PHall | December 17, 2019
Unity begins with Christ’s perfection and our forgiveness; not with our perfection, morally or doctrinally. Remember, “the zipper begins at the bottom, not the top” (Tim Nichols). May we afford one another the same courtesy Jesus affords us. “Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.” (CSB’17 Romans […]
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PHall | December 17, 2019
It’s good to read outside your circle. I’m reading a book on Philosophy with several chapters I will disagree with, such as an argument for atheism. What I found mentally odd was this atheist became such because: 1) The Problem of Evil; 2) and an argument that allowed morality without theism. This conundrum intrigued me […]
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PHall | December 17, 2019
“For I am not ashamed of gossip, for it is the power of self-righteousness to everyone who believes in their superiority, first to the finger-pointer and also to their followers. For in it the unrighteousness of Man is revealed from fault to fault, just as it is not written: “The self-righteous will live by other’s […]
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PHall | December 17, 2019
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PHall | December 17, 2019
The Imprecatory Psalms call on God to break the teeth of sinners, and other such punishments. I’m still working out my thoughts on this. Several of the following theories can be simultaneously true without contradiction, while some cannot be. I submit these brief thoughts for our mutual consideration.1. They are honest. Every one of us […]
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PHall | December 17, 2019
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PHall | December 17, 2019
I. Facts of the gospel: 1) God became Man; 2) God/Man lived perfect; 3) God/Man died, was buried, and resurrected for our imperfections and future glorification; 4) God/Man became King. II. Implications of this gospel: 1) God is Love; 2) God/Man is our Example; 3) God/man is our Savior and Power; 4) God/Man is our […]
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PHall | December 17, 2019
Two men went to a prostitute. There’s only one reason why. In fact they didn’t want anyone to know they were there. Again, there’s only one reason why. Your imagination does not need much imagination on this, does it? Except these two men were the spies that hid in Rahab’s house. Lesson? Don’t go by […]
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PHall | December 17, 2019
Twice was something torn, followed by someone confessing. Both times something got torn, God was responsible. Both confessions were the same; although one was by God, the other by a man. One of these events happened at the beginning of Jesus’s ministry; the other at the end. Figure them out yet? Here are Mark’s bookend […]
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PHall | December 17, 2019
3 Reasons to be Strong and CourageousI. TO PERSEVERE UNTIL GOD’S PROMISES ARE RECEIVED AND SHARED““Be strong and courageous, for you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance.II. TO OBEY GOD WHOLLY AND NOT CHANGE GOD’S WORD“Above all, be strong and very courageous to observe carefully the […]
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