May 16, 2016
It is rather distressing to see Christians wringing their hands over the state of the nation. Facebook is populated by “Christian rants,” which reflect a state of anxiety, anger, and angst. Many live in fear. Believers, however, worship God. Perhaps the contrast is not apparent. Perhaps Christians are so filled with fear, it is difficult […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Assembly, Creation, Psalm 96, Sovereignty, Worship |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 20, 2013
The Lamb, having taken the book of prophetic judgment from the hand of God, now begins to open it by breaking the seals. Systematically, the Lamb breaks one seal after another–six in Revelation 6. As each seal is opened John hears and sees a variety of images that evidence divine judgment or are related in […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Empire, Judgment, justice, Kingdom of God, Lament, Providence, Revelation 6, Seven Seals, Six Seals, Sovereignty, Theodicy, World Powers |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
July 7, 2013
Revelation 4-16 gives us eyes to see the conflict between the kingdom of God and world powers with the eyes of God. We see the conflict between the kingdom of God and the kingdoms of this earth from a heavenly perspective; we see it from the throne room of God. John, “in the Spirit,” is […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Assembly, Chaos, God, Kingdom, Revelation 4, Sovereignty, Throne, Worship |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 23, 2012
On June 8, 1861, Tennesseans voted for secession. On July 2 the state joined the Confederacy and, consequently, entered the war against the Union. Tolbert Fanning floods the July issue of the Gospel Advocate with three rather lengthy articles on war, peace and “world powers.” The first, “The Kingdom of God Triumphant Over the Kingdoms of […]
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Theology | Tagged: Kingdom of God, Peace, Sovereignty, Tolbert Fanning, War |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 8, 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 divine community enjoys communion with the […]
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Theology | Tagged: Community, Creation, God, Love, Materiality, Natural Theology, Omnipotence, Providence, Revelation, Sabbath, Sovereignty, Theology, Trinity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks