Lawrence Hilliard, philosophy, theology

"In an anthropocentric culture, voices of pop novellity obscure precedential truth. But piercing through the detritus of verbosity is a regenerative sound. When heard, it will clear the myopia from the mind to perceive the ancient foci."

Lawrence Hilliard has been an educator and lecturer for over 35 years within private institutions, colleges, conferences, and churches. He has a Masters Degree in History from the University of Southern California and teaches philosophy, ethics, theology, and contemporary political philosophy. He has media experience via television and radio. Mr. Hilliard is presently authoring a book on the nexus of Orthodox Jewish Theology and historic Christianity. His teaching reflects the vibrant brotherhood existing between Jew and Christian. In an anthropocentric world, Lawrence Hilliard teaches from a theocentric perspective. Epochal times demand sobriety of thinking. From the presuppositional reality of a Transcendent God, all history is purposed and directed by His sovereign will. The teleological intent of all time is God. Time is the mercy of eternity, divinely designed to conform the redeemed to live under the countenance of God forever.

"He who lives forever is the creator of the whole universe; right belongs to the Lord alone. Who can steer the world with his little finger, so that all things obey his will." (Ecclesiasticus 18)

"Lord of the world, if it were possible to imagine a fraction of a second without your influence and providence, of what avail to us were this world, and of what avail to us were that other world?" (Rabbi Abraham "The Angel", 1776, Tales of the Hasidim, p. 116)

"History in the Jewish conception is not a chaos leading to nowhere, but an overall progression with a definite goal which it derives from God who is above history, and who rules and controls history." (Isidore Epstein, The Faith of Judaism)

"Were God to withdraw His supporting hand and preserving power and influence, creatures would soon come to destruction and perish; the whole fabric of the world would at once fall to pieces." (John Gill, 1775)

"This sovereignty of God is the ground of peace and confidence to all His people. They rejoice that the Lord God omnipotent reigneth; that neither necessity, nor chance, nor the folly of man, nor the malice of Satan controls the sequence of events and all their issues. Infinite wisdom, love and power belong to Him our great God and Savior into Whose hands all power in heaven and earth has been committed." (Charles Hodge, 1920)

"The iron hand, it ain't no match for the iron rod, the strongest wall will crumble and fall to a Mighty God. For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears it is only He who can reduce me to tears. Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn, for like a thief in the night, He'll replace wrong with right when He returns." (Bob Dylan, When He Returns)

Following are lectures given at various conferences and churches by Lawrence Hilliard. Mr. Hilliard teaches from a theocentric perspective.

1. The Sovereignty of God (Delivered during the U.S.-Iraq war)

2. A Theistic Interpretation of National Crisis (Delivered one week after 9/11)

3. Theism of Inalienable Rights

4. Theology of God's Faithfulness

5. The Nature of Faith

6. The Foundation of Faith

7. God's Faithful Word

8. The Goal of Faith

9. The Man of Faith (Part 1)

10. The Man of Faith (Part 2)

11. The Reward of Faith

12. The Walk of Faith