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PHall | November 21, 2024
The Great Reversal “The Great Reversal” begins in Acts 8:1. The scattering after the persecution is the exact opposite of Acts 2, wherein there people gathered on Jerusalem. While that is a significant evangelism shift needed today, from people coming to us (i.e., our church buildings), to us going to them, that is not “The […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
Destroy the Patriarchy? Our American culture today is intent on “dismantling the patriarchal system”. Is this system Biblical? If so, is dismantling it a sound idea? Progressives claim Patriarchy is a social construct caused by sin. 1. If so, then why did God choose to be constrained by mankind’s prejudices by calling Himself Father? 2. […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
John 3 is is commonly known for teaching about being born again. One segment has always baffled me, and so we have this Thought Exercise. That segment is verse 8 (CSB) “The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
There’s Always Been Two Choices There’s always been two choices, two paths, two decisions. It started in the Garden of Eden. The enigmatic tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil can be understood simply. Obeying God by not eating led to life and functioning as God intended – Good. Eating led to death and […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
5 “Solutions” to the Problem of Evil There is one area in which theists and atheists agree – there is an abundance of pain and suffering in this world. There are a few options on how atheists and theists must deal with this agreed upon problematic reality: 1. Suffering exists despite God is good. 2. […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
What Happened on that Cross? What happened on the cross? Did Jesus literally become a sinful creature? Both Classical Calvinism and its modern version of Reformed Theology teach that Jesus’s righteousness is imputed to us. They picture this as an umbrella covering us, which leads to once saved always, because we are covered by Jesus’s […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
Is Baptism Just A Ceremony? “If Jesus preached against ceremonialism, why did Paul talk about baptism?” That question got asked while doing Bible Jeopardy. Good question! First I pointed to Jesus himself who practiced baptism in John 3 and 4, even if it was his apostles who did the physical act. It was by his […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
It Doesn’t Matter What You Believe This might surprise you, but I agree. I spoke with an agnostic whose family had been persecuted by so-called Christians. They fled from their homeland for American freedom, much like many others fled who believed in Jesus. Ironically both pagan and believer fled from persecution seeking religious freedom. The […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
Doing Good to All Men? The word “good/agathos” is only used twice in Galatians, both within the same pericope. This is important because of the misuse of Galatians 6:10. That misuse is cited for church financial support of both needy saints and those not saints. The common argument used against this view is Galatians 6:10 […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
A High Value Man Is A Worthy Man A term used within our modern culture to describe men and women is “high value”. Sadly, “high value” is not God’s value. A “high value” man is judged based upon income, height, looks and other “biblically low values”. Also, a “high value” woman can look very little […]