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PHall | April 14, 2012
It is easy to hold in contempt those who hold you in contempt. It is easy to disregard those disregarding you. It is easy to gossip about those gossiping about you. It is easy to ignore those ignoring you. It is easy spite those who spite you. It is easy get angry at those angry […]
PHall | April 4, 2012
There is: no agape without Abba; no baptism without belief; no confession without Christ; no disciples without devotion no eternity without El Shaddai no forgiveness without faith; no good news without grace; no Heaven without humility; no Incarnation without Immanuel; no justification without Jesus; no kingdom without a King; no Lord without law; no Messiah […]
PHall | April 2, 2012
Psalm 49:8 is said in reference to our physical life, but what an application to our spiritual life – “since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying” (Psa.49:8). That’s why we need a redeemer! We can’t buy life.
PHall | April 2, 2012
The argument for “these” being the other apostles would be in my mind that arguments among the apostles as to who was the greatest, and Peter’s affirmation that even if all others failed Jesus, he never would. The argument for this would be that if Jesus did ask this, then he would have been shaming […]