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PHall | March 22, 2019
“So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith” (CSB Acts 6:7). This is a neglected but powerful verse. Let’s notice 5 points for us imitate: 1. This comes after the church solves an internal problem (6:1-6). Strife, stress, […]
PHall | March 20, 2019
A book I wish I had time to read is entitled, “Five Volumes of Spiritual Wisdom” – It explores “many paths of faith” found from the Buddha, Koran, Torah, Mohammed, and Talmud. Missing, obviously, is the wisdom of Jesus. But there is another point worth making. “The many paths of faith” ultimately shows that faith […]
PHall | February 20, 2019
No human argument is stronger than God’s words, even when that human argument explains accurately what God said. My Bible has a humanly written heading for Romans 10: “Righteousness by Faith Alone.” The word “faith” is found in the chapter, but the word “alone” is not. Does faith involve obedience? Or an even better way […]
PHall | September 15, 2018
Why are there hurricanes and other natural disasters? From a scientific point of view, you’ll have to ask someone else. From a spiritual perspective, the bible teaches we live in a cursed world (Gen.3; Rom.8). Mankind, both male and female, were given rule over the earth (Gen.1). Instead of taking care of the garden, they […]
PHall | September 3, 2018
Unforeseen are the consequences to changing pure doctrine because we aren’t as wise as we think (Ge.3). Let’s see how changing baptism leads to warping the resurrection on the last day (1 Corinthians 15). Jesus’s own death, burial, and resurrection is the ultimate prototype of our death and last day rebirth from the grave. Many […]
PHall | September 1, 2018
Many know the mistake of Job’s friends. Their theological position was God intervened as a moral arbiter in everyday life. This meant only the wicked suffered (this is actually the general truth presented in Proverbs). Since Job suffered, he must have been unrighteous. Since he wasn’t unjust (at the beginning), his friends therefore unjustly accused […]
PHall | July 9, 2018
Reading the accounts of salvation in Acts, we witness people responding to God’s offer of grace through His crucified Son by: hearing, believing, repenting, confessing, and being baptized. All of these are stated or implied in the first account of people responding to the crucified One in Acts 2. Going to Revelation people add, “be […]
PHall | July 3, 2018
Do Christians have an easier time loving their enemies than tolerating their fellow Christians? Both are commands (Mt.5:44; Eph.4:2). Both are covered in the latter part of Romans 12. More importantly, both are covered in the cross. Jesus died for those mocking him to His face, standing at His feet. Jesus died for those who […]
PHall | June 17, 2018
A type of damning legalism is…. Before I define this, let me add this caveat: In Romans Paul does not equate “obedience” with “works.” As always, we must let the user define his own words. “Obedience” in Romans is often tied to faith (i.e., “the obedience of faith” – 1:5; 16:26). Paul, however, is not […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
“You can’t obey good news” says the argument. This despite the Bible using the phrase “did not obey the gospel” (Romans 10:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17). People argue “obey doesn’t mean obey”. This is called semantics where people change the definitions to fit their argument. So let’s look outside the religious box. The […]