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PHall | February 21, 2019
At our Coffeehouse Evangelism Bible study, I was reminded of a description I made of my Mom at her Celebration of Life: “My Mom loved you before she met you; and after she met you, she even liked you which might be harder than loving you.” Agape love is redefined by the life and death […]
PHall | February 20, 2019
No human argument is stronger than God’s words, even when that human argument explains accurately what God said. My Bible has a humanly written heading for Romans 10: “Righteousness by Faith Alone.” The word “faith” is found in the chapter, but the word “alone” is not. Does faith involve obedience? Or an even better way […]
PHall | February 16, 2019
As emphasized within this study, structure, narrative, and such are instructive towards understanding meaning. Looking at 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, there are many ways of examining the various ways it is structured. The simplest argument for women being silent is reading only 14:34-35 and concluding, “the Bible say women be silent”. Any text can be made […]
PHall | February 4, 2019
It is too easy, common, and disheartening to focus on the restrictions of women in 1 Timothy 2:11-12. What is not done enough is focusing on the positive. Restricting religion to what happens in public worship must never be done. If it is, women do little, even do little good (in the eyes of some), […]
PHall | January 28, 2019
As Genesis 3 wrongfully reverses Genesis 2; 1 Corinthians 14 corrects Genesis 3:1-7 I. What is happening in Genesis 3? 1. A question is wrongfully asked by the serpent to the woman about the word of God. 2. Then Eve takes the lead over her husband and judges both what the serpent and God said. […]
PHall | January 16, 2019
To help all see how the foundation is needed before building the rest of Paul’s inspired argument, let’s see how it works. Admittedly, what I am presenting is just the bare minimum of interpretive work, but it should show the benefits. Since 1 Timothy 2:9-15 is a essential yet controversial text, how does Genesis 2-3 […]
PHall | January 11, 2019
One interpretation of the phrase “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil” (Genesis 2) is that the phrase is morally neutral and just means “everything”. Apparently Herodotus used the phrase that way. Knowledge has always been a convoluted topic in the Bible. “My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). So […]
PHall | January 8, 2019
James 5:19-20: “My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his life from death and cover a multitude of sins” (HCSB).Whether James had the following in mind, I don’t know; but his […]
PHall | December 24, 2018
Luke’s connection to Genesis 1-2 is not in words, but in pictures and symbolism. In the story of Christ’s birth (Luke 1-2) we have: 1. Luke 1:35 – The Holy Spirit overshadows Mary. 2. Luke 2:8 – Darkness because the shepherds are out at night.3. Luke 2:8 – Animals being taken care of because of the shepherds; […]
PHall | December 18, 2018
Many have noticed how Joseph is a type of Jesus. At the very beginning of Joseph’s narrative, we start noticing similarities. One such comparison is found in a chastisement scene of parent to child. Notice the similarities: • Joseph is young – 17.o Jesus is young – 12.• Father rebukes son.o Mother rebukes son.• Father is […]