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PHall | September 5, 2014
“It means what it means.” Said that in class and some found it humorous, and I can understand why. Doesn’t everything mean what it means? Ever hear, “I didn’t mean it like that!” Or sometimes words have a figurative and not literal meaning. Then again there is hyperbole to make a point. So, why did […]
PHall | September 5, 2014
“I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to” said Jesus, about Jezebel, to Thyatira (Rev.2:21). Sometimes its better to cut the theology, psychology, sociology, dysfunctionality, the “isms.” all excuses and just keep it just that simple. Doesn’t mean it is easy, but it is just that simple. Just Do It!
PHall | September 4, 2014
Ephesians 2:3 (HCSB) We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
PHall | September 3, 2014
Remember Jesus saying to render to Caesar the things that are Cesar’s and to God the things that are God’s? The same word, eicon, is used there as here. People have often wondered what all Jesus encompassed by the second phrase, “the things that are God’s.” Could the Jews have missed what Jesus was really […]
PHall | September 3, 2014
4:4 – I think it is important to see the active force Satan here. While we cannot understand all the machinations of Satan, nor all the details, we can know he is actively deceiving people. As a theological extension to this, if mankind, if each individual was born innately unable to understand due to a […]
PHall | September 3, 2014
Consider this as per 2 Cor.4:2-4 which speaks of Satan veiling the gospel. One of the devious ways the Devil keeps people from understanding the word of God is by telling people it can’t be understood by them. The second step comes in telling others only a few can understand. The third downward step is […]
PHall | September 3, 2014
David refused to kill Saul who was guilty because he was the Lord’s Anointed (1 Sam.24:6). The Jews killed Jesus who was innocent because He was the Lord’s Anointed (Mt.26:63-64). While David is famously a type of Christ, David is also a type of what Israel should have been.
PHall | September 2, 2014
The Jews accused Jesus of blasphemy for reportedly saying He would destroy God’s temple; blasphemy since only God had the right to destroy His own temple (Mt.26:61; Mk.14:58). They didn’t understand they were guilty of blasphemy in destroying the body of Jesus, the real temple of God. Both destructions were carried out by Gentiles because […]
PHall | August 31, 2014
The attitude and desire of the Troas Christians gathering on the first day of the week to break bread should be more instructive to us than the simple fact that they did (Acts 20:7). Why precedes what. Following their example of what without following their example of why leads to formalism and empty tradition. Remember, […]
PHall | August 28, 2014
Jesus says to the church in Thyatira, “I know your works — your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first” (Revelation 2:19 HCSB). The original Greek did not have punctuation, so adding it becomes part of the translation, and the interpretation. For example, both the HCSB and the NET […]