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PHall | January 3, 2024
How to “Do” Evangelism Good hearted people often ask, “How do I ‘do evangelism’?” 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 is one of the most important instructional texts in teaching “practical” evangelism. Other passages emphasize what to teach; here Paul emphasizes how to act. It is easy to interpret and know how to apply to the circumstances in […]
PHall | January 3, 2024
The judge freely becomes the accused, is found guilty and put to death, then posthumously is declared innocent by being resurrected, and therefore resumes His role as judge.
PHall | December 2, 2023
Do we find it hard to deeply and truly repent because we are basically a “good person” who has literally been “going to church” our whole life? How do we get better at doing the basic and primary requirement of repenting because the kingdom of God is near (Matthew 3:2)? Why else do we have […]
PHall | November 25, 2023
The structure of Ephesians 5:22-33 is fairly simple. It goes back and forth between the physical and spiritual. Whether this is a chiasm, or something else, I don’t know. But for those who learn from how texts are structured, enjoy and if necessary correct. A – PHYSICAL – HUSBAND IS HEAD: Wives, be subject […]
PHall | November 18, 2023
1. EPHESUS – A church that loves being right more than loves those who are wrong. 2. SMYRNA – A church that doesn’t fear those who fear you for what you stand for. 3. PERGAMUM – A church that accepts mixing the holy and unholy in teaching or living as acceptable to God. 4. THYATRIA […]
PHall | November 14, 2023
In Megan Rappinoe’s last game she injured herself by tearing her Achilles. She is the women’s soccer team captain and outspoken advocate for LGBTQT+. She immediately said afterwards, “I’m not a religious person or anything and if there was a god, like, this is proof that there isn’t”. Let’s examine her “logic”. If bad […]
PHall | November 6, 2023
A Pew Moments with Perry – Me, Myself, and I Sex, drugs, and Rock and Roll. Wine, Women, and Song. These are descriptions of the Teacher’s pursuit in Ecclesiastes to find fulfillment as seen in Ecclesiastes 2:4-11. In the past I have focused on the things the Teacher experimented with such as building houses, amassing […]
PHall | November 1, 2023
Only those reading mindlessly will pass over the comparisons between Moses and Joshua; and between the Exodus from the Slave Land and the Entrance to the Promise Land. Both servants being told to remove their sandals due to being on holy ground is just one (Exodus 3:5; Joshua 5:15). Crossing the Red Sea and the […]
PHall | November 1, 2023
First, the two tenets of Calvinism I want to focus on are both connected to free will. Calvinism teaches: 1. PRESERVATION OF THE SAINTS (i.e., Once Saved Always Saved) – You can’t fall away and if you do, then you were not really saved after all. 2. UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION – You can’t reject salvation […]
PHall | November 1, 2023
James 4:7-8 is taking on a more powerful meaning to me. Here’s the text: James 4 (CSB) 7) Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 ) Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Why […]