John 19:30 – It Is Finished
PHall | April 19, 2012
On the 6th day of the week, God in the flesh said “It is finished” and on the 7th day rested from His work of New Creation. And on the 1st day of the week there was Light.
PHall | April 19, 2012
On the 6th day of the week, God in the flesh said “It is finished” and on the 7th day rested from His work of New Creation. And on the 1st day of the week there was Light.
PHall | April 15, 2012
How are proverbs and parables similar? Both are short and memorable (which is part of their teaching power). Both use human situations to teach divine wisdom – earthly stories and situations with heavenly meanings. Both used existing and accepted ways of teaching but raised them to a new level – neither Solomon nor Jesus invented […]
PHall | April 4, 2012
There is: no agape without Abba; no baptism without belief; no confession without Christ; no disciples without devotion no eternity without El Shaddai no forgiveness without faith; no good news without grace; no Heaven without humility; no Incarnation without Immanuel; no justification without Jesus; no kingdom without a King; no Lord without law; no Messiah […]
PHall | April 2, 2012
Psalm 49:8 is said in reference to our physical life, but what an application to our spiritual life – “since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying” (Psa.49:8). That’s why we need a redeemer! We can’t buy life.
PHall | March 24, 2012
Have you ever heard or read something that became a life-guiding principle? When I was little, my mother said about a preacher who became an agnostic – “He studied himself out of the Bible.” Simple faith got replaced by educated “explain-aways.” Maybe that is one reason I accept Occam’s Razor in interpreting the Bible – […]
PHall | March 20, 2012
Psalms 10:4 (NASB) The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.” Psalms 10:4 (HCSB) In all his scheming, the wicked arrogantly thinks: “There is no accountability, since God does not exist.” Psalms 10:4 (ESV) In the pride of his face the wicked does […]
PHall | March 20, 2012
(NASB) How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! (HCSB) How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a […]
PHall | February 20, 2012
The book of Job forces us to deal with suffering of a different kind – the uncomfortable and confusing reality when personal troubles and traditional theologies clash. Reacting when experience contradicts what we believe can lead to sin or correction. Job’s friends refuse to doubt their interpretation of divine retributive justice of punishment and reward. […]
PHall | February 20, 2012
The book of Job is an artistic expression of the least artistic experiences within man – pain, suffering and doubt. As individuals are either done in by suffering, or finished unto perfection by its purging, this sapiential insight articulates the painful process. It is the finished product of pain. It begins with faithfulness, sinks into […]
PHall | February 11, 2012
An interesting aspect of Esther is that it has connections to other Biblical stories, both of which are connected to Egypt. A method the Bible uses, both in the Old and the New Covenants, is retelling the same story with different characters. This does not mean any of the stories are fictional, but instead shows […]