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PHall | January 21, 2015
1 Peter and Jesus #3 – There are many hints within this epistle of Peter’s walk with Jesus. Without going into details, just see how memorable Peter’s last days as recorded in John 20-21 are as they find echoes in 1 Peter 1: • Phaneroo 1 Peter 1:20; 5:4; John 21:1,4 • Resurrection of Jesus […]
PHall | January 21, 2015
The command to “be sober” is used several times in reference to our mental state, and not directly to alcohol. However, the statement finds power because of the known effects of alcohol on the mind, affecting speech, thinking, and judgment. This means people can allow the frivolities of the world to inflict upon their minds […]
PHall | January 19, 2015
1 Peter and Jesus #2 – There are many hints within this epistle of Peter’s walk with Jesus. After Jesus told the parable of the Sower, His apostles asked why He spoke in parables. Included in the answer was, “For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see […]
PHall | January 15, 2015
The master teacher Jesus chose the dialectic method of stories, commonly called parables. Why did Jesus choose this medium? Maybe because He was a living parable, quaintly defined as “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” Isn’t that exactly what Jesus was…an living, breathing, suffering and dying, earthly story with a heavenly meaning?
PHall | January 15, 2015
1 Peter and Jesus #1 – There are many hints within this epistle of Peter’s walk with Jesus. For example, the more common word on the 2nd Coming of Jesus is parousia. Peter however uses apokalupsis which means “revelation” (1:7,13; 4:13, see also 1:5). Then again, in Peter’s personal experience, Jesus was a revelation (Mt.16:17; […]
PHall | January 14, 2015
Growing up I don’t remember much emphasis given to our resurrection on the last day, maybe that why such a topic has held such a great interest for me in my adult studies. So when I read a passage that teaches our resurrection, it fascinates me. In studying 1 Peter 1, I think Peter is […]
PHall | January 11, 2015
When Jesus Christ chose which disciples would also be apostles; He contradicted the cultural norm, and appointed both men and women as apostles. After His resurrection and after He instructed Mary Magdalene to go tell the apostles, Mary was chosen among Matthias and Barsabbas, to take the place of Judas and stood as part of […]
PHall | January 7, 2015
Teaching 1 Peter starting tonight, and let me just say WOW! I am beginning to think 1 Peter is the most “patternistic” epistle in the NT, more so than Paul’s glorious epistles. While Paul likewise preludes the practical with declarations of the gospel, so does Peter; but Peter ties the glorious gospel themes together more […]
PHall | January 6, 2015
Have you noticed the biblical act of baptism is an act of belief, repentance and confession? Since baptism reenacts the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus (Rom.6:4), it shows you believe He existed and exists. Since baptism is into His death (Rom.6:3), it shows you repent by putting to death sin in your life. Since […]
PHall | January 6, 2015
Shooting basketball, my mother walked onto our deck to tell me “Grandmother” died. She was my great-grandmother. I stopped for a few seconds, and then started shooting again. She was the first person related to me who died. I was young, and only met her a few times. One day at college I got a […]