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PHall | February 1, 2023
Seen By Angels 1 Timothy 3:16 records concerning the gospel of godliness, that Jesus was “seen by angels”. These heavenly servants announced his birth, aided after the Wilderness temptation, comforted in the garden, and opened his tomb: “There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. […]
PHall | January 4, 2023
1 Timothy 2:11-14 What can structure teach us about this controversial text? 1A – “A woman is to learn quietly • 1B – with full submission. 2A – I do not allow a woman to teach • 2B – or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 3A – For […]
PHall | December 21, 2022
1 Timothy 2:11-14 What can structure teach us about this controversial text? 1A – “A woman is to learn quietly • 1B – with full submission. 2A – I do not allow a woman to teach • 2B – or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. 3A – For […]
PHall | May 28, 2020
About what was Eve deceived, and Adam not (1 Timothy 2:14)? Let’s look at the evidence in Genesis 3: v.1 (CSB) Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?” First […]
PHall | February 17, 2020
There are many ways to, as the old gospel song says, “tell the old, old story”. Matthew begins with Jesus’s human DNA, while John begins with Jesus’s divine “DNA”. An yet both end up with complement narratives. Paul has a succinct description in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 – the death, burial, and resurrection, and later in […]
PHall | January 23, 2020
Congregations need elders. We need elders which is evident from discussions with people, and scriptural. Let’s ask two questions: I. How does one begin to desire this noble work (1 Timothy 3:1)? Here are three distinct, but noble reasons: 1. Looking forward as a young man, he can decide that this is a way he […]
PHall | December 26, 2019
Ignorance fascinates me, in fact some might say I am an expert on the subject! Paul was shown mercy because “it was out of ignorance that I had acted in unbelief” (1 Timothy 1:13). 1. The very studious Paul was ignorant (warning to us all). 2. Ignorance is here equated to unbelief (a strong statement). […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
“OK, everyone be quiet, it’s time for class to start.” Then the class starts and the discussion begins. Finally, the teacher says, “Everyone break out into your groups.” They do, but little Johnny is having trouble so the teacher asks Little Susie to go help him and with her tutoring; the boy finally gets it. […]
PHall | March 15, 2019
I’VE BEEN THERE – Seeing yourself in the Bible is both dangerous yet necessary. Making it personal is a must; but we must not make it say something to us it was not saying originally. For example, here is a scripture in which I see myself. Paul writes to Timothy, “For this I was appointed […]
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 […]