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PHall | January 27, 2018
Some want Jesus as their Savior but not their Lord because Lords must be obeyed. Others want Jesus as their Lord but not their Savior because only “others” need saving and they need just enough grace to finish what they lack. We tend to segment our relationship with God based on part of revelation. Some […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Nothing Jesus did should have caused alarm; Moses, Elijah, Elisha and others likewise performed miracles. And yet, after Jesus cured a blind man he claimed, “Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.” (John 9:32). Nothing Jesus taught should have caused consternation; all the prophets taught […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
3 Passages: 1) Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 2) Matthew 1:1: “An account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:” 3) Matthew 28:18-20: “Jesus […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Luke presents John the Baptist as the descendant of Aaron the High Priest (Luke 1). The apostle John presents the Immerser as saying, “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Thought of in this way, […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
Sacred space. Defined, that is space filled or inhabited by God. The burning bush, Mt.Sinai, and Jesus incarnated are all examples. When we read 1 Corinthians, a most troubled congregation, we see how the “body” (3:16 ; 6:19) houses the Holy Spirit. In the first, the body is the church; in the second the human […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
“Tree that’s been at White House since 1800’s to be removed.” That was the headline. Being curious why, I read the article. Was it a political hackjob piece? Was it a self-serving decision based on White House aesthetics? Loving trees, I wanted to know. Then I read it was planted by President Jackson in memory […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
People driving behind us might have thought I had too much to drink and way too early. Janet was driving and I was throwing up with my head out the window. No liqueur. Just somehow I had injected gluten (cross contamination I think). And yet there is a bible lesson – don’t judge based upon […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
There are 3 types of “church people”: 1) Those who emphasize the righteousness of God to the extreme they live in constant fear for their salvation. 2) Those who emphasize the grace of God to the extreme that they live thinking God will accept any worship as long as our attitude is right. 3) Those […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
I just watched a dramatization of Jesus’s crucifixion. It finally dawned on me (forgive me for I am slow) how it exemplifies the exact opposite of the 1st and 2nd Great Commands (Mt.22:36-40): 1) Love God with all your heart, soul, mind; 2) Love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus died for our sins. Therefore the […]
PHall | January 27, 2018
A fish fry for mission work was recently advertised. Churches having yard sales, or pumpkin sales around Halloween is common. Is this biblical? One way to approach is asking if such has biblical authority. Can we find a command, example, or necessary implication from the inspired text. The answer is we can’t. But let’s go […]