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PHall | November 21, 2024
Is Baptism Just A Ceremony? “If Jesus preached against ceremonialism, why did Paul talk about baptism?” That question got asked while doing Bible Jeopardy. Good question! First I pointed to Jesus himself who practiced baptism in John 3 and 4, even if it was his apostles who did the physical act. It was by his […]
PHall | March 1, 2024
Jesus Explains What He Preaches Heard an argument that born of water (John 3:5) cannot mean water baptism because there is no precedent for Nicodemus to connect Jesus’s words to. Well, if that is true, and I don’t grant that (3:10), then connect Jesus’s words to his follow-up actions: John 3:22 – After this (i.e., […]
PHall | October 13, 2023
The Waters of Moses Three times in Egypt, water and Moses are connected. These narratives are preparing for another and greater Man of God who also will be connected to water in teaching and action. 1. NILE – The Nile’s water is used to preserve life along with the basket (same Hebrew word as Noah’s […]
PHall | February 1, 2023
Does Including the Spirit Exclude the Water? There are those who conclude water baptism can’t be for today based upon Jesus saying, “John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” (Acts 1:5). Does Jesus including the Holy Spirit exclude the water? Since baptism in water […]
PHall | February 1, 2023
How to Know You Are Saved – Or, How Not to Wash Pork Chops “When frying pork chops, you first wash them in the washing machine. Then you dry them in the dryer. After that, you fry them, right.” So…are you interested in what this is all about? I had the privilege to study with […]
PHall | January 21, 2023
A Pew Moments with Perry – Does Including the Spirit Exclude the Water? There are those who conclude water baptism can’t be for today based upon Jesus saying, “John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” (Acts 1:5). Does Jesus including the Holy Spirit exclude […]
PHall | August 1, 2022
It is possible to overstate the place of water within God’s workings, and it is possible to understate it as well. However, an honest approach to scripture shows how intricate water is to God’s involvement in His dealings with His created physical reality. It begins in the beginning. But before we go there, let’s […]
PHall | October 13, 2021
Mark reminds us that Malachi and Isaiah prophesy preparing Yahweh’s way: Mark 1:2-3 – As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: A – “Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, • B – Who will prepare Your way; A’ – The voice of one crying in the wilderness, • B’ – ‘Make ready […]
PHall | October 5, 2021
A few hundred years after the establishment of God’s kingdom through Jesus and the church, easy entrance into a local fellowship was considered dangerous to the church due to persecution. They could be letting in spies. Perspective Christians had to study for 3 years, which weeded out the unserious. That is understandable from a human […]
PHall | September 2, 2021
Jesus told James and John, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup I drink or to be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”” (CSB’17 Mark 10:38) Jesus’s baptism here is his suffering, so baptism is not literal but metaphorical. He is talking about his suffering overwhelming him. […]