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
January 6, 2012
Zechariah, a priest who returned with other Babylonian exiles to Jerusalem in 537 BCE, appears before the people in 520 BCE as a prophet. “The word of the Lord” comes to Zechariah—he is given a message from God to the people. Zechariah sees himself in line with the former prophets with a similar message, a […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Bible-Zechariah, Divine Presence, Prophets, Scripture, Temple, Word of the Lord, Zechariah 1:1-6 |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 15, 2009
Yes, it is true. I wrote articles for Contending for the Faith, edited by Ira Y. Rice, Jr., in the late 1970s. Ira Y. Rice, Jr. was a good friend of my father Mark N. Hicks. Ira would stay in our home, it seemed, at least once a year. He would either hold a meeting […]
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Personal, Theology | Tagged: Authority, Church Organization, Church Polity, Elders, Holy Spirit, Indwelling of the Holy Spirit, Ira Y. Rice, Jr., Leadership, Pneumatology, Polity, Sanctification, Scripture, Shepherds, Word |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 13, 2009
This is quite daring, I must admit. Or, it might be rather idiotic. But in my quest to place my published writings on this webpage, I now turn to the 1970s. It is rather chilling and sometimes quite illuminating to actually read what I wrote thirty years ago (wow! I really am that old). It […]
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Personal, Theology | Tagged: Apostleship, Authority, Baptism, Bible-2 Thessalonians, Bible-Corinthians, Bible-Galatians, Bible-Romans, Calvinism, Creation, Divorce, Faith, Gender, Homosexuality, Justification, Marriage, Original Guilt, Original Sin, Patternism, Paul, Sanctification, Scripture, Speaking in Tongues, Spiritual Gifts, Tongues, Total Depravity, Women |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 5, 2009
Some are worthwhile, some are not; or, at least, some are more worthwhile than others. 🙂 You will have to be the judge. “Ministerial Education,” Magnolia Messenger 11.6 (June 1989), 11, 14. Building on J. W. McGarvey’s article on ministerial education (Lard’s Quarterly, 1865, 239-250), the piece argues for a liberal arts education plus additional […]
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Biblical Texts, Church History, Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Alabama, Alexander Campbell, Bible-2 Peter, Bible-Matthew, Compassion, David Lipscomb, Education, Gospel Advocate, Inspiration, J. M. Barnes, J. W. McGarvey, Ministerial Education, Ministry of Jesus, Scripture, Stone-Campbell, Tennessee Tradition, Tertullian |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 11, 2008
One last post on spiritual or contemplative reading of Scripture….I think. Afterwards, I will take a weekend break from blogging to enjoy some time with my wife. “Praying the Psalms” has been a intermittent habit of mine. Sometimes I have devoted myself to it and at other times I have laid it aside. As I […]
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Hermeneutics, Pastoral Care, Spirituality | Tagged: Bible-Psalms, Contemplation, Contemplative Bible Reading, Lament, Meditation, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Reading, Spirituality |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 9, 2008
As I mentioned in my previous post, I was enriched by attending a session on contemplative spirituality at Lipscomb’s Summer Celebration led by Randy Harris, Rhonda Lowry and Gary Holloway. In this post I will describe how Gary Holloway reminded me of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina which has been part of my spiritual meditations off […]
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Hermeneutics, Spirituality | Tagged: Bible Reading, Bible-Isaiah, Contemplation, Contemplative Bible Reading, Lectio Divina, Meditation, Prayer, Scripture, Spirituality |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 8, 2008
Last Friday, July 4, I attended a session on contemplative spirituality led by Randy Harris, Rhonda Lowry and Gary Holloway at Lipscomb’s Summer Celebration. These three along with Jackie Halstead lead a seminar on deepening spiritualitysponsored by New Wineskins. I have not yet participated in the program but I know some who have. I have […]
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Hermeneutics, Spirituality | Tagged: Bible Reading, Bible-Mark, Contemplation, Contemplative Bible Reading, Inductive Bible Study, Meditation, Scripture, Spirituality |
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