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PHall | March 14, 2019
“This is what the Lord GOD says: Because Moab and Seir said, ‘Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations..’” (CSB Ezek 25:8).This odd observation by God of Israel’s neighbor may have some significant modern applications:1. The Moabites and Edomites were close relatives who considered themselves as good as Israel (Eze.25:8). Denominations […]
PHall | March 12, 2019
Blameless (3.10) in Character – honorable (3.8); not greedy (3.8)Blameless (3.10) in Behavior – not hypocritical (3.8); not addicted to wine (3.8)Blameless (3.10) in Family – husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently (3.12); (who the gune are discussed elsewhere)Blameless (3.10) in Doctrine – hold the mystery of the faith […]
PHall | March 12, 2019
2:1-7 – Instructions to the Church Including Christological Poem 2:8-15 – Instructions to the Church Concerning Men and Women 3:1-13 – Instructions to the Church Concerning Men and Women 3:14-16 – Instructions to the Church Including Christological Poem
PHall | March 12, 2019
Love is rare, when you find it, treasure it. Not so fast. Love is everywhere, everyday, found one time in one place. That is the “universal rarity” of the cross: Romans 8:37-39 (HCSB) “No, in all these things we are more than victorious through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that not even […]
PHall | March 12, 2019
ARE WE LED BY THE SPIRIT AND HOW? To borrow and adapt an old phrase, “God in Spirit, who at sundry times and in divers manners led the fathers by miraculous ways, hath in these last days led us by the Spirit in grander ways”.In days past, the Holy Spirit led Israelites by pillar of […]
PHall | March 12, 2019
If love is redefined by the cross, and by commands that defy self-interest, then learning how to love is answered by God’s “why”. That is the reality behind judge righteous judgment (John 7:24) which saw two commands in tension: 1) For the Jews, they chose to perform 8th day circumcision on the 7th day. Both Sabbath […]
PHall | March 1, 2019
I am ruled by women and God approves. When considering 1 Timothy 2, people have struggled determining what realm is being discussed. What realm is it? I’ve concluded it is the household of God (chapters 2-3; 3:15), and not a secular realm such as business or government. [ ] Prayers for the government are made […]