John Mark Hicks

Exodus “Event” Texts to Know– Deuteronomy 5.12-15, Shabbat rehearses the Hesed story– Psalm 66– Psalm 68– Psalm 114, part of the Egyptian Hallel– Psalm 136.10-26,– Isaiah 63.7-14– 1 Corinthians 10.1-5 Exodus Comes before Sinai,Calvary Comes before Pentecost,Grace Comes before Faith,It always has, it always will. Deliverance, Rescue, Salvation by Hesed “According to the abundance of […]

Texts to Know Deuteronomy 16.1-8Deuteronomy 26.1-15Joshua 5.1-12Psalms 113-1182 Chronicles 301 Corinthians 5.7-8Matthew 26.17-39                                                       Outline of Section 12.1-27            12.29-39    12.43-49       13.1-16         13.17-14.29         15.1-21Passover/            Story       Passover        Firstborn/       Story                 Worship/Unleavened                                              Unleavened                     Moses & Miriam(Learning to Worship)                                                                              (Ike & Tina)                     Liturgy Encloses the Event of the Exodus in the Book of Exodus               (Outline adapted and modified from […]

Humanity, according to Psalm 12, is filled with people who live with a “double heart,” flatter others for power, and boast of their exploits while asking, “Who is Adonai to us?” They are predators who seek their own prestige and power. “Help” is the only imperative in the Psalm, and it is the first word. […]

An English version is available here. El Padre elige, redime y salva en Cristo mediante el poder del Espíritu Santo. La unión con Cristo es la expresión general de la totalidad de nuestra salvación. Esta unión abarca todos los aspectos de nuestra salvación. La sabiduría de Dios —Jesucristo en quien Dios está reconciliando al mundo— […]

Dead in our sins we walked in the passions of the flesh and were enslaved by the powers that rule and work disobedience in humanity. But God–rich in mercy–loved us by making us alive with Christ, raising us up with Christ, and seating us with Christ in the heavenlies so that God might display his […]

In the Fall of 1978, I was attending Westminster Theological Seminary (seeking a sixty-six hour degree in theology) and preaching for the Northeast Philadelphia Church of Christ. I was twenty-one years old. The church asked me to give a series of radio lessons on a station that covered the Philadelphia market. They hoped it would […]

I think this is my first published article on baptism. It appeared in Basil Overton’s World Evangelist (December 1982). Teaching and writing over the next forty-two years has adjusted the language (hopefully improved the writing as well) but the substance remains with some nuancing. John Mark Hicks, “Baptism: Salvation by Works?” World Evangelist (December 1982). […]

This book, accessible here, was published in September, 2023. In May, 2024, I was asked to summarize it for a combined adult Bible class at the Homewood Church of Christ. That lesson is available below.

Frontier Calvinism emphasized the necessity of regeneration as well as repentance before faith. The Spirit awakens godly sorrow that leads to faith. Consequently, the regenerate person mourns, regrets and despairs over sin and then comes to saving faith through some kind of religious experience. From the beginning the Stone-Campbell Movement rejected this conversion narrative. In […]

Salvation Through Judgment and Mercy is the title of Bryan Estelle’s book in The Gospel According to the Old Testament series (Presbyterian and Reformed). Judgment for Jonah is not retribution or revenge; it is the means of salvation. Through judgment, God saves Jonah from himself and renews Jonah’s missional call. God is not punishing Jonah; […]