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PHall | December 2, 2010
There are only two covenants in contrast to the many covenants when contextually the topic is one replacing the other. The Noahaic covenant (Gen.6) was not replaced by the “New Covenant” (Heb.8), and therefore would not be considered ‘the first covenant” although it came first temporally. The language would be comparable to the second coming (Heb.9) not contextually related to the […]
PHall | November 30, 2010
The Judaizers tried to isolate or shut out their targets from people like Paul. The Greek word here is ekkleiō. Since the church is the ekklesia, when people, teachers, preachers, and their ilk start to form “parties” making people fearful of being rejected by them, they cease to be the church and become “the anti-church” (phrase […]
PHall | November 30, 2010
While Gerizim “was right from the Samaritan’s perspective” Jesus says it was not from knowledge. There is more than one contrast being spoken of in this text. There is the contrast between what was and what now is, and a contrast between where the Jews worshiped and where the Samaritans worshiped. Therefore this is not […]
PHall | November 27, 2010
Punsters like to play with words as much as children like to play in puddles. And amazingly so does the Holy Spirit. The Bible is a book not only to be read and applied, but to be enjoyed and be surprised by. After telling Nicodemus he must be born again, Jesus adds, “The wind blows […]
PHall | November 26, 2010
Surprisingly, at least to me, water hudōr/hudatos) is a dominant theme within the gospel of John where it occurs 23 times as compared to Matthew (7); Mark (5); and Luke (5). In fact, the word water (hudōr/hudatos) occurs more in John than any other NT book. Even when the word water is not used, still dominant theme: […]
PHall | November 26, 2010
Man saw the fruit, tasted it, and died, giving us death (Gen.3:6). The Son of Man tasted death, yet lived, giving us life, so we can see (Heb.2:9).
PHall | November 23, 2010
Excerpt – “Why did Nicodemus come at night?”is a different question than, “Why did John record that Nicodemus came at night?” Nicodemus came to Jesus by night (Jn. 3:2; 19:39). That is a fact which John records. Why this ruler came at night has intrigued commentators and common people. Was Nicodemus afraid (Jn. 19:38-39)? Was […]
PHall | November 11, 2010
I love being a parent. No matter how dirty my truck gets, I can always blame it on the kids! But “scapegoating” our kids is not being a good parent…unfortunately! Do you ever think of how your parents raised you when dealing with your own children? I know of a woman who whenever presented with […]
PHall | November 10, 2010
Ironically, his name means “God is gracious.” Irony is found again in the meaning of her name – “beautiful.” Let’s see if you can figure out the real names and why this is ironical. Both had been blessed by God financially. You could say that God had been very gracious to them. In fact, since […]
PHall | November 4, 2010
The proverb, “actions speak louder than words,” is true to an extent. The reality is that such a declarative proverb hopes to have its words become a call for action. Therefore to say that actions speak louder than words, does not include the reality that words can be actions. And then the added truth is […]