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PHall | December 25, 2020
Love Does No Harm Love Does No Harm (Rom.13:8-10) Notice what this pericope follows – Government punishing and rewarding based upon law (13:1-7). Government does not act upon a principle of love, but necessity (i.e., taxes) and laws. Government “justifies” on the basis of works – what have you done. God justifies on the basis […]
PHall | December 25, 2020
This verse might be the greatest statement of grace in all the Old Testament, said MacArthur. It is also possibly the most humbling and neglected in modern NT theology. While the gospel from Jesus’s birth to rebirth, from ascending out of the water, from the tomb, to heaven, does everything for me; all this was […]
PHall | December 25, 2020
Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel. (CSB) Oh Giver of the Gift, Have we missed the point of Isaiah’s virgin birth prophecy? The promise is given to an unfaithful Israelite who does not deserve to be rescued. […]
PHall | December 23, 2020
Follow the Star to the Cross Saved by What Condemns Us. I cannot count the ironies, paradoxes, and strange truths continually displayed when reading God’s word. This is the time of the year when people think of the Star of Bethlehem and men from the East bearing gifts. That star led these searchers to their […]
PHall | December 17, 2020
Jesus does not make a covenant with sinners written on paper. No agreement is agreed upon and then signed with ink. The covenant is not written in leather bound paper. JESUS IS THE COVENANT! This is more than semantics when I say Jesus does not make a covenant with people, but rather Jesus is the […]
PHall | December 16, 2020
Do you worship a god made of paper? Idols and human-made gods are false and inferior because they cannot foretell the future (Isaiah 41:23-29). Yahweh’s challenges, “Declare the things that are going to come afterward, so that we may know that you are gods” (Isaiah 41:23). Their falseness means they are “less than nothing” (41:24). […]
PHall | December 10, 2020
Thursday’s Thought – Peter, John, and Jesus What did Peter mean when saying, “Repent and be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ FOR the forgiveness of sins”? While people argue over the meaning of “for/eis” in Acts 2:38, as to whether “for” means “into” or “because”, vv.40-41 clarify and emphasize that […]
PHall | December 7, 2020
There is much written about Isaiah as to how it is written by 2 or more authors, and the first is judgment and the second offers hope. Here is a simple (very simple) chiastic method of showing its unity and structure:A – Judgment – FIRST WORDS: “Listen, heavens, and hear, earth; For the LORD has spoken: Sons […]
PHall | December 7, 2020
Justice Equally Safety Unity Sacrifice
PHall | December 7, 2020
The Triumphant Entries of Jesus. When Jesus entered Jerusalem the Sunday before his crucifixion, it is often referred to as The Triumphant Entry. He proceeds to the temple, and cleanses it (Mt.21). Then leaves. Here he is triumphant over false expectations of his rule as king. A second Triumphant Entry happened a week later, 3 […]