June 16, 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 Father elects, redeems and saves in […]
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Theology | Tagged: communal, Community, Declarative, Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Faith, Forgiveness, Glorification, Grace, individualism, Justification, Kingdom of God, Participatory, Salvation, Sanctification, Soteriology', Transformation, Trinity, Works |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 25, 2009
In 1946 Roy Key of Juneau, Alaska, caused a small stir with his article “The Righteousness of God” in the January 24 issue of the Gospel Advocate. It promoted “some ideas,” one reader wrote, that he “not been accustomed to hearing.” As a result, G. C. Brewer took up his pen to commend the article […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Churches of Christ, Faith, Foy E. Wallace, G. C. Brewer, Grace, Guy N. Woods, James A. Harding, Jr., Justification, K. C. Moser, Plan of Salvation, Tennessee Tradition, Texas Tradition, Works |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 24, 2009
My quest continues as I post older materials to my website, some published, some previously unpublished. 1. On October 8-9, 1993, I led a Men’s Leadership Retreat at Camp Idlewild, Virginia on the topic “Where’s the Grace?” (It is not my fault, Bob Clark invited me!) I have uploaded the lesson handouts and my rough […]
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Biblical Texts, Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Assurance, Bible-Ephesians, Bible-Hebrews, Churches of Christ, Faith, Fellowship, Grace, Justification, Sanctification, Works |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 15, 2008
Kenney Carl Moser (1893-1976) was one of the most significant players in the theological arena of Churches of Christ in the twentieth century. My friend Bobby Valentine has recently demonstrated in a paper delivered at the 2007 Christian Scholar’s Conference at Rochester College (entitled “In with Wallace, Out with Brewer: K. C. Moser in the 1920s”) that K. C. […]
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Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: Atonement, Baptism, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, Faith, Firm Foundation, Foy E. Wallace, G. C. Brewer, Gospel Advoate, Grace, Guy N. Woods, Holy Spirit, Justification, K. C. Moser, Nashville Bible School, R. L. Whiteside, Sanctification, Stone-Campbell, Tenessee Tradition, Texas Tradition, Works |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 8, 2008
I have added one of my earlier published pieces to the blog. I presented this lecture at a Harding Graudate School of Religion forum in 1992. It addresses the relationship between justification and sanctification in the context of assurance. You may access the lecture here. I plan to continuously add to my pages the rest […]
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Theology | Tagged: Assurance, Christology, Churches of Christ, Faith, Grace, Justification, Sacraments, Salvation, Sanctification, Works |
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