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PHall | July 11, 2018
Tuesday’s Thought – Separation. Re-reading the creation account, I remembered how separation was a reoccurring feature (Genesis 1): Day 1 – Separation of light and dark, night and day. Day 2 – Separation of waters on the earth from the sky by an expanse. Day 3 – Separation of water from dry land. Day 4 […]
PHall | July 6, 2018
In the beginning God creates Adam and Eve to be His representative image on earth. They chose to not represent by failing to listen. This is the beginning of the end. God begins all over again with Noah, a new physical creation. He does well initially, but then gets drunk from his own planting success […]
PHall | June 29, 2018
People will believe what they want to believe. We are that weak, and that should scare us. For proof of this, let’s look at history to see how messed up people can be while claiming to use the Bible. And I mean really messed up! There was a heretical “Christian” sect called the Cainites. A […]
PHall | June 21, 2018
There’s an old story of a preacher who, frustratingly for the congregation, somehow managed to turn every text and sermon into one on baptism. So they hatched a plan. Playing to his vanity they challenged him saying, he was so smart he could preach on any topic or scripture without preparation. He accepted. So the […]
PHall | June 19, 2018
I have often wondered why God chose that peculiar sign of His covenant with Abraham and His descendants. Let me give three possible answers why. First, a covenant by definition means cutting. In biblical times these were often sealed by severing an animal, with the implication that the party who breaks the covenant will suffer […]
PHall | May 23, 2018
What was the purpose in building the tower of Babel (Genesis 11)? The text says “to make a name for themselves lest they be scattered.” But what was their intent in making a name for themselves? According to one ANE (Ancient Near East) scholar, the tower, or ziggerrat, wasn’t so they could reach heaven to […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
What law did Cain break when he murdered Abel? As to what is revealed, God had not yet commanded “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13). So for Cain, how was “sin crouching at the door” (Genesis 4:7) when sin is the violation of God’s revealed law (Romans 7:7)? The answer is necessary implication and inference. […]
PHall | May 21, 2018
What does it mean to be human? While this sounds esoteric, it is very practical. This plays out in how people should determine decisions dealing with the value of life and death: in abortion, the mentally and physically handicapped, and euthanasia for the terminally ill. Does the Bible answer this question? As is the case […]
PHall | February 9, 2018
This short article on intentions intends to make us aware that right actions and right intentions are both required to please God. 1. Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10). One of the few narratives in the priestly book of rituals is Aaron’s sons offering “strange” or unauthorized fire. Why they did this is seemingly connected to […]
PHall | February 9, 2018
When you think of Esau, what comes to mind? Maybe it is what the Hebrew writer said right before naming him as godless: “Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many” (Hebrews 12:15). Bitterness well describes Esau’s wanting […]