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PHall | November 8, 2019
There is never “just one reason” people sin. If there is an underlying reason causing most every sin it just might be…. Going back to Eve, she wanted…. (Genesis 3) Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because…. (Numbers 12) Korah and incites people against Moses and Aaron in order to…. (Numbers 16) The angels did not […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
“OK, everyone be quiet, it’s time for class to start.” Then the class starts and the discussion begins. Finally, the teacher says, “Everyone break out into your groups.” They do, but little Johnny is having trouble so the teacher asks Little Susie to go help him and with her tutoring; the boy finally gets it. […]
PHall | October 7, 2019
The genesis of gender roles begins in Genesis. All three of the restrictive passages are echoes, if not direct references to Genesis 1-3. The least apparent passage is 1 Corinthians 14. A closer look shows us that when Paul says, “as the law also says” (1 Corinthians14:34), he is reverting back to the beginning. Notice […]
PHall | March 1, 2019
I am ruled by women and God approves. When considering 1 Timothy 2, people have struggled determining what realm is being discussed. What realm is it? I’ve concluded it is the household of God (chapters 2-3; 3:15), and not a secular realm such as business or government. [ ] Prayers for the government are made […]
PHall | February 12, 2019
Word choice, punctuation, chapter and verse enumeration play a bigger role in interpretation than we probably notice. I suggest for your consideration this is true of Genesis 3:16. Notice these two translations which give a negative connotation, one to the second clause, the other to the third: ESV (2017) – To the woman he said, […]
PHall | February 9, 2019
Make a mental check whether the following words cause a positive or negative reaction: dominate, dominion, govern, manage, master, reign, rule. Every one of them translates the same Hebrew word
PHall | February 4, 2019
It is too easy, common, and disheartening to focus on the restrictions of women in 1 Timothy 2:11-12. What is not done enough is focusing on the positive. Restricting religion to what happens in public worship must never be done. If it is, women do little, even do little good (in the eyes of some), […]
PHall | February 4, 2019
Could Adam have stopped Eve from sinning? 1 Timothy 2 is an admonition against women usurping authority; but is it more than that? Paul’s conclusion is reasoned from primogeniture, Adam was created first. Notice carefully what Paul says next, 1 Timothy 2:14 (HCSB) And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed. […]
PHall | January 28, 2019
As Genesis 3 wrongfully reverses Genesis 2; 1 Corinthians 14 corrects Genesis 3:1-7 I. What is happening in Genesis 3? 1. A question is wrongfully asked by the serpent to the woman about the word of God. 2. Then Eve takes the lead over her husband and judges both what the serpent and God said. […]
PHall | January 23, 2019
At least two things are essential when understanding one’s own argument: 1) What the foundational fact(s) is that everything else is built on. 2) How one’s position may be defeated. The conclusion I have reached on whether headship is established by God in men, both in the home and in the church, is reasoned from […]