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PHall | July 18, 2012
Most of the arguments for the deity of Christ given by Himself within the gospels are not blatant declarations, but tacit, clever and somewhat shadowy implications. Does Jesus so early in His ministry, in His Sermon on the Mount, claim to be on par with the God of the Old Testament in 5:11-12? The preacher […]
PHall | July 17, 2012
If you believe you can call others an idiot as long as you don’t call them a fool, you just might be a Pharisee (Mt.5:22). If you believe you can offer worship to God instead of offering repentance to your brother, you just might be a Pharisee (Mt.5:23-24). If you believe faithfulness to your wife […]
PHall | July 17, 2012
God loves us despite what we do (4:10); We love God because what He did (4:19). God loves all without accepting all (4:17); We love God by accepting Him (4:15). God loves because of Who He is (4:8); We love because we choose to be like God (4:7). God is perfect love (4:16); We are […]
PHall | July 17, 2012
As is often true but overlooked, we can learn much by the way something is structured. To not see the organization is to only see each tree within the forest. Even looking at one tree, we fail if we don’t see how the roots and soil, even the weather all contribute. It is never just […]
PHall | July 15, 2012
Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience flaming emails, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance (1:2-3). If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, not Google (1:5). Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, and slow to hit the reply button (1:19). Not many […]
PHall | July 14, 2012
If I were to write a book on the Sermon on the Mount, I thought of some “different” titles: • The Sermon on the Mount – Nothing New Here But Don’t Move Along • The Sermon on the Mount – What I Meant to Say Was…. • The Sermon on the Mount – How Many […]
PHall | July 14, 2012
Matthew 5:3 (NASB) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 (HCSB – 2005) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Matthew 5:3 (HCSB – 2009) “The poor in spirit are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Matthew 5:3 (ESV) […]
PHall | July 13, 2012
(#1) Is not misunderstood, but is explained away because it is understood; (#2) Is not difficult to understand, but is difficult to live; (#3) Is not old or new law, but is the essence of God’s eternal law; (#4) Is not the righteousness of outward works, but is the righteous impetus of outward obedience; (#5) […]
PHall | July 10, 2012
It is the fear of death that perpetuates war. That is the paradoxical conclusion of Ted Peters (“Sin – Radical Evil in Soul and Society, chapter 2). Death is nonexistence. While the fear of dying is what makes us defend ourselves, how does that fit in with being the aggressor? War is begun due to […]
PHall | July 7, 2012
To judge what God has judged is not supplanting self for God, but submitting self to God. When we fail to teach the specific truths God has revealed, we are supplanting self for God as if God’s revelation is too obscure to be understood. When we take the general statements God has revealed and make […]