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PHall | May 31, 2019
Matthew 6:14-15 – “For if you forgive others their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well. But if you don’t forgive others, your Father will not forgive your offenses.” (CSB)Is Jesus saying we cannot be forgiven unless we forgive? Yes! But do we know why? Let’s go beyond the theological debates and get […]
PHall | May 31, 2019
Can we have faith without works? That’s the apparent and common understanding of what James is saying in James 2. But could James be using sarcasm to show that if you actually say you have faith but works, you actually do not even have faith? Notice the language James uses and does not use:• James […]
PHall | May 26, 2019
I don’t like Revelation. Not because of what I don’t understand; but because of what I do. “Jesus wins” is the ultimate lesson. But that leaves out so much. Jesus wins unconventionally as a lion that is a lamb slain, that signifies how unconventionally Jesus wins – through suffering. But why must there be suffering? 1) Because there […]
PHall | May 26, 2019
Despite history showing instrumental music was not part of worshiping God for the majority of A.D. worship. And despite the hermeneutical arguments concerning silence and exclusion. Neither way is probably the the strongest argument against instrumental music in worship.When we view ourselves and bodies as the temple, then that strongly implies IM is inferior to […]
PHall | May 24, 2019
I don’t know more about Revelation than I do know. Is it about Jerusalem? Is it about Rome? Often when presented with “either or” I have found “both and” to be more probable. What I do know is Jesus is victorious through suffering, and not through worldly power. So consider this oversimplified “both and” outline: [ […]
PHall | May 24, 2019
In my High School Bible class I asked them the following question: “According to science, is the universe finite?” The answer is yes, because as light and energy expand from the original “Big Bang”, scientists state the universe is growing. Hmmm.If the universe is expanding, then…the simple and obvious question becomes “What is on the […]
PHall | May 20, 2019
The “apostle of love” spoke eloquently, practically, and frequently of God’s agape love. God’s mind over emotion was learned by His children. His love was beyond conventional wisdom and appearance. John wrote deeply on love, that is, until his last writing, the Revelation. There, surprisingly, that divine word, with Jesus speaking it, appears only twice. […]
PHall | May 20, 2019
Isaiah is the Bible in Miniature Isaiah:1. Section one is mostly doom (ch.1-35).2. Section two is mostly historical and personal – Hezekiah (36-39).3. Section three is mostly hope (ch.40-66)4. Isaiah has 66 chapters. Bible:1. Section one is the mostly doom (OT).2. Section two is mostly historical and personal – Jesus (4 Gospels).3. Section three is mostly […]
PHall | May 17, 2019
The last place Moses’ mother should have wanted his basket to flow to, is the exact place God wants. Think of the process: 1) All male newborns are to be put to death. For a mother to have her son taken by an Egyptian means certain death.2) Jocabed places her 3 month old in a basket, […]
PHall | May 16, 2019
Why are we surprised? Satan counterfeits everything God creates, designs, and orders. Why are we surprised Satan mocks the one-flesh relationship of a man and woman (Matthew 19:1ff)? Same-sex marriages, divorce for any cause, promiscuity before and during are his wars against fidelity and purity. Here Satan is synonymous with the World.Why are we surprised Satan […]