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PHall | December 8, 2021
Satan doesn’t care if you are a Christian. In fact, he probably prefers that you are a Christian. That doesn’t sound right, does it? If you aren’t a believer, Satan loses the ability to tempt others to call you a hypocrite and discredit Christ’s Way. He misses the opportunity to have others ridicule all Believers […]
PHall | December 3, 2021
When the Roman Republic conquered the Macedonian (Or Greek) Empire, two unexpected events became reality: 1) While Rome spoke Latin, Greek remained the dominant language; 2) While the Roman Republic was moralistic (for a pagan nation), the sexual proclivities of the Greek world permeated Roman society as it morphed from Republic to Empire. In the […]
PHall | November 30, 2021
I Love and Hate Knowing Myself (A Prayer Commentary on 1st Thessalonians) TEXT: “About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another. In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers an d sisters in the entire region of Macedonia. But we […]
PHall | October 21, 2021
The Gospel According to Galatians 4:4-7 Satan does not care that we believe in Jesus, if it doesn’t matter what we believe about Jesus. This short text shows us much about the Gospel, as do many others; however none of which contain all the facts. Seven is often the symbol of completion; although this will […]
PHall | October 15, 2021
Facebook Religion (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5) Praying God’s Way to Healthy Growing Communities TEXT: “For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you keep away from sexual immorality, that each of you knows how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God.” (CSB’17 1 […]
PHall | October 13, 2021
Mark reminds us that Malachi and Isaiah prophesy preparing Yahweh’s way: Mark 1:2-3 – As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: A – “Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, • B – Who will prepare Your way; A’ – The voice of one crying in the wilderness, • B’ – ‘Make ready […]
PHall | October 8, 2021
TEXT: “Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.” (CSB’17 1 Thessalonians 4:8) DEVOTIONAL: Concerning the gospel, what is of “first importance” is Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Can we trust Paul on that? If so, concerning what is written, is there smething […]
PHall | October 7, 2021
Go to school, especially a humanities class in college, and you will hear the Bible ridiculed. A professor might even ask, “Why do believe in God?” Or, “Why do you think the Bible can be trusted as your authority?” Bluntly put, “Why are you a Christian?” Before giving your answer, listen to Peter’s rebuttal to […]
PHall | October 1, 2021
“For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel… (CSB 1 Corinthians 1:17) When people today use this passage to discredit the place and importance of baptism, ironically they make the same mistake as the Corinthians but for a different reason. Paul’s actual defense of baptism shows that the Corinthians had […]
PHall | October 1, 2021
When Peter had nothing to say, he’d say something anyway (Mark 9:6). Being his brother, as brothers often are, I have wondered if Andrew was the opposite: 1) If Andrew had nothing to say, did he smartly say nothing? He definitely appears more restrained. 2) If Andrew had something to say, did he say the […]