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PHall | November 18, 2025
Baptism BECAUSE of Forgiveness? Scripture best interprets Scripture. When Peter told the crowd to be “baptized FOR the forgiveness of sins”, did Peter mean “BECAUSE of forgiveness” or “INTO forgiveness”? Did Peter mean baptism comes AFTER or BEFORE forgiveness of sins? Since Scripture best interprets Scripture, we do not need to go any further than […]
PHall | November 18, 2025
Every Worldview strives to answer three questions: 1. What is the nature of reality (Metaphysics). 2. How ought we to behave (Ethics). 3. How do we know (Epistemology). Jesus is our Worldview! 1. Reality – John 1:3 – All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has […]
PHall | September 3, 2025
Primogeniture Why do men have a leadership role in the church and home that women do not have? Paul stated, “For it Adam who was first formed” (1 Timothy 2:13). Egalitarians counter that Primogeniture (Rights of the First Born), is not what Paul refers to. Some simple points to consider are: 1. Egalitarians therefore admit […]
PHall | September 3, 2025
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth” (1 Corinthians 3:6). What does this look like? I got asked that question, and admittedly never had given it much thought before. So let’s answer that question “in context”. Back in chapter 1:12, Paul confronts their preacheritis: “What I am saying is this: One of you […]
PHall | August 27, 2025
“Why” is always essential, even if unstated. Then it is left up us to discover “Why”. A written masterpiece such as Ephesians teaches these two important lessons: 1. It speaks of the Trinity continually. 2. It has as the center point of Ephesians, Unified Peace between Two becoming One. Paul often begins with the Theological […]
PHall | August 17, 2025
The Gospel According to Creation, Abel, and Enoch The Hebrew writer begins his Hall of Faith list with three examples, followed by a summation: 11:3 – By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible. 11:4 […]
PHall | June 5, 2025
An interesting aspect of chiasms is sometimes you can take the corresponding parts, group them together, and the message still makes sense. For example, Titus 3:4-5: A – (4) But when the goodness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, B – (5) He saved us — C – not by works […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Was Barnabas, Barsabbas? Was Barnabas, Barsabbas? The Bible doesn’t directly say so, but the Bible doesn’t directly many things. Such is where we learn implications and inferences, patterns of narrative storytelling, and such. So, does the Holy Spirit imply such is true by how each narrative unfolds? If they are the same individual, the Bible […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
We Are Hard on People Who…. Ever notice the first miracle of Paul? Paul’s first miracle is personal, very personal, and is a statement both on Paul and the person who was…notice I didn’t say “healed”. Paul’s first miracle was not healing, it was the exact opposite. Paul must have seen in the man himself, […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
The Grace-Gifts of Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:11 mentions grace-gifts, but not all grace-gifts. The ones mentioned are, apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors/teachers. These are all teaching gifts. That is why these are listed. But why in this order? Could it be a small chiastic list? A – Apostles: Authority over All Congregations B – Prophets: […]