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PHall | November 11, 2020
Implications of the first Tree of Life 1. Immortality is not inherent in Man – man can die (Gen. 2:17: ; 3:19) 2. Immortality is a Gift from God (Gen.2:9) 3. Immortality is Sustained by God (Gen.3:22) 4. Immortality is not once for all (Rev.22:2) Implications from the Other Tree of Life (The cross is […]
PHall | November 11, 2020
PHall | November 11, 2020
Perspective About God Perspective changes everything. Facebook had a link about perspective using photos. Signal lights hanging down at an intersection look small. Reality is they are 3 and a half feet tall! Getting closer to something changes our perspective. Do we need a change in perspective concerning God’s commands? Hebrews 10, along with many […]
PHall | November 10, 2020
What Does God’s Type of Husbands Look Like? It is true that the creation narratives point to authority being found in the man’s role as husband. Warning! If we only see authority, we miss leadership, and warp God’s role of a husband into something ugly. If husbands, and all men, want to truly be the […]
PHall | September 14, 2020
Living in a postmodernism society which is also post-Christian (in its broadest sense), means Christians face a new, subconscious danger. I call it new, but that is meant historically as lived out by each individual, and not that is never has occurred historically for past Christians. Americans have had a comfortable Christianity wherein society supported […]
PHall | September 9, 2020
When no one got up to wash one another’s feet, and Jesus got up to wash the disciples feet, no one got up to stop or replace him. Yes, Peter objected to Jesus washing his feet. But Peter didn’t offer to wash Jesus’ feet…still. No one offered to wash their friends’ feet…still. They would rather […]
PHall | August 29, 2020
If we are too busy trying to change what people believe, to be changed into Who we believe, then we are either a “Left Wing” or “Right Wing” Pharisee. If we go from “only this way” to “any way”, but have in no way been changed inwardly from above, then went to a “Left Wing” […]
PHall | August 26, 2020
Everything in Acts 2:38 is important, whether it is the command to repent (not a request), the command to be baptized (not a suggestion), or understanding the purpose which is “for – that is moving into – the forgiveness of sins”. However, the most important is found in the phrase “in the name of Jesus […]
PHall | August 25, 2020
I Have F.A.I.T.H in Acts 2:38 Forgiveness (“for the forgiveness of sins) All (“each of you”) Immersion (“be baptized”) Turn (“repent”) Head (“in the name of Jesus Christ”) “Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift […]
PHall | August 25, 2020
Historically its a religious “movement”, but it is more. Throughout God’s involvement with fallen humans, God is in the process of restoring, or reconnecting, which is seen in the word re-ligion – re/again and ligament/connect. There are two ways restoration falls short: 1. Restoring Practices without Restoring People; and 2) Restoring People without Restoring Practices. […]