PHall | September 22, 2009
In sixth grade, my daughter Rachel came home with science class work. They had to decide which sense, if they had to lose one, they would least likely miss. Which would you choose? I chose smelling. Every sense is special, after all, they are gifts from God given to enjoy this world. However, for […]
Category: I John |
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PHall | September 22, 2009
I like to refer to this section of I John 4:19‑24, by asking the question, “How do you treat your conscience?” V.19 starts out stating that Christians know something, “hereby we know”. This knowledge is based upon the action of verse 18. So we know that we are of the truth if we ‑ love […]
Category: I John |
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PHall | September 17, 2009
This article will be controversial. Ironically, if you do not like controversy, you will like this article. Have I got your attention? This article will be about the controversial subject of being controversial, and how wrong it is to be controversial! Unless of course it is right to be controversial! Confused? To begin, we must […]
Category: Matthew, John, I Timothy, II Timothy, I John |
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PHall | September 15, 2009
Unlike salvation, we can generate electric light by our own works. If you ever rode a bike with a wheel generated light, you recall how that worked: stand still, no light – pedal hard, got light. That light was powered by your own works. But I doubt that any of us choose to light our […]
Category: Luke, John, Romans, I John |
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