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PHall | October 13, 2009
If you witnessed a baptism and heard the preacher say, “I now baptize you in the name of Jesus,” would that be a scriptural baptism? When you were baptized, were you baptized in the name of Jesus? If so, why? If not, why not? The part of Acts 2:38 we are focusing on this time […]
PHall | October 13, 2009
2:38 Repent [2nd person, plural], and let each of you [3rd person, singular] be baptized…for the forgiveness of your sins Those arguing against the necessity of baptism note that in the Greek, there is a change of number from plural (repent) to singular (let each of you be baptized) and from second person to third […]
PHall | October 9, 2009
Could it be that I have misunderstood Romans 5:7 all my adult life and that my previous misunderstanding unknowingly, but totally contradicts the plain teaching of Romans and even the entire Bible? Without wishing to sound hyperbolic, I believe it is borderline blasphemous how I used to interpret Romans 5:7. Is your interest now piqued? […]
PHall | October 5, 2009
Obey your leaders, and submit to them; for they keep watch over your souls, as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief for this would be unprofitable for you. (Hebrews 13:17) To whom is this command directed? It is directed to the church concerning their relationship […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
[Coffman lists this chapter as offering solutions to life’s perplexities: charity (vv.1-6); cheerfulness (vv.7-9); piety (v.10)] Live Day to Day for Others 1 Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days. [Extended Notes] 2 Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight [i.e., an idiom […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
Proverbs 1 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor. [The amount of perfume is greater than the amount of flies, but the effect of the flies is greater than the effect of the perfume. Likewise, it takes years to build up a good reputation and […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
1 Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam. [We have all seen how a person’s face changes when they understand! Consternation furrows the brow. How this is connected to the following I do not know, other […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
Proverbs on Life and Death 1 A good name [i.e., reputation] is better than [Extended Notes] a good ointment [Prov.22:1; good ointment characterizes the good life. The house of feasting, etc.], And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. [Why is one’s death better than their birth? It depends […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
1 Then I looked again [4:7] at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them. [Extended […]
PHall | September 30, 2009
1 [Extended Notes] There is an appointed time for everything [Extended Notes]. And there is a time for every event [lit., delight] under heaven– 2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. 3 A time to kill and a time […]