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PHall | December 19, 2024
In dealing with addiction, the following point was made in our meeting: There is a difference between regret and shame. We should always regret our sinful actions, but we shouldn’t forever live in shame. Here’s why: If shame comes from guilt. If guilt comes from sin. If sin is forgiven. Then guilt is removed. If […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
10 Ways to Be a Modern-Day Barnabas 1. Be willing to change our ways and minds (Acts 4:36-37) 2. Be part of a culture of volunteerism (Acts 4:32-37). 3. Do the hard work of forgiveness (Acts 9:26-27). 4. Believe in people and stand beside them when others doubt (Acts 9:26-27) 5. Consider people more important […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
Hands in the Deborah Pericope (I’m writing a chapter on Deborah in my book on The Genesis of Gender Roles, and this is just extra thoughts not in the book) The word “hand” is one of the key words in the Deborah narrative, both metaphorically and physically. Hand means “power”. God’s hand is the ultimate […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
Going to the World instead of Going Into All the World Are churches experiencing their own “Rumspringa”? Amish and Mennonite societies have their children, roughly from ages 16-21, leave their communities to experience the outside world. This is partly to solidify their decision to either leave or stay within their religious culture. This explanation of […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
Four Ways of Looking at Faith and Works 1. Faith Alone (no works which is contrary to Romans’s emphasis on “the obedience of faith” – 1:6; 16:26). 2. Faith and Works (which seems contrary to being saved by faith). 3. Faith that works (which is our faith and is using “works” as a verb instead […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
Jesus Had Every Excuse and Reason, But If there was anyone who was too busy, it was Jesus (Mark 1:29-34, 38-39, 1:40-42, 45; 2:1-2; etc.). If there was anyone who could worship anywhere, it was Jesus (Mark 1:35; Luke 22:39). If there was anyone who was better than those hypocrites, it was Jesus (Mark 1:23-26; […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
10 Dangers of Being A Modern Barnabas 1. Encouragers can tend to hide their discouragement from others. 2. Encouragers can be so busy filling up others that they become empty. 3. Encouragers can become weary in doing good because they are overused and therefore abused. 4. Encouragers themselves have times of doubt and hardship and […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
Most wives work hard, including fixing dinner for their families. If the family members want to be considerate, which scenario is acceptable: 1. The husband is working late and doesn’t call to let his wife know. 2. The son ate out with his friends after ball practice, so when supper is ready and he is […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
New Christians are like chocolate milk. If you pour the liquid chocolate syrup (new believer) into the milk (congregation), the syrup stays separate and sinks to the bottom. But if you get a spoon (love, teaching, fellowship), and thoroughly stir, the milk and the syrup become one. The moral of the parable is make sure […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
A Woman’s Subjection and A Man’s Protection 1 Peter 3:1-6 clearly teaches the woman is to subject herself. Contrary to human cultures, subjection doesn’t mean inferiority. • Positionally to her Husband – She is in subjection. This is functional inequality. • Positionally to her God – She is a coheir of the grace of life […]