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PHall | January 13, 2024
At Home in this World and Is This World is our Home? I’m concerned. If there was one succinct answer as to why so many believers fall away, it might be this: Are we living as “strangers” in this world (1 Peter 1:1)? Two ways Christians can fail in this: 1. At home in this […]
PHall | January 4, 2024
After reading 1 Peter, 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 and Peter preface the practical with declarations of the gospel; Peter interweaves the glorious gospel themes together more seamlessly. Instead of the first […]
PHall | January 4, 2024
The central idea within the instructions to elders is also prevalent within 1 Peter which adds depth to the mentioning of suffering and glory in the context instructing elders. What is the key principle by which elders shepherd? Is it by being an example? Is it being willing? By studying the chiastic structure, we find […]
PHall | January 3, 2024
The structure of Ephesians 5:22-33 is fairly simple. It goes back and forth between the physical and spiritual. Whether this is a chiasm, or something else, I don’t know. But for those who learn from how texts are structured, enjoy and if necessary correct. A – PHYSICAL – HUSBAND IS HEAD: Wives, be subject to […]
PHall | January 3, 2024
Become all things to all men so that by all means we may save some (1 Corinthians 9:22). This passage is easy to interpret and apply for Paul’s time; and I challenge it is conversely hard to interpret and apply in ours. 1. We might do some things some think are unlawful and sinful (Acts […]
PHall | January 3, 2024
How to “Do” Evangelism Good hearted people often ask, “How do I ‘do evangelism’?” 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 is one of the most important instructional texts in teaching “practical” evangelism. Other passages emphasize what to teach; here Paul emphasizes how to act. It is easy to interpret and know how to apply to the circumstances in […]
PHall | November 25, 2023
The structure of Ephesians 5:22-33 is fairly simple. It goes back and forth between the physical and spiritual. Whether this is a chiasm, or something else, I don’t know. But for those who learn from how texts are structured, enjoy and if necessary correct. A – PHYSICAL – HUSBAND IS HEAD: Wives, be subject […]
PHall | November 18, 2023
1. EPHESUS – A church that loves being right more than loves those who are wrong. 2. SMYRNA – A church that doesn’t fear those who fear you for what you stand for. 3. PERGAMUM – A church that accepts mixing the holy and unholy in teaching or living as acceptable to God. 4. THYATRIA […]
PHall | November 1, 2023
James 4:7-8 is taking on a more powerful meaning to me. Here’s the text: James 4 (CSB) 7) Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 ) Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Why […]
PHall | November 1, 2023
What is the gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:38? 1. The key is noticing how Peter quotes Joel 2 in Acts 2, ending with a partial quote of Joel 2:32 in Acts 2:21. 2. Then Peter preaches on their responsibility in killing the Christ and God resurrecting Jesus. 3. And finishing with an […]