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PHall | January 28, 2014
Personally, I want both men and women to be in authority over men and women in the church. I want women to be elders and preachers. I don’t like subjection theology. However….If God had wanted women to be in roles of authority over men in the church, then God would have sent Jesus as a […]
PHall | January 28, 2014
PHall | January 28, 2014
While truth is propositional, prepositional truths are powerful: With God (Lk.1:37); In God (Jn.14:1); Of God (Mt.4:4); For God (Rom.1:1); About God (Acts 6:7); through God (Gal.4:7); As God (Eph.4:32).
PHall | January 28, 2014
Ben-hadad, a pagan, is king of Aram, the enemy of Israel. He gets sick and is told, “The man of God has come here” (2 Kings 8.7). King Ben-hadad tells his servant, Hazael, to “Inquire of the LORD through” Elisha by asking him “Will I recover from this sickness?” (8.8). He also sends a massive […]
PHall | January 23, 2014
PHall | January 23, 2014
PHall | January 23, 2014
Have you have heard the story of missionaries being saved by an angelic band? It takes various forms but they all have similarities: The murderous, native wretches are scared away by a visible – to them only – guard of armed angelic soldiers; while Christians are praying. One story has 26 protectors, another says hundreds. […]
PHall | January 14, 2014
The Bible is filled with unnamed heroes. This nameless woman’s story sounds familiar, but that is how the Bible is inspired. God keeps telling the same stories with different characters. One reason is to show He is the God who controls history, including the written account leading up to Jesus. The comparison of Elisha to […]
PHall | January 12, 2014
Provoking Question – One of the more human idiosyncrasies of God in the flesh is Jesus’ tendency to give his friends nicknames. None are named, “Bubba,” or “Tiny,” but there are there special names. Simon is called, Cephas or Peter meaning rock (Jn.1.42). James and John were called “Sons of Boanerges” meaning thunder (Mk.3:17). Possibly […]
PHall | January 11, 2014
John 18-21 – A Series of 3’s How many authorities did Jesus see? 3 (18.13; 18.19-24; 18.28ff) How many times does John record Jesus saying “I am” when arrested? 3 (18.5,6,8) How many times does Peter deny Jesus? 3 – 18.15ff; 25ff How many times do the Jews request the death of Jesus 3 (18.31-32; […]