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PHall | April 30, 2014
5 lessons from Philippians 3:16 – 1) You can know truth; 2) You won’t know all truth; 3) You and others might be at different levels of knowledge truth; 4) Fellowship exists among those with different levels of knowledge; 5) You have have a responsibility to live what you know is true – Philippians 3:16 […]
PHall | April 29, 2014
You’ve been waiting for this moment a long time. Time is often relative, based upon pain, guilt, and doubt. Three months can be a long time when you’re the one at fault. Three months of wondering if God will give you another chance after committing “that” sin. For David, finally, after the disaster of moving […]
PHall | April 28, 2014
Good laws are needed for bad people; bad laws are because of stupid people; no laws are needed for good people; except no one is good except for God (Mt.19:17; Mk.10:18; Lk.18:19) which is why we need God’s laws.
PHall | April 28, 2014
Periodically people will comment about how I handle those who are not kind on Facebook. Here are a few keys: 1) I delete about half of my responses before sending them, so yes I am weak before I am strong; 2) I delete a few of my responses a few minutes after sending them, so […]
PHall | April 26, 2014
In the desert, the Son of God fasts for 40 days. “God fasting;” if there is ever a more thought provoking and shocking statement, it would only be “God dying” (Acts 20.28). Those two thoughts are not totally unrelated. Fasting is death to self, want, and even death to need. Fasting is a type of […]
PHall | April 26, 2014
Grace is often defined as “unmerited favor.” “Unmerited” does not mean the same as “unconditional.” “Unmerited” means you have not done anything in the past or present to deserve this gift. “Unconditional” means you have not done anything in the past or present to receive this gift. Merited means to earn. Conditional means requirements. To […]
PHall | April 26, 2014
An example of necessary implication: One night, my sons were in bed, talking. I told them, “Please go to sleep, thank you.” They continued talking, more quietly. I told them, “That means no more talking.” Did I originally say “no more talking?” No. Did I mean “no more talking?” Yes. They could have interpreted my […]
PHall | April 23, 2014
There are many warnings in the Bible not to be deceived which means: 1) we can be deceived; 2) we can therefore not be deceived. To not be deceived is to know the truth. Therefore the idea that “that’s just your interpretation” and “there are various interpretations” to justify an inability to understand is one […]
PHall | April 23, 2014
Be honest, do we ever tire of praying? Are there times we think don’t need prayer? Sometimes getting tired of praying shows how much we still need to pray. God blessing David in battle (1 Chronicles 14) is also told in 2 Samuel 5. When the Philistines hear David is king, they decide to attack. […]
PHall | April 19, 2014
In this age where liberal idealism is so entrenched and everyone is offended by anything, even the following two irrefutable statements would be condemned as sexist and intolerant: “males make better men than females;” “females make better women than males.”