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PHall | May 31, 2013
“Saved by faith” (Part 2) – We are saved by faith and cannot be saved by obedience because no one obeys perfectly. True, but does anyone have perfect faith? No. “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). So yes we are saved by faith, even saved by obedience, meaning saved by the obedience of […]
PHall | May 30, 2013
“Saved by faith” means saved by Christ’s sacrificial perfection and not by our doctrinal perfection. “Saved by faith” means saved by trusting God’s promises and not by trusting our actions. “Saved by faith” means the worst of us can be saved while the best of us can be lost. “Saved by faith” is open to […]
PHall | April 20, 2013
John Locke said, “The great division among Christians is about opinions. Every sect is about opinions. Every sect has its set of them and that is called orthodoxy; and he who professes his assent to said opinions, though with an implicit faith and without examining, is orthodox and in the way to salvation; but, if […]
PHall | December 27, 2012
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel” (Romans 1:16) does not mean we should not be ashamed that we are Christians, but that we should not be ashamed by the gospel message, how God saves people through the gospel, by grace.
PHall | November 11, 2012
Armistice Day (11-11 at 11:00 AM) 1918, is the beginning of WWII. Punishing Germany for WWI led to crippling reparations leading to the rise of Fascism ending in WWII where Germany punishes her enemies. After defeating the Axis Powers in WWII, America learned to rebuild our enemies instead of punishing. The power of forgiveness leads […]
PHall | September 13, 2012
A Resurrection-less Christianity. Satan has excised the centrality of resurrection from Christianity. First, by deceiving people into believing Jesus was only metaphorically resurrected therefore removing Jesus’ physical resurrection (Jn.20.27). Second, by removing resurrection from 1) the act and 2) purpose of baptism through removing immersion as a physical symbol of resurrection (Col.2.12). Third, by removing […]
PHall | July 6, 2012
In a bible study Thursday, we considered how Paul in Romans 4 juxtaposes justification by faith with creation and resurrection. As my tongue twisted itself, I accidentally said, “juxtafication.” In hindsight, I prefer calling this “a synchronization of human language with divine action to form a previously unknown expression coherently and succinctly expressing a cogent […]
PHall | August 7, 2011
Search the Biblical history of the Jews and you discover that they believed without rationale, a self-told lie. This lie gave them false security despite it warping the character of God. Their lie turned God into a selfish, self-centered egomaniac. They persuaded themselves that God would not, could not,
PHall | July 9, 2011
Me, me, me…I can easily get interested in something if it is about me. The interest can soar or sour depending upon what is said…gossip hurts…praise feels good. If we are in a room and all of a sudden our name is mentioned…oh so softly…in a corner…we can hear it clear across the room. I […]
PHall | April 22, 2011
How do we decide right and wrong? There are precepts and principles, but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand laws. I would like to suggest to you an image, a picture, but one set in time and reality, that can be used to help us see the meaning of ethics and morality – the […]