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PHall | February 27, 2010
Sincere sins, how’s that for an oxymoron? Just because a sin is blatantly wrong, does not mean its motive is obviously mistaken. We can sincerely sin. That’s one of the paradoxes of sin. We assume wrongly that the means justifies the end. Romans 3:8 ESV And why not do evil that good may come?–as some […]
PHall | February 27, 2010
Ahh, baseball season. I love hearing the smack of a leather glove and the crack of the bat. What I do not love is an umpire making up his own rules. Used to be that the strike zone was defined and defended by the rule book. Now too many umps have their own strike zone. […]
PHall | February 27, 2010
How easy is it to mock the sins of ancient societies as irrelevant to our age or level of spirituality? How easy is it to blame their silly superstitions as simple ignorance? But if we do, are we any better than those self-enlightened ones who disdain theism or religion as irrelevant and unsophisticated? Doesn’t our […]
PHall | February 26, 2010
The Holy Book of the living God suffers more from its exponents today than from its opponents. -Leonard Ravenhill It will greatly help you to understand scripture if you note – not only what is spoken and written, but of whom and to whom, with what words, at what time, where, to what intent, with […]
PHall | February 26, 2010
How do we know if we have any idols in our lives? How do we know if something is too important to us? Here are some measuring questions: Will I sin to get it? Will I sin if I don’t get it? Will I sin to keep it? Will I sin if I loose it?
PHall | February 26, 2010
Many people have food allergies, but the Bible has food…analogies. Yes, this little article might be hard to swallow, but chew on its truths for a little while and you will be able to stomach the puns.
PHall | February 26, 2010
The “Christian” religious world is divided. The “Christian” religious world is united. No, that is not a contradiction, but rather a contradistinction. There is no denying that churches across the spiritual spectrum disagree on a host of important, indispensable and defining issues; yet if we truly want to fulfill Jesus’ prayer of unity (John 17), […]
PHall | February 25, 2010
What is the most dangerous aspect of being an American Christian? Warning! This might be a trick question! But I’ll be nice and give you a hint. The trick is discovered by asking what is unique to being an American, not what is unique to being a Christian.
PHall | February 25, 2010
Life can be painful; loneliness can be suffocating, obedience can be a struggle. Often our burdens come from our own sin. Some originate from God. Which is worse – to suffer because of disobedience, or to suffer because of obedience? Let’s first look at Jeremiah. God commanded Jeremiah not to marry.
PHall | February 25, 2010
For those of you who do not know me well, let me forewarn you that sometimes a little seriousness gets mixed in with my silliness. Wait…that didn’t come out right. Sometimes a little silliness gets mixed in with my seriousness. Yes, that’s works better. So let both begin. Poor pitiful Paul pleads profusely. Proficiently proffering […]