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PHall | December 19, 2024
Hands in the Deborah Pericope (I’m writing a chapter on Deborah in my book on The Genesis of Gender Roles, and this is just extra thoughts not in the book) The word “hand” is one of the key words in the Deborah narrative, both metaphorically and physically. Hand means “power”. God’s hand is the ultimate […]
PHall | December 19, 2024
God said to Adam, “The day you eat from it you will certainly die” (Gen.2:17). Satan tempted to Eve, “You certainly will not die” (Gen.3:4). Then Adam and Eve ate but didn’t die. In defending God, some have suggested: 1. They did die that day, spiritually. Agreed, but is that what God meant in 2:17? […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
There’s Always Been Two Choices There’s always been two choices, two paths, two decisions. It started in the Garden of Eden. The enigmatic tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil can be understood simply. Obeying God by not eating led to life and functioning as God intended – Good. Eating led to death and […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
A High Value Man Is A Worthy Man A term used within our modern culture to describe men and women is “high value”. Sadly, “high value” is not God’s value. A “high value” man is judged based upon income, height, looks and other “biblically low values”. Also, a “high value” woman can look very little […]
PHall | November 21, 2024
Hands in the Deborah Pericope (I’m writing a chapter on Deborah in my book on The Genesis of Gender Roles, and this is just extra thoughts not in the book) The word “hand” is one of the key words in the Deborah narrative, both metaphorically and physically. Hand means “power”. God’s hand is the ultimate […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
1. Thou shalt put God first on your calendar unless something fun comes up. 2. Thou shalt not allow images to replace God unless it is a husband, wife, child, boyfriend or girlfriend. 3. Thou shalt not take my name in vain unless you use text talk like OMG because that is LOL. 4. Thou […]
PHall | September 17, 2024
Genesis 3:15 is not the first mention of “seed” in Genesis. Notice this pattern: 1:11 – “seed according to its kinds” 1:12 – “seed according to its kinds” When we get to Genesis 3:15 notice this pattern continues: 3:15 – “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her […]
PHall | September 4, 2024
Temptation is often divided into three parts: lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life.(1 John 2:16). This is a proper way of viewing temptation. This is proper, but it is limited because it applies to us tempting ourselves: OUR flesh, OUR eyes, OUR pride. Temptation also involves how we view God. […]
PHall | August 22, 2024
What’s the very first biblical argument against “Once Saved Always Saved”? I get little smiles when I take so many things back to Genesis 1-3, but here I go again! While Adam and Eve didn’t need to be saved before Genesis 3, we can all admit that they gained life from God as a […]
PHall | March 18, 2024
Men Protecting Is Not Toxic Masculinity Men need to protect to feel like Men. It is a positive masculine trait to protect women and children. Protecting is not “toxic masculinity”. What was Adam’s first failing? What if the first sin was not Eve eating the fruit (Gen.3:6)? What if the first violation didn’t begin with […]