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PHall | September 2, 2021
Is Gender Identity Fluid? There is a new biblical argument being proffered suggesting there are not just two binary genders, but that gender identity is fluid. This is offered to counter the opposing argument that God said, “Let us make them male and female”. This new biblical argument likewise uses the Genesis creation account as […]
PHall | July 20, 2021
As a Hebrew and Israelite, when David wrote the first line of what has become enumerated as the 23rd Psalm, he had no other known meaning than, “YAHWEH is my Shepherd”. As followers of Jesus, we know Him as the great shepherd because of John 10. In that sense, join me in rewording the Psalm […]
PHall | July 9, 2021
Who or What is the Crouching Beast? Common is the identification of the serpent in Genesis 3 with Satan and the great dragon (Revelation 12). In a similar moral tale there is a crouching animal which is sin. Have you wondered who or what is the crouching beast of Genesis 4? Let’s look at “crouches”: To […]
PHall | June 16, 2021
10 Commandments: A – GOD DESIRES WHAT IS HIS (jealousy): #1-2 – Do not worship other Gods or make other images B – WRONG USE OF TONGUE: #3 Do not misuse God’s name (wrong use of tongue) C – PURE: #4 – Keep the Sabbath holy D – PROMISE OF LIFE: #5 – Honor your […]
PHall | March 4, 2021
PHall | January 25, 2021
The Church of Babel These “Babylonians” were building a city with a tower to bridge heaven and earth. There is so much in this short pericope where this story harkens back to creation and Eden, and then to the flood. It even foreshadows exile and captivity since Babel is Babylon. A common use today is […]
PHall | January 11, 2021
Tired of God? (Isaiah 43:22-24 ) Have you become weary of worshiping God? Are you tired of getting up and getting ready? Is sitting together with God’s saints not a priority? Is God’s word boring to you and neglected? Does doing good to others in the name of God bring so much disillusionment that you […]
PHall | December 25, 2020
This verse might be the greatest statement of grace in all the Old Testament, said MacArthur. It is also possibly the most humbling and neglected in modern NT theology. While the gospel from Jesus’s birth to rebirth, from ascending out of the water, from the tomb, to heaven, does everything for me; all this was […]
PHall | December 25, 2020
Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel. (CSB) Oh Giver of the Gift, Have we missed the point of Isaiah’s virgin birth prophecy? The promise is given to an unfaithful Israelite who does not deserve to be rescued. […]
PHall | December 23, 2020
Follow the Star to the Cross Saved by What Condemns Us. I cannot count the ironies, paradoxes, and strange truths continually displayed when reading God’s word. This is the time of the year when people think of the Star of Bethlehem and men from the East bearing gifts. That star led these searchers to their […]