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PHall | September 7, 2013
The Light of the World Sees The Blind Man – 9:1-5 The Blind Man Sees – 9:6-7 The Neighbors See The Blind Man – 9:8-16 The Blind Man Sees A Prophet – 9:17 The Pharisees Will Not See the Blind Man – 9:18 The Pharisees Will Not See Jesus – 9:19-29 The Blind Man Sees […]
PHall | September 7, 2013
John 9:1, where Jesus’ disciples ask “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” teaches a simple, essential, but too often forgotten lesson: Ignorance begins when we limit our answers. Jesus responded back with “Neither.” And then gave an answer the disciples never considered. The “problem” was not because of […]
PHall | August 24, 2013
It is frightening how many times I blindingly read, “Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment” (Jn 7.24), and failed to internalize and see the application is to inconsistent biblical arguments. If any thinks, “how could you be so blind,” they should keep reading, “but now that you say, ‘we […]
PHall | August 23, 2013
Looking at the words on the page, written in the law, the sins are impersonal and easy to apply the earned condemnation. “That” is sin and “they” are sinners. Looking at people, with names and souls, the sins are personal and more difficult to apply the earned condemnation. “That” is still sin, but “they” are […]
PHall | August 21, 2013
“We do not deserve God’s love because of our sins” is almost a truism of Christianity. But is it a non-sequitur? True love is not based upon performance. So if we did deserve God’s love by not sinning, how could it be love? Love is neither deserved or undeserved. Love is unconditional because God is […]
PHall | August 21, 2013
John 7:37-38 – If anyone thirst, let him come to Me. And drink, he that believes on Me. As said the Scripture, “From deep within Him (i.e., Christ), will flow rivers of living water.” Notice the nice parallelism: thirst-come; drink-believes. And notice how the emphasis is on Jesus giving the Holy Spirit as the source […]
PHall | August 2, 2013
“Epiphanies” should be redefined as, “Well, duh!” I felt this way contemplating the Lord’s Prayer, specifically, “Your Kingdom come.” Too often interpretations are based upon fighting against false doctrines, or cross referencing topics from one book to another. We leave the text to prove a point. Consequently too many today think “Your Kingdom come” cannot […]
PHall | July 27, 2013
5 (loaves) + 2 (fish) = 5000 fed plus 12 baskets leftover.
PHall | July 27, 2013
Why is it the apostles who know who Jesus is still cannot grasp what it means? Why is it they believe, but cannot believe He can feed 5000 plus when in the days of Moses a million plus were fed everyday? I suggest it is because it is easier for us humans to believe in […]
PHall | July 27, 2013
People eat free food miraculously provided (6:8-11), and in the morning discover the source (Jesus) is gone (6:24). So they travel across the sea for more free food (6:26). Isn’t it amazing how hard people will work for free food? Reminds me of all the hours spent on the side of the road begging. Working […]