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PHall | December 12, 2013
According to Peter, water plays an important role in God’s theology. God’s word says the earth was made from water and was destroyed by water (2 Peter 3:3-6). So water is literally part of both physical creation and destruction. Not coincidentally, both of those times the world was immersed in water. Corresponding to that reality, […]
PHall | December 11, 2013
“Romans 6 does not supplement justification by faith or merely explain its effects or consequences; rather, it defines justification by faith. . . . Following 5:1-11, Paul provides three sets of quite fully developed antitheses that contrast pre- and post-justification existence: life in Adam vs. life in Christ (5:12-21), slaver to sin vs. slaver to […]
PHall | December 11, 2013
1) “Don’t rejoice that spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (Lk.10:20); 2) Don’t glory in what gifts God gives you, glory in the gift of salvation; 3) Don’t glory in what you can do, glory in whose you are.
PHall | December 10, 2013
No single verse contains all of God. No single scripture contains all of God’s theology. If this is true, then even “God is love” (1 John 4:8) is not all inclusive of all God is. God is not only love. God is righteous too, which can conflict with His desire that all men be saved […]
PHall | December 8, 2013
The question is usually phrased, “What Will You Do WITH Jesus.” “With” is a little too impersonal. So let’s make this personal. “What Will You Do TO Jesus and What Will Jesus Do TO You? Judas Will USE Jesus to Get What He Wants (Jn.18:2; 6:70-71; 12:4-6; 13:2,27-30; Mt.27:1-5) Jesus Will BEMUSE His Arresters […]
PHall | December 7, 2013
Among the soldiers, possibly 200 with weapons, Peter draws a sword and attacks to defend his Lord. Among a slave girl and others warming themselves by a fire, Peter draws his empty breath to deny he even knows Jesus. Sadly, that quickly, within an hour or so, he goes from defender to denier. Temptation, when […]
PHall | December 7, 2013
In John 18 we have an interesting cast of contrasting characters: Gentile soliders/Jewish soliders (v.3); Slave/Free (v.18); Religious/Pagan (v.12); Rich (High priests)/Poor (slaves); Rulers (Pilate)/Ruled over; Disciples/Unbelievers. Basically “the world” of John 3:16.
PHall | December 7, 2013
Jesus rebuked Peter for cutting off the ear of Malchus. Jesus instructs Pilate that if His kingdom was of this world, His disciples would fight; just like Peter had done (Jn.18).Good intentions do not make for kingdom actions. Fight like the world by words or actions is not fighting for the kingdom.
PHall | December 5, 2013
Unity – Unity in the Bible is both a beginning point, and a goal; both the foundation of fellowship and the result (John 17). We will always have differences because we are all in different phases of maturity. Doctrinal differences are never glorified, but don’t need to destroy. The only time differences are called a […]
PHall | December 5, 2013
Something to consider. Some banter includes namecalling, calling others legalists or liberals to disparage and distance the others from themselves. I’ve been called both. What all such labeling does is to label you in contrast to them. Didn’t the Holy Spirit warn us against comparing ourselves to others to commend ourselves (2 Cor.10:12)? Something to […]