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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 29, 2012
“I believe people are saved, not by objective truth but by Jesus.” “I don’t believe making disciples must equal making adherents to the Christian religion. It may be advisable in many (not all!) circumstances to help people become followers of Jesus and remain with their Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish contexts….” (Blue Like Jazz) – a […]
PHall | June 2, 2012
A troubled heart is a dangerous heart. It leads to questioning answers already given, and doubting what is already known. There is nothing wrong with asking questions and experiencing doubt if they lead to a greater search for truth. But recognizing the danger keeps the search from becoming vain if it happens at all. In […]
PHall | May 16, 2012
If modern editors critiqued the gospels, what would they say? “Matthew, your beginning is too boring, who cares about birth records.” “Mark, you use the word ‘immediately’ way too many times.” “Luke, don’t talk about yourself at the beginning, just get to the story.” “John, I like the idea of light and darkness, but instead of […]
PHall | April 26, 2012
Circulating the internet is the following: “’Let’s eat, Grandma.’ ‘Let’s eat Grandma.’ Punctuation saves lives.” Ah, the power of a comma! While the most abused of all punctuation, apparently it has the power to save lives. Here’s a Biblical example of such grammatical chicanery. Change the punctuation and we have a command to steal: Ephesians […]
PHall | April 19, 2012
On the 6th day of the week, God in the flesh said “It is finished” and on the 7th day rested from His work of New Creation. And on the 1st day of the week there was Light.
PHall | April 2, 2012
The argument for “these” being the other apostles would be in my mind that arguments among the apostles as to who was the greatest, and Peter’s affirmation that even if all others failed Jesus, he never would. The argument for this would be that if Jesus did ask this, then he would have been shaming […]
PHall | March 30, 2012
Victims cannot forgive or else they lose their identity as a victim. Forgivers cannot be victims even when victimized because their identity is not based upon what others do to them, but what God has done for them. Victims never heal, living only in the past, living a life of hurt and hate. Forgivers are […]
PHall | January 23, 2012
You’re caught up in the fun, stuffing down snacks, and then out of nowhere, with no warning or preview, you get slapped upside the head with an personalized version of John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, the whole world, everyone, anyone, that’s a lot of people, that He gave his one and […]
PHall | November 20, 2011
It is my assertion that baptism is the meaning of being born of water and Spirit. As for the meaning of “born of water and the Spirit,” admittedly, the word baptism is not found in the discourse between Jesus and Nicodemus. To remove baptism as a synonym for being born of water and Spirit does […]