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PHall | June 22, 2012
Never underestimate the ignorance of your…self. That is a perryphrase of a popular saying given to speakers. Everyone once in a while I discover something I didn’t know, and often it is simple. There is a phrase in the baptism scene of Jesus where He says to His cousin and baptizer, “Allow it for now, because […]
PHall | June 21, 2012
Sin is either thought or action; unlike love which is both thought and action. Since God is love, love doesn’t just think good thoughts and plan, it acts. In 1 Cor.14:25 the Holy Spirit was acting through people to prophesy the secrets of one’s heart. Love cannot prophesy the secrets, but it can show interest […]
PHall | June 14, 2012
Following the example of Paul in 1 Corinthians 15: The 1st and 2nd Adam: The 1st Adam was created on the 6th day; the 2nd Adam was recreated on the 1st day. The 1st Adam was created on the last day of old creation; the 2nd Adam was recreated on the first day of new […]
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 30, 2012
Yahweh tells wicked Ahaz to ask for a sign from from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven (7:11). Later, referring to the same Person who would be that sign, Immanuel, we find a different fulfillment: Ephesians 4:9-10 (HCSB) 9) But what does “He ascended” mean except that He descended to the lower parts […]
PHall | May 27, 2012
Commonly, religious people claim America needs to get back to God. They distance themselves from the morally irresponsible who distance themselves from God’s moralities. They worry as the irreligious and anti-religious wreak havoc upon our country and ethical sensibilities. Yet, ironically societal irresponsibility begins with false religion and its false doctrines unknowingly and innocently promoting […]
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 | May 14, 2012
Argumentative People: #1 – Cannot hear others over the volume of their own opinion; #2 – Are angry and sad but don’t know it; #3 – Have an inferiority complex masked as a “superiority complex”; #4 – Are more interested in catching you in what you say, than in catching what you say; #5 – […]
PHall | May 12, 2012
John preached a “baptism of repentance” (Lk.3:3). This repentance is not something simply and solely theological or personal. It is spiritual and practical; it reaches out to all because God reached down to us. Repentance is not just in the heart or mind. Repentance is not just looking to our sinful past. Repentance is a […]
PHall | May 9, 2012
Sometimes all you can do is pray “Please Lord, help” as you drift in and out of sleep all night long.