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PHall | November 25, 2020
One question directed three different ways could have made a lifetime of difference: 1. Eve should not have thought, “What if it is God who is wrong?” That was the serpent’s position. 2. Nor did she wonder, “What if it is the serpent who is wrong?” He claimed to know better than God. 3. Eve […]
PHall | November 24, 2020
What do We Admire MOST About Jesus? 1. Is it His miracles? They were fearful and amazed, asking one another, “Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the waves, and they obey him!”” (Luke 8:25) • Then maybe we love power as our god. 2. Is it His righteous humiliation of His […]
PHall | November 23, 2020
(Presented in order by the writer of Hebrews): (NOTE: There is repetition but instead of combining the similar reasons I kept them separate as did the writer to emphasize everything Jesus did was touched by suffering) 1. To Make Purification of Sins (1:3) 2. To Sit Down at the Right Hand of God (1:3; 10:12; […]
PHall | November 20, 2020
TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (CSB) Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel…who examines our hearts. DEVOTIONAL: Ever try to hide in your prayers from God? Have you shamefully uncovered your motives while praying, as your heart became laid bare before God? Did you hide from yourself in […]
PHall | November 19, 2020
Ever notice how many parallels there are between Acts 2:21 and Acts 2:38? Is this a coincidence? Will anyone deny we do not need to “call on the name of the Lord” to be “saved”? Will anyone deny “calling on the name of the Lord” precedes “will be saved”? And yet, many deny we must […]
PHall | November 18, 2020
Is God fair? To answer that question, we must define “fair”: 1) free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism; 2) conforming with the established rules. Let’s apply those two definitions to God. He does not play favorites (Romans 2:11), excepting anyone who is willing to come to Him. God treats people right when they repent and […]
PHall | November 18, 2020
Seeing what Hebrews 11:1 says about not seeing in the spirit of the mnemonic device of Hebrews 11: Faith – Seeing is believing in the unseen because of the seen (Hebrews 11:3) Faith – Not seeing yet, yet believing in the One unseen (Hebrews 11:6) Faith – Believing in what is not yet seen (11:7) […]
PHall | November 13, 2020
Prayer Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 2:3 How Not to Build Unity TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 2:3 – For our exhortation didn’t come from error or impurity or an intent to deceive. DEVOTIONAL: If there is a positive, there is a negative. Just as there is good, evil is there by definition. Paul knew these parasitic preachers […]
PHall | November 12, 2020
A – FAITH GAINS APPROVAL: 11:1-2 B – WORLD MADE BY GOD: 11:3 C – ABEL DIES: 11:4 D – ENOCH TAKEN UP: 11:5-6 E – NOAH SAVED HIS FAMILY/WATER: 11:7 F – ABRAHAM AND PROMISE LAND: 11:8-10 G – ABRAHAM, SARAH, ISAAC, BIRTH: 11:11-12 H – SUMMATION: 11:13-16 G’ – ABRAHAM, ISAAC, SACRIFICE: 11:17-19 […]
PHall | November 12, 2020
Finding chiasms is not an exact science of simply finding repeated words in opposite sections. This makes it more confusing and people doubt it veracity thinking all the different chiastic structures show there actually is no chiastic structure. Chiasms involve word repetition, but is also an art. The first example listed below follows strictly the […]