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PHall | May 6, 2014
Man loves religious titles. Just saw last week a new one for me, “Boss Lady.” Jesus warned about religious titles (Matt.23:7-10), and man keeps inventing new ones. I don’t call anyone Reverend, and I challenge all to obey Jesus in not giving religious titles to anyone. We are all brothers, Jesus said. Today calling a […]
PHall | May 6, 2014
To be saved hear, believe, repent, confess and be baptized; then keep confessing, keep repenting, keep believing, and keep hearing to stay saved.
PHall | May 2, 2014
Jesus being born in a stable/(possibly house or cave) surrounded by peaceful animals reminds me of Eden where Adam was surrounded by peaceful animals. The first Adam was before the Curse, and the second Adam came to remove the curse.
PHall | May 1, 2014
Many kids think they are smarter than their parents, especially when they are teenagers. Some are. Regardless, even Jesus was subject to His parents (Lk.2:51) proving subjection is not based upon intelligence but position. I doubt many kids will think they are smarter than Jesus. If they do, then that is a whole other problem.
PHall | April 30, 2014
5 lessons from Philippians 3:16 – 1) You can know truth; 2) You won’t know all truth; 3) You and others might be at different levels of knowledge truth; 4) Fellowship exists among those with different levels of knowledge; 5) You have have a responsibility to live what you know is true – Philippians 3:16 […]
PHall | April 28, 2014
Good laws are needed for bad people; bad laws are because of stupid people; no laws are needed for good people; except no one is good except for God (Mt.19:17; Mk.10:18; Lk.18:19) which is why we need God’s laws.
PHall | April 28, 2014
Periodically people will comment about how I handle those who are not kind on Facebook. Here are a few keys: 1) I delete about half of my responses before sending them, so yes I am weak before I am strong; 2) I delete a few of my responses a few minutes after sending them, so […]
PHall | April 26, 2014
In the desert, the Son of God fasts for 40 days. “God fasting;” if there is ever a more thought provoking and shocking statement, it would only be “God dying” (Acts 20.28). Those two thoughts are not totally unrelated. Fasting is death to self, want, and even death to need. Fasting is a type of […]
PHall | April 26, 2014
Grace is often defined as “unmerited favor.” “Unmerited” does not mean the same as “unconditional.” “Unmerited” means you have not done anything in the past or present to deserve this gift. “Unconditional” means you have not done anything in the past or present to receive this gift. Merited means to earn. Conditional means requirements. To […]
PHall | April 26, 2014
An example of necessary implication: One night, my sons were in bed, talking. I told them, “Please go to sleep, thank you.” They continued talking, more quietly. I told them, “That means no more talking.” Did I originally say “no more talking?” No. Did I mean “no more talking?” Yes. They could have interpreted my […]