PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

PHall | October 27, 2010

Perryism – There are few things worse than being wrong, and your wife being right. But what is worse is when she can’t tell you because you won’t listen.

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PHall | October 25, 2010

Some of you are sitting in the pews, but just barely. It’s possible you are here because you have a drug problem…your parents drug you to church. It’s possible you are here, but not all of you. I’m not saying you are not “all there,” but rather not all of you is, “all here.” Your […]

Category: Mark, Luke, John, Acts, I Corinthians | Comments Off on Acts 2 – From Weakness to Power – Sermon
Tags: Apologetics, Sermon

PHall | October 23, 2010

The stories in the Bible are not just stories. Calling them “stories” is not implying they are fables or simply morality tales. Having said that, it is imperative to understand that they do teach morals and that is one of their functions. In fact, to not make applications is missing a main impact of the […]

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PHall | October 17, 2010

The most mystifying miracle in the Bible might be so unclear because the parabolic lesson of the miracle is not seen. What is so confusing is also what is so unique about this wonder and sign. Of all Jesus’ divine demonstrations, this is the only one apparently not instantaneously successful. It’s as if Jesus failed […]

Category: Mark | Comments Off on Mark 8:22-25 – Can You See Clearly Now?
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admin | October 3, 2010

Grace. Can a topic be both overexposed yet underdeveloped? Yes! That is the paradoxical premise of this study. Yes, grace is a gift but it is a gift that keeps on giving because it is also a tool for every day living. As you read this book, I hope that you will think with pleasant surprise, “Grace does that?”

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PHall | September 27, 2010

Death (5:5) – Proverbs 5:5 HCSB  Her feet go down to death; her steps head straight for Sheol. Honor or Vitality (5:9) – Proverbs 5:9 HCSB  Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others and your years to someone cruel; Financial Loss (5:10) – Proverbs 5:10 HCSB  strangers will drain your resources, and your […]

Category: Proverbs | Comments Off on Proverbs 5 – Six Earthly Consequences to Adultery
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PHall | September 25, 2010

God said, “Light shall shine out of darkness” (2 Corinthians 4:6).  That sounds like Paul is referencing creation when God said, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:2).  Yet the message to the Corinthians was not a lesson in apologetics or history; but rather, spiritual order: For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” […]

Category: II Corinthians, Genesis | Comments Off on 2 Corinthians 4:6 – Chaos Into Order
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PHall | September 11, 2010

We are often our most arrogant when defending our own humility.  What made me think of that little thought are the various translations of 1 Timothy 1:13. The NASB reads, “violent aggressor” which suggests at least in my mind, physical and bodily force. However the HCSB and ESV read quite differently: arrogant man (HCSB) and insolent […]

Category: Matthew, I Timothy | Comments Off on 1 Timothy 1:13 – Heart, Mouth, Fists
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PHall | September 11, 2010

It is harder to respect those with whom we disagree because of the too high degree of respect we have for ourselves.

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PHall | September 5, 2010

Is it possible to believe a lie? Is it dangerous to believe a lie? Can we die spiritually because we believe a lie? If anyone doubts the truth that Satan preaches lies, then they have not read the Bible with an honest heart. Jesus Himself denounces Satan as the father of lies (Jn.8:44). Jesus speaks […]

Category: Bible | Comments Off on Acts 2:21 – Is “The Sinner’s Prayer” a Lie? – Article
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