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PHall | November 8, 2019
Red Light, Green Light, Yellow Light. Sounds like a Dr. Seus book. Instead it is an oversimplification that will hopefully make a memorable and valid point.Red Light – These are the “thou shalt not” commands. The Bible is filled with them, including in the new covenant of Christ: “put away lying” (Ephesians 4:25).Green Light – […]
PHall | September 11, 2019
There is no doubt, nor denying, the Bible is more ambiguous than we – I – would like. Admittedly, no doubt we also use the ambiguity for our own will (more on that later). Why and how do we deal with this hermeneutical phenomenon? First, 3 dangers Making things ambiguous when they are clear. Making […]
PHall | January 3, 2019
Almost always there are different ways to say the same thing. Often, people become partial towards or bias against one method of expression versus another. That’s why used car dealers don’t sell “used cars”; they sell “previously owned cars.”Doy Moyer rephrased and reexamined a disdained expression so as to refocus our attention on how common […]
PHall | December 13, 2018
A simple explanation of what is authority: AUTHORity comes from the AUTHOR. If something is AUTHORized, it is because the divine AUTHOR AUTHORed it in His book.
PHall | December 6, 2018
Lane-splitting is legal in California. That means a motorcycle can ride in between the cars in traffic if the pace is stopped or slow. The purpose is to alleviate traffic. BUT this is not about motorcycles so keep reading. Lane-splitting is illegal in other states according to their statutes. However, in some places it is […]
PHall | December 3, 2018
APTITUDE – Interpretive Principles – How to Let the Bible Explain Itself – When Studying Difficult Passages The word of God is inspired and does not contradict. Conflicts due to circumstances, culture, and incomplete information on our part. Conflicts also occur when we pit one text against another. Also (and this will be discussed more in […]
PHall | November 11, 2018
An interpretation that the author and reader can share. (Heard this today listening to a lecture and thought it interesting. The point was to not introduce anything into the text the writer and reader wouldn’t be aware of and couldn’t share).
PHall | May 27, 2017
John quotes in 12:13,15 messianic prophecies which both the crowd and Jesus quote. Then John records, “His discIples did not understand these things at first” (John 12:16). I am constantly amazed at what the apostles did not know considering they had attended synagogue all their lives (yes that is an assumption based on their willingness […]
PHall | July 21, 2013
Matthew 12 makes a good study in how to establish authority. Three essential truths found within the text is: 1) Authority is found within Scripture; 2) Scripture must be applied for it to have any meaning; 3) Truth can be found, understood and applied. Authority is established by four means: 1) Command – You have […]
PHall | March 18, 2011
Grace is written on every page of the Bible. But blood is not. Grace is written in ways that blood does not need. The very breath we take is grace. God’s word breathed out through the Holy Spirit is grace. The breath Jesus exhaled declaring “it is finished” is grace. And God’s waiting breath, waiting […]