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PHall | July 24, 2015
One of the most hopeful verses in the NT occurs in the account of the woman caught in adultery. It is when the scribes and Pharisees walk out one by one (Jn.8:9). These enemies of Jesus who set out to trap Him responded righteously to His challenge that they search themselves. Walking out was them […]
PHall | July 18, 2015
You know how frustrating it is when a criminal gets off free because the cops did not proceed “legally” and the judge releases the criminal on a technicality? You think, “But he did the crime, even if the search was without a warrant, he is still guilty.” I know exactly how you feel. It’s just […]
PHall | July 17, 2015
One of the most iconic scenes in all the Bible is when the hostile Scribes and Pharisees confront Jesus with the woman caught in adultery. This scene captures so much of whom and what Jesus was. This scene also divides people into two categories. One group emphasizes “Neither do I judge you.” The other, “Go […]
PHall | March 23, 2015
The washing of feet mirrors the crucifixion in so many ways most notably Jesus is the last person who should be washing feet. He is the master, and yet He serves. Also, Jesus even washes the feet of Judas (13:18), for whom He also died. And, if Jesus did not wash their feet, they could […]
PHall | January 21, 2015
1 Peter and Jesus #3 – There are many hints within this epistle of Peter’s walk with Jesus. Without going into details, just see how memorable Peter’s last days as recorded in John 20-21 are as they find echoes in 1 Peter 1: • Phaneroo 1 Peter 1:20; 5:4; John 21:1,4 • Resurrection of Jesus […]
PHall | September 19, 2014
I find this profound, and I hope you do to. We are told to love God. To love means to seek the best of the other. Therefore if we are commanded to love God, we are commanded to seek the best for God. What can we give God that He needs? Nothing, but we can […]
PHall | September 8, 2014
We are comfortably ready for the familiar non-contextual application of John 7:24 – judge according to righteous judgment – because we like to counterbalance it with Matthew 7:1 – do not judge or you will be judged. But are we ready for the immediate application due to the contextual interpretation? Frankly, it is frightening because […]
PHall | September 8, 2014
A group of co-equal persons, even partners, working together as one, in a common love, to serve one another and others, is not only a description of the church, but of the Trinity! What an unexpected reality, that we are granted the privilege to reenact the inner and outer workings of the Triune God. Now […]
PHall | July 25, 2014
When Jesus cleansed the temple, what was He doing? Obviously, He was removing the inward spiritual filth that contradicted the outward appearance of God’s glory (Jer.7). Hypocrisy is such a sin. But notice Jesus does this after riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. That act fulfilled the prophecy of Israel’s coming king (Zech.9:9); an event […]
PHall | July 6, 2014
Today most beers has less alcohol than most wines. In Bible times, most wines had less alcohol than “strong drink.” Do you know what today corresponds to strong drink as per alcohol? Beer. That is why the HCSB uses the word beer for strong drink. They are the same. Bible wines were watered down and […]