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PHall | September 14, 2016
Something to consider: God used less holy nations (according to Habakkuk) such as Assyria and Babylon to destroy God’s people who were less than holy. Today does God use less holy individuals to destroy less than holy congregations?
PHall | September 13, 2016
One of the interesting differences between animals and humans suggests we did not involve from a lower life form to a higher one. Spiders who make webs instinctually are master engineers. Canadian Geese are not “directionally challenged” like some of my relatives. This overall instinctual genius is not found across the board in humans. If […]
PHall | August 30, 2016
Does God commit “evil’? Immediately our response as believers is no, because immediately we assign the descriptive modifier “moral evil.” Raah is used frequently in Jeremiah 44 (13x), and in all of Jeremiah (85x). Basically it means “adversity” which admittedly sounds somewhat benign. Only when we see it applied contextually do we see the depth […]
PHall | August 20, 2016
The same offer had been offered and rejected time after time and then again. Years help had been offered; but it required something personally offensive to those whose world was obviously falling apart. Finally, after more than two decades some decided to accept. What changed? What was previously offensive but now palatable? What changed was […]
PHall | August 16, 2016
What is one of the most powerful God-created sources that is untamed and will always remain untamed? The sea. Considering its strength, what did God choose to control this mighty creation of His? Sand. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary of the sea, an enduring barrier […]
PHall | July 13, 2016
Jeremiah 33:5 – “I have hidden My face from this city because of all their wickedness” Herein might be the true way to view suffering. Bad things happen not because of God causes them (although language is used that way), but because stops protecting His people (language is also used this way). Considering God sends […]
PHall | June 30, 2016
“I want to be wrong.” Jeremiah prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem and a 70 year exile. Hananiah prophesied it would only last 2 years. Jeremiah responded saying “Amen! May the LORD do so” (Jer.28:6). Jeremiah wanted to be wrong. In bible class last night someone said the problem too many have is they want to […]
PHall | June 15, 2016
There is a phrase, “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.” Jeremiah present us with a more terrifying scenario. King Zedekiah asks Jeremiah, “Ask the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past […]
PHall | June 8, 2016
Sovereignty of God! But please notice contrary to the Calvinistic doctrine of Sovereignty, God allows man to freely choose his own fate! If we take this visual aid and parable too far, further than intended, we have God – the potter – having the clay – people – become flawed “in His own hands.” If […]
PHall | June 8, 2016
For those who see doom in the future for America (and could be right), please remember this passage from Jeremiah (too often a neglected book): Jeremiah 17:7-8 (HCSB) (7) The man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence indeed is the LORD, is blessed. (8) He will be like a tree planted by water: it […]