Jack Cottrell Explained

Jack Cottrell
Birth Date:30 April 1938
Birth Place:Stamping Ground, Kentucky, U.S.
Education:Cincinnati Christian University (BA)
University of Cincinnati (BS)
Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv)
Princeton Theological Seminary (PhD)

Jack Cottrell (April 30, 1938 – September 16, 2022)[1] [2] was a Christian theologian, philosopher and author in the Christian churches and churches of Christ. He was a professor of theology at Cincinnati Christian University from 1967 to 2015.[3] He authored many books on Christian philosophy, doctrine and theology.[4]

Early life and education

Jack Cottrell was born in Stamping Ground, Kentucky. Cottrell received a BA from Cincinnati Christian University in 1959 and also a BS from the University of Cincinnati.[5] He earned an M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary.[6] His book "BAPTISM: Zwingli or the Bible" is a "layman's" version of his doctoral thesis.

Cottrell married his wife Barbara in 1958.[7]

Cincinnati Christian University

Cottrell returned to Cincinnati Christian University in 1967 holding a conservative view of the Bible and Christianity. He taught at CCU for 49 years.

Books & Articles

Cottrell authored 45 books on Christian theology and doctrine, including 24 books in the last five years of his life.[8] Topics included grace, faith, baptism, Biblical accuracy, Biblical consistency, and the nature of God.[9] [10] He also wrote on leadership and gender roles in Christianity.

His books include:

He has also authored Biblical commentaries.[13] Including:

A prolific writer, Cottrell wrote articles in a variety of Christian publications. His articles appeared most frequently in The Restoration Herald, published monthly by The Christian Restoration Association ("C.R.A.") in Mason, Ohio. Cottrell served as a Trustee of the C.R.A. from 2003 to 2021. In December 1961, he submitted an opinion piece for The Restoration Herald and then in June of the following year his article "The Use of Scriptural Terminology by Disciples of Christ Leaders" was published in a four-part series. In April 2011, he began penning the "Ask the Professor" column which appeared monthly.[15]

Theology

Cottrell supported conservative beliefs of inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible[5] and that baptism by immersion is the Biblical method.[16] [17] [18] Cottrell was critical of Calvinism and mostly supported Arminianism,[19] [20] [21] despite attending theological institutions associated with the Reformed tradition.

Trinity

Cottrell believed that the "Father, Son and Spirit are distinct persons who exist simultaneously and interact with one another."[22] He rejected modalism, which says that there are no distinctions between God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Cottrell called modalism heretical and a "seriously false doctrine" but believed someone who believes in modalism can be saved.[22]

Original Sin

Cottrell denied original sin, at least in the traditional sense. He believed that Romans 5:12-18 actually states that any original sin that might have existed is wiped out by "Original Grace" given to everyone through the death and resurrection of Jesus.[23] [24] When a person sins, they receive partial depravity. Cottrell defined partial depravity as, "no matter how evil sinners may be, they all have the ability to make a free-will choice to accept the gospel."[25]

Temporality of God

Cottrell posited that God is temporal, although not bound by time.[26] [27]

Baptism

Cottrell believed that baptism is "commanded in a salvation situation",[28] stating that baptism is required for salvation. He said that "repentance and baptism are ... obedience to the gospel, and are works in the same sense that faith is."

Anti-Feminism

Cottrell was a leading opponent in the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ of equality for women.

In the late 1980s, Cottrell became alarmed by the incursion of feminism in the church, which he believed was against God's original design for the church. He published the book Feminism and the Bible: An Introduction to Feminism for Christians in 1992.[29] The book dismissed every version of feminism, including evangelical feminism, as unscriptural.

Cottrell sat on the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. The mission of CBMW stats that it is "primarily to help the church defend against the accommodation of secular feminism." (CBMW Mission and Vision Statement)[30] As enumerated in its [Danvers Statement], CBMW is an evangelical organization that seeks to encourage women to the roles assigned to them by the Bible. Moreover, in every walk of life, men are expected to "exercise headship" while women are to "be in submission".(Danvers Statement)

