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PHall | November 23, 2015
Jesus’ central message was not about how to get to heaven or find happiness; it was about the coming kingdom of God which is God’s rule. Put God first by submitting to His authority, then His holiness will lead you to joy and ultimately heaven. Repent for the kingdom is at hand is living the […]
PHall | November 18, 2015
1 John is notoriously hard to organize. Some suggest the epistle’s structure is best described as “rambling.” Believing the Holy Spirit to be behind the writing, I have a difficult time describing this letter in way that to me sounds at best disorganized and at worst derogatory. Part of the problem is John does so […]
PHall | November 17, 2015
A – ECHOES OF EDEN (1) “Write to the angel of the church in Ephesus: “The One who holds the seven stars in His right hand and who walks among the seven gold lampstands says: B – PRESENT STAND AGAINST FALSE TEACHERS (2) I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you […]
PHall | November 17, 2015
Good-hearted people are confused over what should be done with the Syrian refugees. I hope we all use these real-time ethical situations to hone our understanding of God’s demands upon us Christians. Have you noticed Romans 12 ends with an admonition to love and feed our enemies and not take violent revenge? Have you noticed […]
PHall | November 17, 2015
Parent: “You should have said, “Yes mam,” and did what your mother said. Child: “You mean whatever my mother asks me to do I should say ‘Yes mam,’ and do it?” Parent: “Yes.” Child (sarcastically): “So if she says I should jump off a cliff….” There have been many ways in which adults bemoan that […]
PHall | November 15, 2015
Revelation 2:8-11 (HCSB) Anacrusis (8) “Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: A – JESUS’ DEATH AND LIFE “The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says: B – PHYSICAL OPPOSITE OF SPIRITUAL (9a) I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. C – ADVERSARY […]
PHall | November 11, 2015
NASB – They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us. HCSB – They went out from us, but they did not […]
PHall | November 11, 2015
Does John have a sarcastic sense of humor? Does John use a pun to antagonize the antagonists? The opposition who left the orthodox denied the fleshly reality of Jesus. The Docetists could be called “The Seemists” because they taught it only seemed or appeared that Jesus had flesh. Christ was only a spirit. John says, […]
PHall | November 11, 2015
There is debate about the existence, purpose, and interpretive qualities of chiasms yet I still think they serve beyond being a neat organizational outline. Maybe they can even help in controversial texts such as 1 Cor.14:34-35: A – As in all the churches of the saints, B – The women are to keep silent in […]
PHall | November 11, 2015
Since there are often layers of truth, meaning, and purpose behind God’s revelation, we should try to uncover those layers. Genesis 1 is about many things including: 1) Separation; 2) Organization; 3) Multiplication. God separates day and night; water and ground. God organizes the lights, vegetation, and animals into their proper places and roles. God […]