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PHall | August 22, 2024
What’s the very first biblical argument against “Once Saved Always Saved”? I get little smiles when I take so many things back to Genesis 1-3, but here I go again! While Adam and Eve didn’t need to be saved before Genesis 3, we can all admit that they gained life from God as a […]
PHall | March 8, 2023
Spider Solitaire is like Calvinism. The game gives you two choices: 1) “Random shuffle” which includes games impossible to win. You play without knowing if you can succeed. 2) “Winnable games” are those possible to win. You might not succeed, but going in you know the game is not stacked against you. So, which theology […]
PHall | July 25, 2019
What does it mean to believe the gospel?Belief is not easy. Nor is it a one time event. To help us understand, first notice Paul states twice the same fact of what he did (1 Corinthians15:1-2): • PAUL (v.1) “Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you”• PAUL (V.2) “which […]
PHall | January 3, 2019
If Adam and Eve had access to the tree of life, why did they die after eating from the forbidden tree? Either they never had eaten; or they needed continual access to keep living forever.The last statement in this narrative doesn’t answer that question: Gen 3:22 – “The LORD God said, “Since the man has […]
PHall | June 8, 2016
Sovereignty of God! But please notice contrary to the Calvinistic doctrine of Sovereignty, God allows man to freely choose his own fate! If we take this visual aid and parable too far, further than intended, we have God – the potter – having the clay – people – become flawed “in His own hands.” If […]
PHall | May 27, 2012
Commonly, religious people claim America needs to get back to God. They distance themselves from the morally irresponsible who distance themselves from God’s moralities. They worry as the irreligious and anti-religious wreak havoc upon our country and ethical sensibilities. Yet, ironically societal irresponsibility begins with false religion and its false doctrines unknowingly and innocently promoting […]
PHall | April 26, 2012
The exact opposite is true. Sometimes an argument is put forth to prove a certain point, but the truth is the opposite of what is being argued. As an illustration, in 1 Corinthians 1:17 Paul asserts that “Christ did not send me to baptized, but to preach the gospel.” Some dispute the necessity of baptism […]