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PHall | December 18, 2013
Jesus in the 1 John 1:1-3 – “What” refers to Jesus and is neuter instead of masculine probably to emphasize the experience: from the beginning, heard, seen, observed, touched, revealed, seen, revealed 1:1 – The Word (logos) of Life 1:3 – His Son Jesus (human) Christ (divine) 1:7 – Blood of Jesus His Son 2:1 […]
PHall | December 10, 2013
No single verse contains all of God. No single scripture contains all of God’s theology. If this is true, then even “God is love” (1 John 4:8) is not all inclusive of all God is. God is not only love. God is righteous too, which can conflict with His desire that all men be saved […]
PHall | July 12, 2013
What destroys us is often what we try to destroy. And in that dual destruction we find our salvation. That is just one messages and meanings of the cross. That is both the irony and paradox of the cross. Jesus came to destroy sin. And sin destroyed Him, so that He could ultimately destroy it. […]
PHall | November 29, 2012
1 John 2:1-3 (HCSB) (1) My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father — Jesus Christ the Righteous One. (2) He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not only for ours, but also for those […]
PHall | September 29, 2012
The core of any belief, if right, can withstand the interpretation of any verse, if right. The conflict comes when they contradict. The question then becomes, “Is my core belief wrong?” or “Is my interpretation of this verse wrong?” To casually throw off our interpretation without reinvestigating our core is as fruitless as to casually […]
PHall | July 17, 2012
God loves us despite what we do (4:10); We love God because what He did (4:19). God loves all without accepting all (4:17); We love God by accepting Him (4:15). God loves because of Who He is (4:8); We love because we choose to be like God (4:7). God is perfect love (4:16); We are […]
PHall | October 12, 2011
1 John 1:1-4 (Peter J. Leithart, The Epistles of John, From Behind the Veil, p.33) A. What was from the beginning B. what we have heard C. what we have seen with our eyes D. what we have gazed upon and our hands have handled E. concerning the Word of Life D’ life was manifested […]
PHall | July 20, 2010
“I need to believe that….” How would we finish that sentence? In the depths of the core of our being, what makes our “being” worth being? Is it that God loves us? Or that someone has truly forgiven us? Is it that we make a difference? Do we need to believe that God is not […]
PHall | February 26, 2010
How do we know if we have any idols in our lives? How do we know if something is too important to us? Here are some measuring questions: Will I sin to get it? Will I sin if I don’t get it? Will I sin to keep it? Will I sin if I loose it?
PHall | February 15, 2010
Two doctors walk into a room, giving different diagnoses, then walk out of the room. Confused and frustrated, the patient turns to the nurse and says, “Do they always contradict each other?” The nurse replies, “No, they are just a… paradox.” Jesus, the Great Physician, never contradicted Himself, but He was a paradox – the […]