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PHall | June 27, 2023
We live in a chaotic world, but this is nothing new under the sun. Even the writer of Ecclesiastes was troubled by the meaningless he witnessed (1:2-3). Here are three responses to witnessing so much meaningless: 1. Atheism – Aldus Huxley “The philosopher who finds no meaning in the world is not concerned exclusively […]
PHall | June 27, 2023
Learning how to study is enhanced by seeing structures within written material. This helps me better understand the text. It is a myopic view to suggest there can only be one way to organize a text. For example, “there they crucified him” (Luke 23:33; John 19:18) can have different emphases based upon which word […]
PHall | June 27, 2023
Why is the Lord’s supper called the “Lord’s supper”? To answer we must first see the context. The expression occurs one time in an extraordinary situation oozing both: 1. Selfishness 2. Shamefulness “When you come together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his […]
PHall | June 19, 2023
I Don’t Need You and You Don’t Need Me “The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” (CSB’17 1 Corinthians 12:21) There are two ways this verse is misused: 1. “We don’t need you because we are focused on […]
PHall | June 19, 2023
The Gospel According to the Tabernacle The Bible is one story filled with many stories telling the same stories with different characters and situations. One of these stories is seen in the Tabernacle and “The Gospel According to the Tabernacle”. Description of the Tabernacle: OUTER COURT 1. One gate/door 2. Altar of Burnt Offerings […]
PHall | June 19, 2023
Why do people cheat on their spouses? One common activator is suffering a trauma such as the death of a parent or friend, a diagnosis of terminal disease, or anything that makes them numb and wanting to feel alive again. They ask, “Is this all there is?” Here we find the gospel as our solution. […]
PHall | June 8, 2023
A country song laments, “Looking for love in all the wrong places”. Another mistake is looking for love in all the wrong order. Even among God’s people, we have made a Western Cultural method of dating into something dangerous. “Dating is for fun!” No, dating is a job interview for life. Genesis 2 […]
PHall | June 6, 2023
Disease as Enemy If the last enemy is death (1 Corinthians 15:26), can we understand disease, birth detects, trauma, and other such attacks on our bodies likewise as enemies? No death existed in Eden. Doesn’t that imply there were no diseases either? Wouldn’t access to the tree of life inhibit such defilement since disease leads […]
PHall | May 17, 2023
What Happened to Barsabbas After Not Being Chosen? After Barsabbas is not chosen to be an apostle, what happens to him (Acts 1:23-26)? If I am correct in making the following connections, we have much to learn from Barsabbas. First, let’s notice this man’s names: Joseph, Barsabbas, Justus. Barsabbas means, “Son of the Sabbath” (Acts […]
PHall | May 3, 2023
Eve’s Original Sin? 1 Timothy 2:9-10 (CSB) 9) Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing, with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls, or expensive apparel, 10) but with good works, as is proper for women who profess to WORSHIP GOD. This is a most fascinating allusion, as we […]