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PHall | March 9, 2020
What if I told you “not from works so that no one can boast” in Ephesians 2:8, does not include baptism – but not because of why you might think? It wasn’t what I thought either.1. Baptism is not a “work” of man, but is a “work” of God (Colossians 2:12). But that is not […]
PHall | October 9, 2019
If there is a true gospel, then there will be false gospels (Galatians 1).False Gospel #1 – If the true gospel is Jesus is king, that means the commonly accepted “faith only” of modern preaching is unbiblical because it denies the gospel of Jesus as both King to be obeyed and Savior to believe in […]
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 | February 20, 2019
No human argument is stronger than God’s words, even when that human argument explains accurately what God said. My Bible has a humanly written heading for Romans 10: “Righteousness by Faith Alone.” The word “faith” is found in the chapter, but the word “alone” is not. Does faith involve obedience? Or an even better way […]
PHall | December 7, 2014
A strong argument against “faith only” is the same argument against “repentance only” which no one would make. Both faith and repentance are “mind” actions by definition, but not just taking place in the mind when Biblically lived out. Compare Luke 3 and Acts 2 with James 2. We are all familiar with the inspired […]