PHall | February 20, 2012
The book of Job forces us to deal with suffering of a different kind – the uncomfortable and confusing reality when personal troubles and traditional theologies clash. Reacting when experience contradicts what we believe can lead to sin or correction. Job’s friends refuse to doubt their interpretation of divine retributive justice of punishment and reward. […]
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PHall | February 20, 2012
The book of Job is an artistic expression of the least artistic experiences within man – pain, suffering and doubt. As individuals are either done in by suffering, or finished unto perfection by its purging, this sapiential insight articulates the painful process. It is the finished product of pain. It begins with faithfulness, sinks into […]
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PHall | February 16, 2012
Hebrews 6:6 NASB and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. Hebrews 6:6 HCSB and who have fallen away, because, to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding […]
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PHall | February 11, 2012
An interesting aspect of Esther is that it has connections to other Biblical stories, both of which are connected to Egypt. A method the Bible uses, both in the Old and the New Covenants, is retelling the same story with different characters. This does not mean any of the stories are fictional, but instead shows […]
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PHall | February 11, 2012
Does God in His sovereignty cause people to sin to accomplish His purposes? Involved in this question are deep theological issues beyond our inadequate ability to completely fathom and understand. Providence, predestination, foreknowledge, and free will, are intricately woven within this complex issue. Let’s look at three Biblical situations, one guiding truth, ending with an […]
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PHall | February 10, 2012
Esther 1:8 NASB The drinking was done according to the law, there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household that he should do according to the desires of each person. Esther 1:8 HCSB and no restraint was placed on the drinking. The king had ordered every […]
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PHall | February 9, 2012
The same concept of “if God permits” is found in also in 1 Corinthians 16:7 where Paul writes, “If the Lord permits.” In Corinthians Paul was saying his plan was to spend some time with them later, if the Lord permits. He knew that God’s plans triumphs his plans. In Hebrews 6:3, the writer is […]
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PHall | February 3, 2012
Satan asking Jesus to jump is the temptation; but subtle is the unstated temptation found in choosing not to jump. If Jesus jumps to make God jump to save Him, then that is wrong. If Jesus doesn’t jump because He loves His life more than God, that too is wrong. Giving in to sin, this […]
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PHall | February 2, 2012
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