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PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 2:18 NASB Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 HCSB (2004) Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is like him.” […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 3:16 NASB To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16 HCSB (2004) He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 9:11 NASB “I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the water of the flood, neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.” Genesis 9:11 HCSB I confirm My covenant with you that never again will all flesh be wiped out by the […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Let me begin by making a prefacing statement. For over 30 years I have used and trusted the NASB (New American Standard Update) and I still do. Its philosophical theory for translation is important to me, being a formal equivalent translation, which is “word for word.” First Corinthians 2:13 speaks of “words” taught by the […]
PHall | December 19, 2010
No one told me about the pain and the suffering, about all the funerals. As a young man focusing on the supposed glories of becoming a preacher, never did I ever think of emotional and spiritual tribulations found at the bedside, in the hospital, at the funeral home, and by the graveside. If I had […]
PHall | December 15, 2010
An examination of the text reveals certain interesting nuances and facts. For example, there is no denying the fact of the intent of their assembly – “On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread.” For some reason, the Christians in Troas thought it was important to assemble for this purpose, and […]
PHall | December 15, 2010
Acts 8:1 HCSB Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria. Recently I was asked the question as to why the apostles stayed behind, why they were not forced […]
PHall | December 12, 2010
Many years I received a call from the bank asking if I had recently been to Venezuela. Unfortunately I hadn’t because someone was having the best vacation I never had “in my name.” Somehow, a thief had stolen the number off of my debit card. This was, in a very real sense, extremely disconcerting, inconvenient, […]
PHall | December 6, 2010
John came into the wilderness reviving through inspiration the prophetic “office” after 400 years of silence. Heaven broke the silence. And John became a living prophecy, Luke 3:4-6 HCSB as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way […]
PHall | December 6, 2010
John preached a “baptism of repentance” (Lk.3:3; Mk.1:4). This repentance is not something simply and solely theological or personal. It is spiritual and practical; it reaches out to all around us because God reached down to us. Repentance is not just in the heart or mind. Repentance is not just looking to our sinful past. […]