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PHall | August 3, 2018
In reading about how Rome’s virtues were replaced by Greece’s vices; I was reminded of another observation of how conquering Rome was conquered by Greece through imitating Greek vice. This made me sadly reflect on how often conquering Christianity has been conquered by the world through imitating worldly values which are vices. As the old […]
PHall | August 3, 2018
Here is a quote most married men can attest to: “In the home, the Jewish woman’s position was one of dignity and responsibility. She was her husband’s conscience charged with the task of encouraging him in all holiness.” (Charles Ryrie, The Role of Women in the Church”)
PHall | August 3, 2018
Truth versus Tradition. This is continually the battle in practicing religion. Tradition is not necessarily wrong, and is impossible to escape. If, to escape traditionalism, you vow to never do the order of services the same, that becomes your tradition! When is tradition wrong? How can we tell if it is contrary to truth? Let’s […]
PHall | July 17, 2018
Some Christians loved Paul so much they would have torn out their eyes and given them to Paul (Galatians 4:15). False teachers got to them and Paul became their enemy (Galatians 4:16). Some enemies of the truth hated Paul. This led to drastic measures on their part, even stoning Paul leaving him for dead (Acts […]
PHall | July 12, 2018
Ephesians 5:25-27: “…Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word. He did this to present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless” (HCSB). Notice the list of Jesus’ actions […]
PHall | July 11, 2018
I admit it. I waste time watching miscellaneous YouTube videos. Two things are common among them all: 1. More people watch than make comments about them. 2. No matter how excellent some will give it a thumbs down. The church is sadly like this too. Does that surprise you? 1. More will sit around and […]
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 11, 2018
Stop being “American”!? Paul could have easily offended the Gentile Christians if they were thin-skinned and not “thick souled”. Today too often Christians easily get their feeling hurt when it hits close to home. Borrowing and adapting a current disdainful phrase, the truth is not for the “Religiously Correct.” Notice how Paul warns the Ephesian […]
PHall | July 9, 2018
Many preachers proclaim “faith only” saves because “works cannot save”. To test that theory, let’s substitute other words to see if that holds true according to the Bible. Can we “hear only” but not respond to what we hear and be saved? Read Romans 10. Can we repent only? “Repent” literally means “change one’s mind.” […]
PHall | July 9, 2018
Reading the accounts of salvation in Acts, we witness people responding to God’s offer of grace through His crucified Son by: hearing, believing, repenting, confessing, and being baptized. All of these are stated or implied in the first account of people responding to the crucified One in Acts 2. Going to Revelation people add, “be […]