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PHall | August 5, 2012
There is an unspoken but implied meaning in the illustration of the speck and log. The hypocrite with the log in his eye actually sees himself as being the man with the speck. Only “sinners” have sins as large as logs and the Pharisees were not “sinners.” Until we are willing to see our specks […]
PHall | August 5, 2012
Much like Lot is maligned for choosing the land of Sodom, although Scripture only speaks highly of him (2 Peter 2:7-8); those Jewish exiles who chose not to return after Cyrus’ decree are viewed askew, as less holy than the returnees. In staying behind, how could they be as righteous as those who went? However, […]
PHall | August 4, 2012
Do you feel guilty when you read the Sermon on the Mount? Do you look at yourself and think, “I just don’t measure up?” If you do, you are not alone. But maybe, and this is an important life-changing point, you are reading it totally wrong. Contrary to how it is commonly interpreted, the Sermon […]
PHall | August 4, 2012
PHall | August 3, 2012
Matthew 5:3 – “Blessed are those who are poor in spirit, as long as they wear a tie to serve the Lord’s Supper.” Matthew 5:4 – “Blessed are we who mourn, that others are not as holy and righteous and doctrinally perfect as we.” Matthew 5:5 – “Blessed are we who are meek, as long […]
PHall | August 3, 2012
Just as the Lord’s Prayer echoes the Temptation in the Wilderness, it foreshadows the temptation in Jesus’ final day before His crucifixion in the upper room, garden and trial. “Our Father in heaven (6:9) – “My Father” (26:39) “Hallowed/holy be Your name” (6:9) – “He has blasphemed” (26:65) “Your kingdom come (6:10) – “I will […]
PHall | August 2, 2012
The Beatitudes are not to be seen as moral achievements but the acknowledgement of the exact opposite – moral depravity, moral emptiness, and moral needs. The Beatitudes are not philosophical idealism but the idea that we are not spiritually ideal. Self-righteousness looks at the qualities of poor in spirit, moral mourning, and such as achievements […]
PHall | August 1, 2012
Regardless of what color Jesus was (brown?), apparently He was a “Black Preacher.” What do I mean? Sherman Cox, a black preacher, explained the impact of “black preaching” when asked by white preachers about the differences in style. His point was that black preaching is not just for black people. Here are some of his […]
PHall | August 1, 2012
Matthew begins and ends with God’s presence. Matthew begins with Jesus being, “God with Us” (1:23); and closes with Jesus saying, “I am with you always” (28:20). In between Jesus fulfills the Law and Prophets (5:17). In fulfilling God came near, and when we fulfill the true meaning of the Sermon on the Mount (7:12), […]