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PHall | January 27, 2018
We need elders which is evident and scriptural. My question for you is how does one begin to desire this noble work (1 Timothy 3:1)? 1. Looking forward as a young man, he can decide that this is a way he can serve God and others. 2. Looking backwards as an older man, he can […]
PHall | December 7, 2016
Thanksgiving is not just a holiday, it is a word describing prayer (1 Tim.2:1). Pray a thanksgiving prayer but not just on thanksgiving. Enrich your prayer life by learning and practicing the different types of prayer. Have a thanks giving prayer life.
PHall | June 14, 2016
NASB A – MALE DEACONS 8) Deacons [diakonos] likewise must be men [added] of dignity [semnos], not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain, 9) but holding to the mystery of the faith [pistis] with a clear conscience. B – BEFORE APPOINTMENT 10) These [houtos] men [added] must also first be […]
PHall | December 21, 2014
Take Omnipotence, which is all-power. Take Omniscience, which is all-knowledge. Take Omnipresence, which is all-everywhere. Now take that Omnipotence, and place it in a helpless baby. Take that Omniscience, and put into the mind that will grow in knowledge. Take the Omnipresence, and place it in an animal’s manger. Take that Omnipotence, and hang it […]
PHall | August 5, 2014
What does it look like today when people misunderstand Biblical principles and concepts? Much like they would in the first century. If people misunderstand inspired comments about the coming of Christ today, they might quit their jobs and live on mountain tops. The Thessalonians misunderstood Paul and quit their jobs. If people misunderstand inspired comments […]
PHall | May 9, 2014
The qualifications of elders is often controversial because we approach it as a cold list instead of as a life lived and learned. Let me demonstrate the difference. Must all of the elder’s children be faithful? That seems to be one of the eternal questions. First, ask yourself what is the purpose of the qualification. […]
PHall | May 9, 2014
Cain dismissively answers God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Cain is sarcastically saying he isn’t responsible for Abel; he isn’t Abel’s baby sitter, although many years ago he might have been as the older brother. Such an attitude cautions us on how we answer and treat one another. In Iain Provan’s Seriously Dangerous Religion, he […]
PHall | January 28, 2014
Personally, I want both men and women to be in authority over men and women in the church. I want women to be elders and preachers. I don’t like subjection theology. However….If God had wanted women to be in roles of authority over men in the church, then God would have sent Jesus as a […]
PHall | December 5, 2013
By saying, “My sin is not as bad as your sin,” I become self-righteous. By saying, “If you don’t condemn my sin, I won’t condemn your sin” I become self-protective. By saying, “I can live in my sin, but you can’t live in yours,” I become hypocritical. By saying, “All sin is equal so I […]
PHall | October 16, 2013
1 Timothy 1:10 lists “kidnapping” as contrary to the gospel and law. Naturally I think of stealing kids, but the word literally means “men stealer,” and therefore could be translated as “slave trader.” Yet in this same letter Paul commands slaves to regard their own masters with respect, especially believing masters (6.1-2). The gospel condemns […]