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PHall | March 30, 2012
Victims cannot forgive or else they lose their identity as a victim. Forgivers cannot be victims even when victimized because their identity is not based upon what others do to them, but what God has done for them. Victims never heal, living only in the past, living a life of hurt and hate. Forgivers are […]
PHall | March 24, 2012
Have you ever heard or read something that became a life-guiding principle? When I was little, my mother said about a preacher who became an agnostic – “He studied himself out of the Bible.” Simple faith got replaced by educated “explain-aways.” Maybe that is one reason I accept Occam’s Razor in interpreting the Bible – […]
PHall | March 20, 2012
Psalms 10:4 (NASB) The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.” Psalms 10:4 (HCSB) In all his scheming, the wicked arrogantly thinks: “There is no accountability, since God does not exist.” Psalms 10:4 (ESV) In the pride of his face the wicked does […]
PHall | March 20, 2012
(NASB) How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! (HCSB) How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a […]
PHall | March 19, 2012
Pride in knowledge is one of the most silly and subtle temptations in which Satan snares us. Silly because of what true knowledge is. Subtle because God commands and blesses knowledge. Superiority knowledge should never lead to superiority in attitude. Let’s begin with the most basic form of knowledge: 1+1=2. Upon learning that, each child […]
PHall | March 19, 2012
There are four positions on who is being primarily discussed in Hebrews 6:3-6 and consequently what is lost: True believer: apostasy/loss of salvation; True believer: apostasy/loss of reward; True believer: hypothetical apostasy/loss of salvation; and False believer: apostasy/eternal condemnation. Another way of organizing this would be: Who is being described? True believers (always saved) or […]
PHall | March 7, 2012
Enlightened – enlightened (11/l32) Tasted the Heavenly Gift Parkers – companions (11:33) The Holy Spirit – Spirit of grace (11:29) Tasted the Word of God – knowledge of the truth (11:26) Tasted the Power of the Ages to Come Impossible – expectation of judgment (11:27); punishment (11:28-29); Vengeance (11:30) Fall away (11:38,39) Renew – blood […]