April 17, 2009
If the life and ministry of Jesus is our pattern, then we all fall woefully short. Consequently, whether it is conforming our character to the image of Jesus or embodying the ministry of Jesus through the church, we all–individuals and congregations–need divine mercy since we all fall woefully short of the image of God in Jesus. […]
15 Comments | 
Hermeneutics, Theology | Tagged: Antinomianism, Faith, Grace, Legalism, Libertinism, Patternism, Perfectionism, Salvation, Sanctification, Soteriology', Transformation | 
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 9, 2009
Patternism and a healthy theology of grace are not mutually exclusive. A previous post noted that Alexander Campbell did not make his particular understanding of the apostolic pattern a test of fellowship. The “ancient order” was not a soteriological category for him. Rather, it was a matter of communal sanctification, a matter of growth, development and […]
13 Comments | Hermeneutics, Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: CEI, Churches of Christ, Grace, Hermeneutics, J. D. Thomas, K. C. Moser, Legalism, Noninstsitutional, Patternism, R. C. Bell, Restorationism, Stone-Campbell, Tennessee Tradition, Texas Tradition | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 5, 2009
Cecil May, Jr.–Dean of the V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies at Faulkner University–is a kind, loving Christian gentlemen in the best sense of that term. He was the first to ever interview me for an academic position just weeks before Sheila died as he was about to become President of Magnolia Bible College. […]
27 Comments | Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Cecil May, Churches of Christ, Faith, G. C. Brewer, Grace, Hermeneutics, Humility, Jr., Legalism, Patternism | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks