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PHall | October 2, 2012
(1) To the church of the Traditionalonians, I, Fair. E. See, the apostle of ancient enough ways write, (2) As I have said before I now say again, if anyone teaches contrary to what you already think, let him be accursed. (3) Tradition must supersede truth. (4) What you have always done, is more important […]
PHall | October 2, 2012
PHall | October 1, 2012
“He makes me lie down in green pastures (23:2).” Phillip Keller comments that it is almost impossible to make sheep lie down until four requirements are met: [1] free from fear, [2] free from tension with other sheep (often caused from bossy – “butting order”), [3] free from aggravation from flies or parasites, and [4] […]
PHall | October 1, 2012
In Acts 20:7 when Luke discusses Paul speaking, the Greek is dialegomai suggesting Paul’s “preaching” (KJV) is more like our “teaching.” We can learn the meaning of a word both through its denotative and connotative definitions. First, look up dialegomai in a lexicon and it is denotatively defined as “to say thoroughly” (Mickelson) and “1. to […]
PHall | October 1, 2012
Among believers this Psalm is most often used in funerals, which is a tragic loss. While capable of consoling at a time of personal loss, this Hebrew poem is not about death – it is about life; about one who lives and thrives through relationships, peace, gratitude, contentment, confidence, and security. The relationship is between […]