Perrydox.com is devoted to the pursuit of truth, whether plain or paradoxical, whether simple or sublime, or simply absurd yet absolute.
PHall | June 13, 2013
This is who we are or should be: Servants do not ask to be placated and pleased, they only ask to serve. Disciples do not pretend to judge and cajole, they are content to learn and imitate their Teacher. Christians are not trying to become good enough, better than others, or besting the arguments of […]
PHall | June 12, 2013
What does Paul mean in 1 Corinthians 11:19 – “There must, indeed, be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.” Is this approval right and good? Or, is Paul again using sarcasm? Using the chiastic structure to interpret consider the latter. A – (17) Now in giving the […]
PHall | June 11, 2013
The Bible without the Jesus is God and Man; Holy and Unholy; Judge and Judged; Righteous and Condemned. The Bible with Jesus is God makes man like God; makes the unholy holy; saves the judged; and righteously pardons. Jesus does not get in between God’s wrath and man; Jesus is God’s love and is the […]
PHall | June 11, 2013
Faithfulness becomes foolishness when faithfulness is not content to rest on God. Rumor has it NASA discovered a “missing day” when doing calculations for satellite positioning. Running the calculations both forward and backward in time, suddenly, the computer stopped, and a red flag signaled, “ERROR.” Apparently the calculations showed a missing day in space in […]
PHall | June 7, 2013
To see beyond the human skin; Not red, yellow, black, brown or white; Is seeing God’s image within; Seeing beyond mere human sight; God’s likeness all equally share; Using God’s eyes is how we see; The divine image we do bare; Sons of man and God, we must see.
PHall | June 7, 2013
Benjamin Franklin wryly said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” In this world, I might add, nothing can be said to be more certain than a life without prayer, is a life without God preventing us from making stupid mistakes. Can God answer prayers that are never […]
PHall | June 6, 2013
When the unfaithful kings of Judah chose false gods over the worship of Yahweh, they made another choice to. They chose to neglect the priests and Levites who through God’s choice were to live off the sacrifices and worship to Yahweh. What would these neglected men then do? No doubt some turned to paganism out […]
PHall | June 6, 2013
God by grace used water to separate Noah from judgment. God by grace used water to separate Israel from slavery. God by grace used water as an entrance for Israel to the Promised Land. God by grace used water to purify priests. To paraphrase Paul, “Why is it considered incredible by any of you that […]
PHall | June 4, 2013
Tongue in cheek, Bill Cosby said parents of only one child are not real parents because when something gets broken they always know who to blame, with no “he did it” or “she did it” confusion. In Family Circus, make-believe gremlins are responsible when the kids don’t want to accept responsibility: “Not Me” “Ida Know” […]
PHall | June 3, 2013
Most accept E = MC2 because Einstein said it, not because they understand it, having more faith in Einstein than themselves; yet they reject what God says because they do not understand it, having more faith in themselves than God.