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PHall | January 29, 2011
“(I)n this first, basal pronouncement of Scripture there is a denial of all the principal false philosophies which men have propounded.” “In the beginning God” – that denies Atheism with its doctrine of no God. “In the beginning God” – that denies Polytheism with its doctrine of many gods. “In the beginning God created” – […]
PHall | January 29, 2011
GENESIS AND REVELATION or First Things First, Last Things Last Similarities Both have a new beginning and a new order. Both have tree of life, the river, the bride, and the walk of God with man. Both have the same moral and spiritual ideals. Contrasts Genesis Paradise closed (3:23) Dispossession through sin (3:23) The curse imposed (3:17) […]
PHall | January 29, 2011
There is a spiritual completeness about the Pentateuch. Its five parts not only give us a consecutive history covering the first two thousand five hundred years of human history; they constitute a progressive spiritual unity, setting forth, in their main features, what has been described as “the order of the experience of the people of […]
PHall | January 28, 2011
Acts 21:1 NASB When we had parted from them and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara; Acts 21:1 HCSB After we tore ourselves away from them and set sail, we came by a direct route to Cos, the next day […]
PHall | January 28, 2011
I wonder if there is any greater challenge than balance. This search for balance exists in every aspect of life: work versus family; responsibility versus freedom; chores versus fun; praise versus constructive criticism; etc. If balance is difficult in every aspect of life, then should we expect it in spiritual areas too? If one truth […]
PHall | January 25, 2011
Acts 18:26 NASB and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. Acts 18:26 HCSB He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. After Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home […]
PHall | January 25, 2011
Acts 18:18 NASB Paul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren and put out to sea for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow. Acts 18:18 HCSB So Paul, having stayed on for many days, said good-bye to […]
PHall | January 24, 2011
1 Samuel 13:14 NASB “But now your kingdom shall not endure. The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.” 1 Samuel 13:14 HCSB but now your reign will not […]
PHall | January 22, 2011
“Why did Nicodemus come at night?”is a different question than, “Why did John record that Nicodemus came at night?” Nicodemus came to Jesus by night (Jn. 3:2; 19:39). That is a fact which John records. Why this ruler came at night has intrigued commentators and common people. Was Nicodemus afraid (Jn. 19:38-39)? Was Nicodemus coming […]
PHall | January 19, 2011
Within the realms of academia and the highly educated, I cannot move or exist. Simply put, I am not a scholar. In fact, much to my own demise and the disdain of others, I am an odd mixture of childish wonder and amusement, with a splash and dash of intellectual curiosity and minimal respectability. To […]