PHall | October 12, 2023
Some Preachers Two Christians were talking about a preacher they recently heard. One said, “That’s some preacher, alright”. What kinds of “some preachers” are there? Some preachers only teach what is comfortable. They are earning a paycheck. • 2 Timothy 2:3 (CSB) For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but […]
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PHall | January 24, 2023
I Don’t Need Counseling There’s a trite saying, “I am too blessed to be stressed”. Some are rightly stressed even to the point of PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Whether wars, family abuse, even church abuse, crime trauma, or societal rejection, many have wrongly suffered and rightly sought help. While listening to […]
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PHall | July 24, 2022
Paul’s Encouragement to Timothy to Reach Out to Others Paul uses a phrase to describe evangelism that is “freeing” – “The word of God is not bound” (2 Timothy 2:9). Paul is describing how, even while imprisoned, he still shared the gospel. There are many encouragements given to us to reach out to others […]
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PHall | July 25, 2020
A Jew, a Gentile, and a mixed-race man walk into a…. This is not the start of a joke, but it is the start of a messianic movement. Because of Jesus (who was Jewish), Paul (Jew), Luke (Gentile), and Timothy (Greek and Jewish therefore mixed), walked and worked together, going into places to teach the […]
Category: II Timothy, Bible |
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PHall | June 29, 2018
People will believe what they want to believe. We are that weak, and that should scare us. For proof of this, let’s look at history to see how messed up people can be while claiming to use the Bible. And I mean really messed up! There was a heretical “Christian” sect called the Cainites. A […]
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PHall | February 3, 2017
Here’s a good exercise to keep you studying: 1) Get a piece of paper and pen; 2) Write down all the things that are wrong that you believe; 3) After you figure out it is impossible to know what you don’t know, you now have a reminder to keep learning. 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (HCSB) (14) But […]
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PHall | December 7, 2016
I like County Music. I don’t like what is dominating Country Music today called Bro Country. It’s stale in theme and rhythm, and more Rock even than Pop. Its Fans say Country Music has never been more popular and is reaching new audiences. Old fogies and purists counter saying it isn’t Country. And even though […]
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PHall | May 16, 2014
In 2 Timothy 1 we find Paul telling Timothy not to be afraid of his friend’s chains, nor to be ashamed of the testimony about the Lord. The gospel teaches this in Jesus, but also the gospel as found in the Old Testament taught to Timothy by his mother and grandmother (3:14-15). Timothy is to […]
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PHall | December 24, 2012
When coming to conclusions about the Bible seemingly no one else has, which one are you: 1) honest; 2) delusional; 3) selfishly sinful; 4) ignorant; 5) still studying. This is a question I have to continually ask myself. Number 5 should always be true even if we conclude honestly (#1) what we have not previously believed […]
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PHall | October 29, 2012
Category: I Timothy, II Timothy |
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