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PHall | June 5, 2025
The Temple Worships In the Old Testament worship could be put into these three categories: WHERE – Temples were made from stones. Today, we are the stones, our bodies are temples, Jesus is the cornerstone, and the apostles are the foundation. WHO – Priestly clothes were made from costly material. Today, they are spiritual actions […]
PHall | June 5, 2025
5 Dangers Preaching on Homosexuality 1. One danger is to ignore this sin. If we preach on Christ’s birth in December and Christ’s resurrection in the Spring “because it is on people’s minds”, then we should be willing to preach against homosexuality during “Pride Month” since it is on people’s minds. 2. Another danger is […]
PHall | June 5, 2025
An interesting aspect of chiasms is sometimes you can take the corresponding parts, group them together, and the message still makes sense. For example, Titus 3:4-5: A – (4) But when the goodness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, B – (5) He saved us — C – not by works […]
PHall | May 15, 2025
Were the first century Jewish believers in Jesus monotheistic? Yes. Did they believe Jesus to be Divine? Yes. How did they reconcile that God is one, and yet both the Father and Son are God? First, if you look at the Shema in the LXX, which is the Old Testament version quoted in the New […]
PHall | May 15, 2025
“Then God said, ‘Let there be light light’, and there was light. God saw the light was good and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.” (Genesis 1:3-5). Hermeneutical Lessons on authority: 1. […]
PHall | May 15, 2025
Two facts about manna are undeniable: 1) It is called bread; 2) It is not man-made. Was it Unleavened? Moses regave God’s command which said, “Observe the feast of Unleavened Bread. You are to eat Unleavened Bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib” (Exodus 34:18). Passover is the first […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Was Barnabas, Barsabbas? Was Barnabas, Barsabbas? The Bible doesn’t directly say so, but the Bible doesn’t directly many things. Such is where we learn implications and inferences, patterns of narrative storytelling, and such. So, does the Holy Spirit imply such is true by how each narrative unfolds? If they are the same individual, the Bible […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
We Are Hard on People Who…. Ever notice the first miracle of Paul? Paul’s first miracle is personal, very personal, and is a statement both on Paul and the person who was…notice I didn’t say “healed”. Paul’s first miracle was not healing, it was the exact opposite. Paul must have seen in the man himself, […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
The Grace-Gifts of Ephesians 4:11 Ephesians 4:11 mentions grace-gifts, but not all grace-gifts. The ones mentioned are, apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors/teachers. These are all teaching gifts. That is why these are listed. But why in this order? Could it be a small chiastic list? A – Apostles: Authority over All Congregations B – Prophets: […]
PHall | May 13, 2025
Lot’s Daughters, Why? Why is the disgusting actions of Lot’s daughters recorded in the Bible? 1. It teaches the Moabites and Ammonites were related to Israel. Could they become idolatrous like their “cousins”? Extended families can show an unwanted future. Stay devoted. 2. It warns fathers who are righteous (2 Peter 2), that what they […]