the sake of the ministry of reconciliation. In effect, he boasted in his endurance, and through this endurance he suffered “more” (hyper) than the “super (hyper) apostles.” Instead of listing his credentials, he preferred […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: 2 Corinthians 11:30-12:10, Grace, Power, Prayer, revelations, strength, Suffering, thorn in the flesh, Visions, weakness |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 5, 2022
[This is copied from my book Searching for the Pattern, pp. 90-104. Due to a recent bout with COVID-19, I have not had the energy or time to do any original writing on 2 Corinthians 8-9. However, I think the following captures the essence of Paul’s theological interests in this section of the letter. Two […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: 2 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, Economics, Exodus 16, Generosity, Giving, Grace, Incarnation, Macedonians, Manna, Money |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 30, 2017
The Reformation in a nutshell: We are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone to the glory of God alone as taught by Scripture alone. • Grace alone (sola gratia) means that God took initiative, supplies grace for every good work, and completes God’s work in us, and this includes a cooperative […]
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Uncategorized | Tagged: Christ, Eastern Orthodox, Faith, glory of God, Grace, Protestant, Reformation, Roman Catholic, Scripture |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 1, 2016
Review of Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace, by Keith D. Stanglin and Thomas H. McCall. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. This review first appeared in Restoration Quarterly 56 (2014): 258-259. This book is long overdue. While the shelves are filled with scholarly summaries of Augustine, Luther, Calvin, and Wesley, this is the first book-length […]
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Books | Tagged: Arminius, Calvinism, Election, Grace, Predestination, Reformed |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 8, 2013
The book unChristian alerted Christendom that it had an image problem with millennials. Christians are perceived as insensitive, judgmental and hypocritical. Some responses to the book were skeptical and defensive. Others not only agreed that Christianity had an image problem but they went further. Christianity has a reality problem, that is, contemporary discipleship is often […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Anger, Compassion, Forgiveness, Grace, Hospitality, Luke 15, Prodigal Son, Table, unChristian |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 7, 2012
Haggai’s first oracle, on August 29, 520 B.C.E., was directed to the governor Zerubbabel and the high priest Joshua as the royal (house of David) and priestly (house of Aaron) representatives of the people. Zerubbabel and Joshua, along with the “whole remnant of the people,” responded to Haggai by beginning work on the temple on […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Grace, Haggai 1:12-15, Presence, Promise, Temple |
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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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