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PHall | November 10, 2012
One study method that is helpful is to list both strengths and weaknesses of your position. Here are the weaknesses of mine: 1) most resources disagree with me; 2) it easily can be understood as eating a common meal. Those two have to make me pause and I try to be honest with myself and […]
PHall | September 25, 2012
Right in the middle of instructing concerning spiritual gifts (1 Cor.12,14), Paul speaks most eloquently of love (1 Cor.13). Right in the middle of speaking of love (13:1-8; 13:13), Paul speaks of spiritual gifts (13:8-12). Did Paul just get disorganized or go on a tangent? This might be an example of chiastic structure. A – […]
PHall | September 13, 2012
A Resurrection-less Christianity. Satan has excised the centrality of resurrection from Christianity. First, by deceiving people into believing Jesus was only metaphorically resurrected therefore removing Jesus’ physical resurrection (Jn.20.27). Second, by removing resurrection from 1) the act and 2) purpose of baptism through removing immersion as a physical symbol of resurrection (Col.2.12). Third, by removing […]
PHall | June 21, 2012
Sin is either thought or action; unlike love which is both thought and action. Since God is love, love doesn’t just think good thoughts and plan, it acts. In 1 Cor.14:25 the Holy Spirit was acting through people to prophesy the secrets of one’s heart. Love cannot prophesy the secrets, but it can show interest […]
PHall | June 14, 2012
Following the example of Paul in 1 Corinthians 15: The 1st and 2nd Adam: The 1st Adam was created on the 6th day; the 2nd Adam was recreated on the 1st day. The 1st Adam was created on the last day of old creation; the 2nd Adam was recreated on the first day of new […]
PHall | February 9, 2012
The same concept of “if God permits” is found in also in 1 Corinthians 16:7 where Paul writes, “If the Lord permits.” In Corinthians Paul was saying his plan was to spend some time with them later, if the Lord permits. He knew that God’s plans triumphs his plans. In Hebrews 6:3, the writer is […]
PHall | January 15, 2012
Sport’s pundits love to ask, “Did they lose the game, or did the other team win?” If the favorite lost to the underdog, then either the latter “rose to the occasion” or else the projected winner “choked.” No one loves a loser (well, there are some franchises); choking means you just can’t cut it, you […]
PHall | December 15, 2011
Many sincerely believe that the Lord’s Supper can only be observed within an assembly of a local church. I wonder if restricting the Lord’s Supper to the church assembly is necessarily implied by the examples of Acts 20:7 and 1 Corinthians 11. The reason for my doubt is due to 1 Corinthians 10:16-17. 1 Corinthians […]
PHall | December 10, 2011
In the wilderness Israel complained about the lack of food, drink and the lack of the presence of God. In the Lord’s Supper, we have our food, drink and the presence of God (1 Cor.10:3-4).
PHall | November 11, 2011
Jesus makes people uncomfortable. Ironically, this is especially true for the religious because Jesus challenges the normal, the expected, and the religious traditions of both the sanctimonious and soft-hearted. Jesus confronts the conscience of others and we must be brave enough to question our own. Learning from Him, who always knew right and wrong regardless […]