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PHall | August 3, 2018
Truth versus Tradition. This is continually the battle in practicing religion. Tradition is not necessarily wrong, and is impossible to escape. If, to escape traditionalism, you vow to never do the order of services the same, that becomes your tradition! When is tradition wrong? How can we tell if it is contrary to truth? Let’s […]
PHall | July 3, 2018
Do Christians have an easier time loving their enemies than tolerating their fellow Christians? Both are commands (Mt.5:44; Eph.4:2). Both are covered in the latter part of Romans 12. More importantly, both are covered in the cross. Jesus died for those mocking him to His face, standing at His feet. Jesus died for those who […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
Miscellaneous Thoughts on the 2 Greatest Commands: 1) Why is loving God the greater command? It is because God is greater than ourselves and neighbors. 2) Loving God is not only the greater command, it is the foundation command. It is impossible to truly love God and not love our neighbors or ourselves. When we […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
“Not long ago, I was reading the Sermon on the Mount with a rabbi. At nearly every verse he showed me very similar passages in the Hebrew Bible and Talmud. When we reached the words, ‘Turn the other cheek,’ he did not say this too is in the Talmud, but asked with a smile, ‘Do […]
PHall | May 31, 2018
Jesus was narrow-minded. If that doesn’t sound like the Jesus you have heard about, keep reading. Jesus was narrow-minded about the Law. He believed it could be understood (and misunderstood – Matthew 22:29), that truth was accessible, and should be applied (Luke 10:26-27). Post-modernists don’t only exist in secular circles. Jesus was narrow-minded against raising […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
Jesus stated: Matthew 18:3: ““Truly I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus very literally did this when the Creator of everything became a baby, and lived in subjection to his parents. Becoming like a child means many things but one thing is evident […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
Almost every prophet in the OT pointed out the errors of God’s people. If you don’t believe me, believe Jesus, Stephen (Acts 7), and even the Pharisees who claimed, “If we have lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood” (Matthew 23:30). A week […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
I am always looking for different and deeper ways to teach on baptism: Jesus died on the cross and three days later was resurrected while still hanging on the cross. While everyone knows that is not accurate history, it is an accurate description of how many preach the gospel. But it has not always been […]
PHall | May 4, 2018
I am always looking for different and deeper ways to teach on baptism: Jesus died on the cross and three days later was resurrected while still hanging on the cross. While everyone knows that is not accurate history, it is an accurate description of how many preach the gospel. But it has not always been […]
PHall | April 29, 2018
God tells us what is pure and undefiled religion: James 1:27 – Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world. The question needing asking is, “Why are these criteria pure and undefiled religion?” I would […]