August 18, 2015
Several weeks ago, Michael Shank asked—by email—if I would review his new book, When Shovels Break, on my blog. Since I reviewed his first book Muscle and a Shovel, I thought it brotherly to say “Yes” to his request, just as I have responded to all his communication with me in the wake of my […]
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Books | Tagged: Church, Ecclesiology, Hermeneutics, Interpretation, Michael J. Shank, Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel, When Shovels Break |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
December 27, 2011
Should the results of sceince ever revise our interpretations of Scripture? There was a time when, according to our Stone-Campbell forefather, people believed that “the sun moved around the earth; they interpreted the Bible to say so.” But when “the investigation of the laws of the material world proved the earth moves around the sun,” their interpretation of the […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: David Lipscomb, Evolution, Geology, Hermeneutics, Interpretation, Science, Stone-Campbell |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
August 13, 2008
Do we need “authority” for what we believe and practice in the kingdom of God? I think so. It seems that Jesus was concerned about that very question when he raised it with his inquisitors regarding the baptism of John. “By what authority” seems to be a legitimate question (Matthew 23:23-27). [Perhaps someone might quibble […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Assembly, Authority, Baptism, CEI, Christ, Christ Event, Christology, Churches of Christ, Command, Example, Hermeneutics, Inference, Interpretation, Lord's Supper, Postive Law, Restoration Movement, Sacraments, Stone-Campbell |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
August 11, 2008
So, what about the assembly? [“What about lifestyle?” is, of course, an equally–perhaps more–important question, but this has not been the historic location of hermeneutical debates among Churches of Christ though I hope we will spend more time on that question in the future–and sometimes in the past we have, as with David Lipscomb and […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Assembly, Christ Event, Christology, Churches of Christ, Gospel, Hermeneutics, Interpretation, Lord's Day, Pattern, Patternism, Poor, Poverty, Restoration Movement |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
August 7, 2008
Fortunately for us, Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 do not stand alone. In another letter to the Corinthians, chapters 8 & 9 of what we call 2 Corinthians, Paul felt compelled to further encourage the Corinthians to follow through on their commitment to the poor saints in Jerusalem. This is fortunate because we have a wonderful opportunity […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Bible-Corinthians, CEI, Churches of Christ, Giving, Grace, Hermeneutics, Interpretation, Metanarrative, Narrative, Narrative Theology, Poor, Poverty, Redemptive-Historical, Wealth |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
August 1, 2008
“It ain’t that complicated.” My recent series on “theological hermeneutics” may seem complicated. I may have made it look complicated. But I don’t think it is complicated at all. The method for which I argued does call for inductive Bible study, reflection, contemplation, holistic thinking, attention to the plot (metanarrative) in the theodrama, prayer, communal dialogue, […]
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Hermeneutics, Spirituality, Theology | Tagged: CEI, Churches of Christ, Commands, Example, Hermeneuticals, Holy Spirit, Inference, Interpretation, Metanarrative, Narrative Theology, Objective, Objectivity, Patternism, Patterns, Restoration Movement, Restorationism, Sanctification, Spiritual, Spirituality, Stone-Campbell, Subjective, Subjectivity, Theology, Transformation, Understanding, Wisdom |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 4, 2008
Is the hermeneutical move from Scripture to application a “Texas Two-Step” or something else? Two or Three? By “Texas Two-Step” I do not mean the country/western dance that moves in sync with 4/4 time. 🙂 I am referring to the basic hermeneutical practice of moving from Scripture to application in “two steps.” Step One: The […]
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Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Application, CEI, Churches of Christ, Command, Example, Hermeneutics, Inference, Interpretation, Lord's Supper, Patternism, Patterns, Primitivism, Restoration Movement, Restorationism, Scripture, Stone-Campbell, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 19, 2008
It is time for another “Stone-Campbell Web Notes” post. [I actually have no schedule–it is my whim based on what I find interesting. And I am the sole determiner of what is interesting in terms of these Web Notes. 🙂 ] If you are interested in some spirited discussion on traditional issues among Churches of […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Bible-Acts, Christian Church, Churches of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Hermeneutics, House Church, Instrumental Music, Interpretation, Mac Lyon, Missions, Restoration Movement, Stone-Campbell, Tolbert Fanning, Unity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks