Searching for the Pattern by Hicks, John Mark -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Response from Readers Dedication Preface Acknowledgments Part I

Our Assemblies New Testament Worship What Does God Require of Us? Authorization Needed Looking in Acts and the Epistles The Law of Silence Tracing Authorization in Acts and the Epistles Questions Arise The Work of the Church The Non-Institutional Controversy The Point of Contention Through the Lens of 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Church Funds Only for the Church Complicated Rules A Learned Method

Part II

Two or Three Steps? The Method Returning to 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 The Biblical Narrative 2 Corinthians 8-9 – What Paul Doesn’t Do A Key Principle in 2 Corinthians 8-9 2 Corinthians 8-9 – Paul’s Use of Scripture 2 Corinthians 8-9 – Paul Appeals to Jesus A Theological Hermeneutic? Seeking the Heart of God

Part III

Two Hermeneutics The Mystery of Christ The Rule of Faith and Practice Summaries of the Faith The Gospel Authorizes Gospel Obedience The Ministry of Jesus The Gospels and Paul Restoration and New Creation Commands, Examples, and Necessary Inferences

Part IV

Regulating the Assembly A Command: “Do This in Remembrance of Me” Frequency of the Lord’s Supper Ecclesiastical Perfectionism The Pattern is Perfect, but I am Not The Fundamental Question How Did Jesus Read Scripture? Yes, I am a Patternist What I Wish I Had Understood

Appendices Case Study One Case Study Two Case Study Three Appendix Two Appendix Three

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