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PHall | June 8, 2016
I love it when my mind gets turned upside down! Jesus’ statements about marriage being for life, with one exception, sounds very rigid – and it is. Jesus’ statement was in contrast to how Hillel and his followers interpreted Deut.24. The common interpretation made any female mistake a cause for dissolution. Basically marriage for the […]
PHall | April 6, 2016
Some Corinthians (claiming to be Christians) could not believe in the resurrection of the dead other than Jesus. If they could believe Jesus had been resurrected, why not others? It is possible they did not know about all the OT stories, or even those in the NT. It is also possible they deemed them different […]
PHall | March 25, 2016
Can what we believe doctrinally change what we believe is the gospel? Recently I read the gospel is defined as the “deity, death, and resurrection of Jesus.” Notice anything missing? Unlike Paul’s description of the gospel (1 Cor.15:4), this gentleman (and rightfully respected scholar) left out Jesus’ burial. Many treat it as superfluous, and I […]
PHall | January 28, 2016
Acts 1:1-11 (NASB) A – RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION (1) The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach (2) until the day when He was taken up (analambanō) to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. (3) To these […]
PHall | January 28, 2016
A – (39) Now this He said B – about the Spirit, C – whom those who believed in him C’ – were to receive, B’ – for as yet the Spirit had not been given, A’ – because Jesus was not yet glorified.
PHall | January 28, 2016
A – (37) On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, B – “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me. B’ – And drink (38) Whoever believes in Me. A’ – As the Scripture has said, ‘Out of His (i.e., Jesus) heart will flow rivers of […]
PHall | January 26, 2016
Paul called Elymas the “son of the Devil.” No doubt he deserved this new name because he was a sorcerer, full of all deceit and all fraud, and an enemy of righteousness who perverted the straight paths of Jesus. And maybe because Elymas wasn’t living worthy of his other name – Barjesus. That means “Son […]
PHall | January 26, 2016
Before Paul could do all things through Jesus (Phil.4:13), he had to “learn” to do all things through Jesus (Phil.4:12). Learning means failing and succeeding. We like to skip over the failing part. Learning also means difficulties. We like to skip over that part to. Being able to do all things through Jesus is not […]
PHall | January 16, 2016
The gospel progresses in Acts in succession to Jews (Hebraic, Hellenistic, Proselytes), Samaritans, and finally to Gentiles (Acts 1:8). This is more than just geographic advances; this shows an advance spiritually with whom they were willing to fellowship in Christ – those far off (Acts 2:39-40). From the comfortable and religiously righteous (Hebraic Jews); to […]
PHall | January 14, 2016
A – JESUS ENTERS (1) Now He entered the synagogue again, and a man (anthrōpos) was there who had a paralyzed hand (cheir). B – (2) In order to accuse Him [this phrase last in Greek], they were watching (paratēreō) Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath. (3) He told […]