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PHall | January 19, 2015
1 Peter and Jesus #2 – There are many hints within this epistle of Peter’s walk with Jesus. After Jesus told the parable of the Sower, His apostles asked why He spoke in parables. Included in the answer was, “For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see […]
PHall | January 15, 2015
The master teacher Jesus chose the dialectic method of stories, commonly called parables. Why did Jesus choose this medium? Maybe because He was a living parable, quaintly defined as “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” Isn’t that exactly what Jesus was…an living, breathing, suffering and dying, earthly story with a heavenly meaning?
PHall | January 15, 2015
1 Peter and Jesus #1 – There are many hints within this epistle of Peter’s walk with Jesus. For example, the more common word on the 2nd Coming of Jesus is parousia. Peter however uses apokalupsis which means “revelation” (1:7,13; 4:13, see also 1:5). Then again, in Peter’s personal experience, Jesus was a revelation (Mt.16:17; […]
PHall | January 14, 2015
Growing up I don’t remember much emphasis given to our resurrection on the last day, maybe that why such a topic has held such a great interest for me in my adult studies. So when I read a passage that teaches our resurrection, it fascinates me. In studying 1 Peter 1, I think Peter is […]
PHall | January 11, 2015
When Jesus Christ chose which disciples would also be apostles; He contradicted the cultural norm, and appointed both men and women as apostles. After His resurrection and after He instructed Mary Magdalene to go tell the apostles, Mary was chosen among Matthias and Barsabbas, to take the place of Judas and stood as part of […]
PHall | January 7, 2015
Teaching 1 Peter starting tonight, and let me just say WOW! I am beginning to think 1 Peter is the most “patternistic” epistle in the NT, more so than Paul’s glorious epistles. While Paul likewise preludes the practical with declarations of the gospel, so does Peter; but Peter ties the glorious gospel themes together more […]
PHall | January 6, 2015
Have you noticed the biblical act of baptism is an act of belief, repentance and confession? Since baptism reenacts the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus (Rom.6:4), it shows you believe He existed and exists. Since baptism is into His death (Rom.6:3), it shows you repent by putting to death sin in your life. Since […]
PHall | December 21, 2014
Take Omnipotence, which is all-power. Take Omniscience, which is all-knowledge. Take Omnipresence, which is all-everywhere. Now take that Omnipotence, and place it in a helpless baby. Take that Omniscience, and put into the mind that will grow in knowledge. Take the Omnipresence, and place it in an animal’s manger. Take that Omnipotence, and hang it […]
PHall | December 15, 2014
Each gospel account makes mention of Jesus being betrayed by Judas. Paul makes mention of Jesus being betrayed in correcting the Lord’s Supper. Is this just a fact to Paul, or it is part of his overall lesson? Unnoticeable in most translations, but the same Greek word is used for Paul who “delivered” or “passed […]
PHall | December 7, 2014
A strong argument against “faith only” is the same argument against “repentance only” which no one would make. Both faith and repentance are “mind” actions by definition, but not just taking place in the mind when Biblically lived out. Compare Luke 3 and Acts 2 with James 2. We are all familiar with the inspired […]