Cottrell published two more books, Gender Roles and the Bible: Creation, the Fall, and Redemption: A Critique of Feminist Biblical Interpretation (1995), and Headship, Submission, and the Bible: Gender Roles in the Home (2008).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mack . Michael C . September 17, 2022 . Jack Cottrell and God's Plan A+ . 17 September 2022 . Christian Standard . 1.
  2. Web site: Jack Warren Cottrell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information . 2022-09-29 . www.fitchdenney.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Cincinnati Bible Seminary » Faculty . Ccuniversity.edu . 2010-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224072230/http://www.ccuniversity.edu/seminary/faculty/ . 2010-12-24 . dead .
  4. Web site: Wipf and Stock Publishers . Wipfandstock.com . 2010-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061752/http://wipfandstock.com/author/13716 . 2011-07-17 . dead .
  5. Web site: What I Have Learned in 50 Years as a Theologian (Part 2) . Christian Standard . May 30, 2010. 2010-12-08.
  6. Web site: Jack Cottrell . Ccubookstore.com . 2010-12-08 . December 21, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091221032145/http://www.ccubookstore.com/jackcottrell.html . dead .
  7. Web site: Jack Cottrell . copanews.org . 2009-05-27 . 2010-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725195014/http://copanews.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid= . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  8. Web site: Jack Cottrell Books - List of books by Jack Cottrell . 2010-12-08 . Allbookstores.com.
  9. Web site: Dr. Jack Cottrell . What the Bible Says about Grace: Set Free! | College Press Publishing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605045945/http://www.collegepress.com/storefront/node/438 . 2010-06-05 . 2010-12-08 . Collegepress.com.
  10. Web site: Daniel J. Dyke . Sovereignty and Free Will - Jack Cottrell . 2010-12-08 . Dabar.org.
  11. Web site: Cottrell . Jack . September 2022 . Jack Cottrell Collection . September 19, 2022 . The Christian Restoration Association.
  12. Book: Cottrell, Jack . BAPTISM: Zwingli or The Bible . The Christian Restoration Association . 2022 . 979-8784141514.
  13. Web site: Related subjects: Books by Dr. Jack Cottrell . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816020801/http://www.dardapublishing.com/_books_by_dr_jack_cottrell.html . 2012-08-16 . www.dardapublishing.com.
  14. Book: Cottrell, Jack . Romans NIV Commentary . 2005 . College Press Publishing Company . 978-0899002477.
  15. Web site: Cottrell . Jack . September 19, 2022 . The Christian Restoration Association .
  16. Web site: The History of Baptism Part 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727152624/http://www.orcuttchristian.org/The%20History%20of%20Baptism%20Part%201.pdf . July 27, 2011 . www.orcuttchristian.org.
  17. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715184134/http://www.ridgecc.com/userFiles/856/is_baptism_the_first_step_of_obedience.pdf . 2011-07-15 . dead .
  18. Web site: Zwinglian Immersionists . Thecra.org . 2004-08-22 . 2010-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728094059/http://www.thecra.org/Strange%20Club/Reruns/Zwinglian%20Immersionists.htm . 2011-07-28 . dead .
  19. Web site: Calvinism and the Bible: A Bibliography . Christian Standard . February 25, 2007. 2010-12-08.
  20. Web site: Comments on Jack Cottrell's Classical Arminian View. Willamette University. March 18, 2010.
  21. Web site: Enjoying God Ministries . Enjoying God Ministries . 2006-11-06 . 2010-12-08 . March 16, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100316223233/http://www.enjoyinggodministries.com/article/what-is-election/ . dead .
  22. Web site: Modalism: An Heretical View of the Trinity Jack Cottrell. jackcottrell.com. January 27, 2010 . 2016-04-13.
  23. Web site: Depravity: Total, Partial, or None at All? | Jack Cottrell . December 13, 2014 . December 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214043247/http://jackcottrell.com/notes/depravity-total-partial-or-none-at-all/ . dead .
  24. "The Faith Once for All" (pp. 197-200)
  25. Web site: Depravity: Total, Partial, or None at All? Jack Cottrell. jackcottrell.com. October 2, 2009 . 2016-04-13.
  26. Book: Cottrell, Jack. What the Bible Says About God the Redeemer. 2000-09-04. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 9781579105235. en.
  27. Book: Grudem, Wayne A.. Making Sense of Who God Is: One of Seven Parts from Grudem's Systematic Theology. 2011-02-01. HarperCollins Christian Publishing. 9780310493785. en.
  28. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hTLkr_7tJ5jarvZIqEL2YZEIeFO7r6UEKQ3USKafQko/edit?hl=en
  29. http://jackcottrell.com/notes/how-feminism-invaded-the-church/ How feminism invaded the church.
  30. https://cbmw.org/about/mission-vision Mission vision

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